staticRequest: make a static request (Depreciated)
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staticRequest

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make a static request (Depreciated)

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