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Problems using blp function
3 messages · Ana Nelson, anna
1 day later
Hi, Anna, Can you check if the equivalent query works in Excel using the Bloomberg Excel add-in? Also can you try it with the DVD_HIST field instead of DVD_HIST_WITH_AMT_STATUS? Regards, Ana ----- Original Message ----- From: "lippel anna" <lippelanna24 at hotmail.com> To: r-sig-finance at stat.math.ethz.ch Sent: Thursday, 4 March, 2010 20:51:23 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal Subject: [R-SIG-Finance] Problems using blp function Hello, I want to retrieve the historical amount of the dividends plus their declaration date using the following code: library(RBloomberg) conn<-blpConnect(na.action="na") divs<-blp(conn,"ABT UN Equity","DVD_HIST_WITH_AMT_STATUS") but it returns me the following error: and I get that error: Error in blpSubscribe(conn, securities, fields, override_fields, overrides) : Call to BLPSubscribe did not return any data! anu idea _________________________________________________________________ Navegue sem medo com o Internet Explorer 8. Clique aqui para instalar gratuitamente. _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Finance at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-finance -- Subscriber-posting only. If you want to post, subscribe first. -- Also note that this is not the r-help list where general R questions should go.
5 days later
Hi Ana, I tried it with the DIV_HIST field and got the same problem. It would work properly on Excel. ----- Anna Lippel
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