Note also that you're probably using a somewhat outdated version -- as of a few days ago the package is no longer called "RBloomberg" (see John's posting here: https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-sig-finance/2012q2/010275.html) -- you might try updating to Rbbg and seeing what happens.
[In addition to going the Java route instead of the COM route, but I'm not at a computer with a bbg terminal to verify that] Best, Michael On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Juan José Fernández García <jjfgar...@renta4.es> wrote: > Julien > > Thnkx very much. Actually the full code is this > > blpConnect(iface="COM", > na.action="na", periodicity="daily") > > I think this is the proper way to use the function (I am a R beginner), > that's why I used it > > When I type help(blpConnect) I get this: > > No documentation for 'blpConnect' in specified packages and libraries: > you could try '??blpConnect' > > I followed the manual instructions and installed Java Version 3 API, > rJava package and I also downloaded Jave from the Java website. > > Thanks again > > JJ > > De: julien cuisinier [mailto:j_cuisin...@hotmail.com] > Enviado el: Monday, May 28, 2012 4:17 PM > Para: Juan José Fernández García; r-sig-finance@r-project.org > Asunto: RE: [R-SIG-Finance] RBLOOMBERG--conn=blpConnect(iface="COM") PROBLEMS > > Hi, > > when I type help(blpConnect) in R, I read this: > > " > Arguments > iface > > character. Which Bloomberg interface? (only "Java" currently supported). > > " > > why do you try to give the "COM" value to iface argument? > > after the : > > "conn <- blpConnect()" you are connected as far as I know? > > > > If I said something stupid, sure the package owner will contradict me > > > > Rgds, > > Julien > > > From: jjfgar...@renta4.es > To: r-sig-finance@r-project.org > Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 13:56:04 +0000 > Subject: [R-SIG-Finance] RBLOOMBERG--conn=blpConnect(iface="COM") PROBLEMS > > Dear All, > > > > In the first place I would like to thank you for your contribution to R. > > > > I am having this problem with Rbloomberg. > > > > I followed the manual and downloaded the API from bloomberg. However, when I > run > > conn=blpConnect(iface="COM") I got the error message below . ¿do you know > why this might happen? > > Thanks very much > > > >> library(RBloomberg) > > Loading required package: rJava > >> conn <- blpConnect() > > R version 2.15.0 (2012-03-30) > > rJava Version 0.9-3 > > RBloomberg Version 0.4-151 > > Java environment initialized successfully. > > Looking for most recent blpapi3.jar file... > > Adding C:\blp\API\APIv3\JavaAPI\v3.4.6.6\lib\blpapi3.jar to Java classpath > > Bloomberg API Version 3.4.6.6 > >> conn=blpConnect(iface="COM") > > Error en blpConnect(iface = "COM") : > > Requsted interface COM is not valid! Valid interfaces are Java > > > > > > SessionInfo > > > > R version 2.15.0 (2012-03-30) > > Platform: i386-pc-mingw32/i386 (32-bit) > > > > locale: > > [1] LC_COLLATE=Spanish_Spain.1252 LC_CTYPE=Spanish_Spain.1252 > > [3] LC_MONETARY=Spanish_Spain.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C > > [5] LC_TIME=Spanish_Spain.1252 > > > > attached base packages: > > [1] stats graphics grDevices datasets utils methods base > > > > other attached packages: > > [1] RBloomberg_0.4-151 rJava_0.9-3 rcom_2.2-5 rscproxy_2.0-5 > > > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > > [1] tools_2.15.0 > > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Finance@r-project.org > 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. > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > _______________________________________________ > R-SIG-Finance@r-project.org 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. _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Finance@r-project.org 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.
