This isn't an installation problem. If the desktop API weren't installed David's script would be failing on the connection step instead of the data request.
I think it's a simple time formatting thing. Bloomberg is strict about the start/end times it accepts, and Rbbg doesn't do any intelligent conversion of user input (although it probably should). These changes make it work: start <- "2013-04-15 13:30:00.000" end <- "2013-04-15 14:00:00.000" Lastly, the issue isn't specific to R 3.0. The script fails in the same way (and with the same resolution) on 2.15. HTH, John On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 6:18 AM, George Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > You need to install the Bloomberg desktop API by WAPI<go>. > > But there seems to be an issue with the windows api download on Bloomberg > side recently. Hope it's resolved now. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 15, 2013, at 4:58 PM, David Reiner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I tried Rbbg in R 3.0.0, but I'm getting a Java-related error I think. > > Hints? > > > >> install.packages("Rbbg", repos="http://r.findata.org/";, dependencies = > TRUE) > > trying URL ' > http://r.findata.org/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/Rbbg_0.4-155.zip' > > Content type 'application/zip' length 41069 bytes (40 Kb) > > opened URL > > downloaded 40 Kb > > > > package 'Rbbg' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked > > > > The downloaded binary packages are in > > C:\Users\davidr\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpAvhuq1\downloaded_packages > >> require(Rbbg) > > Loading required package: Rbbg > > Loading required package: rJava > >> conn <- blpConnect() > > R version 3.0.0 (2013-04-03) > > rJava Version 0.9-4 > > Rbbg Version 0.4-155 > > Java environment initialized successfully. > > Looking for most recent blpapi3.jar file... > > Adding C:\blp\API\APIv3\JavaAPI\v3.4.3.2\lib\blpapi3.jar to Java > classpath > > Bloomberg API Version 3.4.3.2 > >> ticker <- "GOOG US Equity" > >> start <- "2013-04-15 13:30:00" # These are UTC, right? > >> end <- "2013-04-15 14:00:00" > >> interval <- "1" > >> bar(conn, ticker, "BID", start, end, interval) > > Error in .jcall("RJavaTools", "Ljava/lang/Object;", "invokeMethod", cl, > : > > java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 6 > >> sessionInfo() > > R version 3.0.0 (2013-04-03) > > Platform: i386-w64-mingw32/i386 (32-bit) > > > > locale: > > [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252 LC_CTYPE=English_United > States.1252 LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252 > > [4] LC_NUMERIC=C LC_TIME=English_United > States.1252 > > > > attached base packages: > > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > > > > other attached packages: > > [1] Rbbg_0.4-155 rJava_0.9-4 > > > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > > [1] tools_3.0.0 > > > > Any help is much appreciated! > > David L. Reiner > > XR Trading LLC > > > > > > > > This e-mail and any materials attached hereto, including, without > limitation, all content hereof and thereof (collectively, "XR Content") are > confidential and proprietary to XR Trading, LLC ("XR") and/or its > affiliates, and are protected by intellectual property laws. Without the > prior written consent of XR, the XR Content may not (i) be disclosed to any > third party or (ii) be reproduced or otherwise used by anyone other than > current employees of XR or its affiliates, on behalf of XR or its > affiliates. > > > > THE XR CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES > OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, XR > HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, RELATING TO > THE XR CONTENT, AND NEITHER XR NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES SHALL IN ANY EVENT > BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT > LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES, > LOSS OF PROFITS AND TRADING LOSSES, RESULTING FROM ANY PERSON'S USE OR > RELIANCE UPON, OR INABILITY TO USE, ANY XR CONTENT, EVEN IF XR IS ADVISED > OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR IF SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > [email protected] 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. > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] 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]] _______________________________________________ [email protected] 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.
