prices in usd

Not sure what the issue is, but can you try downloading the Windows zip
version from that page and installing it manually?

Use the "Install package(s) from local zip files..." option in the Packages
menu.



On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 5:30 PM, spencerg <spencer.graves at prodsyse.com>wrote:

  

Hi, Ana:


How can we get this development version? I encountered a problem just now
with the standard "install.packages" copied from "
http://r-forge.r-project.org/R/?group_id=145":


    

install.packages("RBloomberg", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
      

Warning message:
In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) :
package ?RBloomberg? is not available


Thanks for your work in improving this package.
Best Wishes,
Spencer

Ana Nelson wrote:

    

Did you look at the example in the link I sent? And did you download the
version of RBloomberg I specified?



On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Ian Coe <ICoe at connectcap.com> wrote:



      

 Hi,



A example of the code I?m trying ot run is below.  I?ve tried putting in
a
field that says Currency=?USD?, but that doesn?t seem to do anything to
the
result.

prices<-blpGetData(conn, "GOOG
Equity",c("PX_Last"),start=as.chron("2008-01-01"))



In VBA, you have the option to use GetHistoricalData2 to have the option
to
specify currency (see example below).  From the Bloomberg WAPI help file,
that is the only function that allows you specify the currency parameter.

objDataControl.GetHistoricalData2 ?GOOG Equity?, 1, arrayFields,
CDate("2006/01/01"), "USD", CDate("2008/05/30"), Results:=vtResult



I looked at the source in BLPGetHistoricalData.R and it looks like the
call
is being made to the Bloomberg function GetHistoricalData.  I was
wondering
if I switched all the calls to GetHistoricalData2, if that would allow me
to
pass a currency parameter.  Perhaps I am missing something?



Please let me know if you have any questions.



Thanks,

Ian







*From:* Ana Nelson [mailto:nelson.ana at gmail.com]
*Sent:* Friday, June 12, 2009 4:48 AM
*To:* r-sig-finance at stat.math.ethz.ch
*Cc:* Robert Sams; Ian Coe

*Subject:* Re: [R-SIG-Finance] prices in usd



This should be possible using an override field, it needs the latest
development version of RBloomberg.

http://r-forge.r-project.org/projects/rbloomberg/

Check out the tests for examples:


http://r-forge.r-project.org/plugins/scmsvn/viewcvs.php/trunk/inst/runit-tests/blpGetDataTest.R?rev=21&root=rbloomberg&view=markup

Wow, I really need to update those examples. :-)

If you have trouble, send me a specific example with tickers etc. and
I'll
try to come up with working code.



 On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Robert Sams <robert at sanctumfi.com>
wrote:

The currency parameter of the COM API is currently not supported in
RBloomberg; support for it is on the wish list.
~R



-----Original Message-----
From: r-sig-finance-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
[mailto:r-sig-finance-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Ian Coe

Sent: 11 June 2009 17:59
To: r-sig-finance at stat.math.ethz.ch

Subject: Re: [R-SIG-Finance] prices in usd

ADDENDUM: In the past, I've used the getHistoricalData2 function from
Bloomberg, but I'm not sure how to use that from R.

Thanks,
Ian

-----Original Message-----
From: r-sig-finance-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
[mailto:r-sig-finance-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Ian Coe
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:34 AM
To: r-sig-finance at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: [R-SIG-Finance] prices in usd

Hi,

  Does anyone know of a simple way to prices in usd?   I can't see to
get blpGetData to take a parameter allowing me to specify the currency.



Thanks,

Ian




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