bloomberg.getdata - Current Bloomberg data

Syntax

d = getdata(b,s,f) d = getdata(b,s,f,o,ov)

Description

d = getdata(b,s,f) returns the data for the fields f for the security list s. This method uses the Bloomberg ActiveX^® interface and does not support overrides. For more robust functionality, refer to the bloomberg.fetch method.

d = getdata(b,s,f,o,ov) returns the data for the fields f for the security list s using the override fields o with corresponding override values, ov.

Examples

The command

d = getdata(c,'ABC US Equity',{'LAST_PRICE';'OPEN'})

returns the today's current and open price of the given security.

The command

d = getdata(c,'3358ABCD4 Corp',...
    {'YLD_YTM_ASK','ASK','OAS_SPREAD_ASK','OAS_VOL_ASK'},...
    {'ASK','OAS_VOL_ASK'},{'99.125000','14.000000'})

returns the requested fields given override fields and values.

bloomberg.getdata - Current Bloomberg data

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