timeSeriesRequest: make a timeseries request
In CharlesCara/Datastream2R: Allows access to Datastream data from R

Description Usage Arguments Details Value

make a timeseries request

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timeSeriesRequest(dwei = getDataStream(), DSCodes = "", Instrument = "",
  startDate = Sys.Date(), endDate = Sys.Date(), frequency = "D",
  sStockList, aTimeSeries, verbose = FALSE)

`dwei`	- A Datastream Client Interface object created with getDataStream
`DSCodes`	- one or more codes to return, eg "MKS" or c("MKS","SAB")
`Instrument`	- the instrument or expression to return eg PCH#(XXXX,1M)
`startDate`	- the start date of the timeseries
`endDate`	- the end date of the timeseries
`frequency`	- the frequency of the request
`sStockList`	- variable that is returned with list of of the stocks
`aTimeSeries`	- variable that is returned with the set of timeseries
`verbose`	- whether to give messages during the request

timeSeriesRequest Function that obtains a timeseries from Datastream parameters are

whether the request has been successful in sStockList: a list a two element vector of the displayname and symbol for each timeseries in aTimeseries: a list of class xts with the requested timeseries information

CharlesCara/Datastream2R documentation built on May 6, 2019, 9:57 a.m.