I tried Rbbg in R 3.0.0, but I'm getting a Java-related error I think. Hints?
> install.packages("Rbbg", repos="http://r.findata.org/", dependencies = TRUE) trying URL 'http://r.findata.org/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/Rbbg_0.4-155.zip' Content type 'application/zip' length 41069 bytes (40 Kb) opened URL downloaded 40 Kb package 'Rbbg' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked The downloaded binary packages are in C:\Users\davidr\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpAvhuq1\downloaded_packages > require(Rbbg) Loading required package: Rbbg Loading required package: rJava > conn <- blpConnect() R version 3.0.0 (2013-04-03) rJava Version 0.9-4 Rbbg Version 0.4-155 Java environment initialized successfully. Looking for most recent blpapi3.jar file... Adding C:\blp\API\APIv3\JavaAPI\v3.4.3.2\lib\blpapi3.jar to Java classpath Bloomberg API Version 3.4.3.2 > ticker <- "GOOG US Equity" > start <- "2013-04-15 13:30:00" # These are UTC, right? > end <- "2013-04-15 14:00:00" > interval <- "1" > bar(conn, ticker, "BID", start, end, interval) Error in .jcall("RJavaTools", "Ljava/lang/Object;", "invokeMethod", cl, : java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 6 > sessionInfo() R version 3.0.0 (2013-04-03) Platform: i386-w64-mingw32/i386 (32-bit) locale: [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252 LC_CTYPE=English_United States.1252 LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252 [4] LC_NUMERIC=C LC_TIME=English_United States.1252 attached base packages: [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base other attached packages: [1] Rbbg_0.4-155 rJava_0.9-4 loaded via a namespace (and not attached): [1] tools_3.0.0 Any help is much appreciated! David L. Reiner XR Trading LLC This e-mail and any materials attached hereto, including, without limitation, all content hereof and thereof (collectively, "XR Content") are confidential and proprietary to XR Trading, LLC ("XR") and/or its affiliates, and are protected by intellectual property laws. Without the prior written consent of XR, the XR Content may not (i) be disclosed to any third party or (ii) be reproduced or otherwise used by anyone other than current employees of XR or its affiliates, on behalf of XR or its affiliates. THE XR CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, XR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE XR CONTENT, AND NEITHER XR NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES SHALL IN ANY EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS AND TRADING LOSSES, RESULTING FROM ANY PERSON'S USE OR RELIANCE UPON, OR INABILITY TO USE, ANY XR CONTENT, EVEN IF XR IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR IF SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE. _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Finance@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-finance -- Subscriber-posting only. If you want to post, subscribe first. -- Also note that this is not the r-help list where general R questions should go.