Hi John,

I suspect the issue at work is due to firewall / IT security. I'll check
with our helpdesk.

I can try the Windows virtual machine on the Mac. However, I now realise
that I use Bloomberg Anywhere on this computer, and that may not be
sufficient for the RBloomberg package to work properly... Is that correct?

Cheers,
Nero

On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 7:42 PM, John Laing <john.laing@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Nero,
>
> There are no plans to release a Mac version. Please note that the
> RBloomberg package requires the Bloomberg terminal software and a
> Bloomberg login. If Bloomberg decides to relase a Mac or Linux version
> of their software (aside from the existing SAPI), then I will gladly
> look into releasing builds for those platforms.
>
> Many of us on Mac/Linux computers run Bloomberg in a Windows virtual
> machine. It is not ideal, but it gets the job done.
>
> On the installation error: it works for me when I copy-paste your
> command into my R 2.13 session. Maybe your R session has internet
> connectivity issues?
>
> John
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Nero Tulip <nerotulip@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi John,
> >
> > Many thanks for your answer, is there a plan to make a Mac version at
> some
> > point in the future? Any workaround short of buying a PC?
> >
> > In the meantime, I am trying my luck on my PC at work (the Mac is my home
> > computer). I have installed R 2.13, but when I try to install RBloomberg
> I
> > get this:
> >
> >> install.packages("RBloomberg",repos="http://r.findata.org/")
> > Installing package(s) into ‘c:/.../R/win-library/2.13’
> > (as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
> > Warning: unable to access index for
> > repository http://r.findata.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.13
> >
> > Warning message:
> > In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) :
> >   package ‘RBloomberg’ is not available (for R version 2.13.2)
> >
> > What's going on?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 1:50 AM, John Laing <john.laing@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> It appears you are using a Mac. RBloomberg is only available for
> >> Windows, since it connects through the Bloomberg software which is
> >> also Windows-only.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Nero Tulip <nerotulip@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > When trying to install RBloomberg on R 2.14.0, I get this:
> >> >
> >> >> install.packages("RBloomberg", repos = "http://r.findata.org")
> >> > Warning: unable to access index for repository
> >> > http://r.findata.org/bin/macosx/leopard/contrib/2.14
> >> > Warning message:
> >> > In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) :
> >> >  package ‘RBloomberg’ is not available (for R version 2.14.0)
> >> >
> >> > What am I doing wrong?
> >> >
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