Wow! Great initiative!! I am watching it. Thanks for being so proactive! Although it is the very first time I am trying to do something related to finances I hope I can help somehow.
Cheers, Charles On 20 November 2015 at 00:38, milktrader <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll start on this package but not promising I have time to devote right > now. https://github.com/milktrader/Bloomberg.jl > > Stop by and check the progress though and feel free to contribute. > > Cheers, > > Dan > > On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 4:46:42 PM UTC-5, Charles Santana wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Thanks for the tips! I am taking a look at their python api and my first >> idea was to use PyCall.jl to call their functions. But I will also consider >> the option to adapt Quandl.jl functions. >> >> I forgot to send the link for the bloomberg open source initiative: >> http://www.bloomberglabs.com/api/libraries/ >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> On 19 November 2015 at 22:12, milktrader <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hmm, looking at the Bloomberg API it appears you'll need to wrap their C >>> API, so a bit more involved than what Quandl.jl does. >>> >>> I didn't realize Bloomberg had an open source initiative. >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 3:21:31 PM UTC-5, milktrader wrote: >>>> >>>> It wouldn't take much to make a Julia package for this. Bloomberg data >>>> is subscription-based, no? You could copy how Quandl.jl does this and >>>> simply replace the Quandl api with the Bloomberg api. >>>> >>>> Good luck >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 5:58:56 PM UTC-5, Charles Santana >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone know a way to access Bloomberg data with Julia? >>>>> >>>>> I know there is a library in R ( >>>>> http://ftp.auckland.ac.nz/software/CRAN/src/contrib/Descriptions/RBloomberg.html) >>>>> but I think it is no longer updated. >>>>> >>>>> There is also an API for Python, available here: >>>>> https://github.com/filmackay/blpapi-py I might try to use PyCall.jl >>>>> >>>>> However, I would prefer to use some library in Julia, if it exists. I >>>>> found some packages to work with finances, but I didn't see any mention to >>>>> Bloomberg database. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for any tip! >>>>> >>>>> Charles >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Um axé! :) >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Charles Novaes de Santana, PhD >>>>> http://www.imedea.uib-csic.es/~charles >>>>> >>>> >> >> >> -- >> Um axé! :) >> >> -- >> Charles Novaes de Santana, PhD >> http://www.imedea.uib-csic.es/~charles >> > -- Um axé! :) -- Charles Novaes de Santana, PhD http://www.imedea.uib-csic.es/~charles
