Not sure what the issue is, but can you try downloading the Windows zip
version from that page and installing it manually?

Use the "Install package(s) from local zip files..." option in the Packages
menu.



On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 5:30 PM, spencerg <spencer.graves@prodsyse.com>wrote:

> Hi, Ana:
>
>
> How can we get this development version? I encountered a problem just now
> with the standard "install.packages" copied from "
> http://r-forge.r-project.org/R/?group_id=145":
>
>
> > install.packages("RBloomberg", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
> Warning message:
> In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) :
> package ‘RBloomberg’ is not available
>
>
> Thanks for your work in improving this package.
> Best Wishes,
> Spencer
>
> Ana Nelson wrote:
>
>> Did you look at the example in the link I sent? And did you download the
>> version of RBloomberg I specified?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Ian Coe <ICoe@connectcap.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>  Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A example of the code I’m trying ot run is below.  I’ve tried putting in
>>> a
>>> field that says Currency=”USD”, but that doesn’t seem to do anything to
>>> the
>>> result.
>>>
>>> prices<-blpGetData(conn, "GOOG
>>> Equity",c("PX_Last"),start=as.chron("2008-01-01"))
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In VBA, you have the option to use GetHistoricalData2 to have the option
>>> to
>>> specify currency (see example below).  From the Bloomberg WAPI help file,
>>> that is the only function that allows you specify the currency parameter.
>>>
>>> objDataControl.GetHistoricalData2 “GOOG Equity”, 1, arrayFields,
>>> CDate("2006/01/01"), "USD", CDate("2008/05/30"), Results:=vtResult
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I looked at the source in BLPGetHistoricalData.R and it looks like the
>>> call
>>> is being made to the Bloomberg function GetHistoricalData.  I was
>>> wondering
>>> if I switched all the calls to GetHistoricalData2, if that would allow me
>>> to
>>> pass a currency parameter.  Perhaps I am missing something…
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please let me know if you have any questions.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ian
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Ana Nelson [mailto:nelson.ana@gmail.com]
>>> *Sent:* Friday, June 12, 2009 4:48 AM
>>> *To:* r-sig-finance@stat.math.ethz.ch
>>> *Cc:* Robert Sams; Ian Coe
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [R-SIG-Finance] prices in usd
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This should be possible using an override field, it needs the latest
>>> development version of RBloomberg.
>>>
>>> http://r-forge.r-project.org/projects/rbloomberg/
>>>
>>> Check out the tests for examples:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://r-forge.r-project.org/plugins/scmsvn/viewcvs.php/trunk/inst/runit-tests/blpGetDataTest.R?rev=21&root=rbloomberg&view=markup
>>>
>>> Wow, I really need to update those examples. :-)
>>>
>>> If you have trouble, send me a specific example with tickers etc. and
>>> I'll
>>> try to come up with working code.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Robert Sams <robert@sanctumfi.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> The currency parameter of the COM API is currently not supported in
>>> RBloomberg; support for it is on the wish list.
>>> ~R
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: r-sig-finance-bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch
>>> [mailto:r-sig-finance-bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Ian Coe
>>>
>>> Sent: 11 June 2009 17:59
>>> To: r-sig-finance@stat.math.ethz.ch
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [R-SIG-Finance] prices in usd
>>>
>>> ADDENDUM: In the past, I've used the getHistoricalData2 function from
>>> Bloomberg, but I'm not sure how to use that from R.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ian
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: r-sig-finance-bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch
>>> [mailto:r-sig-finance-bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Ian Coe
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:34 AM
>>> To: r-sig-finance@stat.math.ethz.ch
>>> Subject: [R-SIG-Finance] prices in usd
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>   Does anyone know of a simple way to prices in usd?   I can't see to
>>> get blpGetData to take a parameter allowing me to specify the currency.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ian
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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