... and even more relevant, RBloomberg doesn't connect to a server, it
connects to the local Bloomberg instance.
Best regards,
Ulrich


On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 3:41 AM, Sarbo <cmdr_rogue@hotmail.com> wrote:

> "That is my barrier on testing RBloomberg.  Is there a free Bloomberg
> server for testing purpose?"
>
> Given that Bloomberg is an information service that makes its money
> based on subscriptions, why exactly would there be a free Bloomberg
> server for testing???
>
> On Sat, 2010-11-13 at 18:35 -0800, Stephen Liu wrote:
>
> > Hi Brian,
> >
> > Thanks for your advice.
> >
> > > Many people have had luck running Bloomberg under a Windows virtual
> machine on
> > > Mac or Linux, and running RBloomberg and R on that virtual machine as
> well.
> >
> > In this setup Bloomberg is still running on Windows OS which runs as
> VM/client
> > on a virtual machine with Mac/Linux as host.  I have done many tests on
> this
> > similar arrangement with Windows application running on a Windows
> VM/client.  It
> > works seamlessly.  The latest test I did was running RExcel and R on a 64
> bit
> > Win7 VM/client.  RExcel is an Open Source application/package.
> >
> >
> > > You may need a more expensive Bloomberg license for this 'remote'
> access to be
> >
> > > allowed under your contract with Bloomberg.
> >
> > That is my barrier on testing RBloomberg.  Is there a free Bloomberg
> server for
> > testing purpose?
> >
> > B.R.
> > Stephen L
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Brian G. Peterson <brian@braverock.com>
> > To: r-sig-finance@stat.math.ethz.ch
> > Sent: Sun, November 14, 2010 12:08:10 AM
> > Subject: Re: [R-SIG-Finance] About RBloomberg
> >
> > On 11/13/2010 09:16 AM, Stephen Liu wrote:
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > RBloomberg is completely new to me.  Can it be installed and run on
> Linux?
> > > On
> > > http://r-forge.r-project.org/projects/rbloomberg
> > >
> > > Operating System: Windows
> > >
> > > But the package :RBloomberg_0.1-11.tar.gz
> > >
> > > it is Linux/Unix format.
> > >
> > > For Windows OS please advise whether it runs on Win7 64bit?
> > >
> > > Is there a package for Linux?  TIA
> >
> > Bloomberg is a windows-only application.
> >
> > Thus RBloomberg is also Windows-only, since it uses the Bloomberg Java
> API on
> > the local machine on which the Bloomberg client is installed.
> >
> > Many people have had luck running Bloomberg under a Windows virtual
> machine on
> > Mac or Linux, and running RBloomberg and R on that virtual machine as
> well.
> >
> > With sockets, shared files, web services, or other methods, you can
> control the
> > R instance (and thus RBloomberg) that is running on your Windows virtual
> machine
> > if necessary.  You may need a more expensive Bloomberg license for this
> 'remote'
> > access to be allowed under your contract with Bloomberg.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >   - Brian
> >
> > -- Brian G. Peterson
> > http://braverock.com/brian/
> > Ph: 773-459-4973
> > IM: bgpbraverock
> >
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