staticRequest: make a static request (Depreciated)

In DatastreamDSWS2R: Provides a Link Between the 'Refinitiv Datastream' System and R

Description

makes a static (or snapshot request) from the Datastream DSWS server

Usage

staticRequest(
  dwei = getDataStream(),
  DSCode,
  Expression = "",
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  verbose = FALSE,
  noCache = FALSE
)

Arguments

dwei	- A Datastream Client Interface object created with getDataStream
DSCode	- an array of instruments eg c("RIO","MKS")
Expression	- the data to return eg MNEM or NAME
endDate	- the date of the request, or the string "TODAY"
frequency	- the frequency of the request
verbose	- whether to give messages during the request
noCache	- no longer used

Details

staticRequest Function that returns a the value of Expression for the array of instruments in DSCode from Datastream parameters are

Value

returns an array of the requested information

DatastreamDSWS2R documentation built on Oct. 5, 2021, 5:08 p.m.