Well, This isn't about OpenOffice but it might give some hints about what can be done. Its about R, Lim and Bloomberg...
http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/papers/r_lim_bloomberg.pdf Rob Winchester --- Jonathon Coombes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2005-06-12 at 19:41 -0300, Marcelo C. Martinelli wrote: > > bloomberg ships a plugin for excel where you can download in real time > > market data to a speadsheet. it is one of the most widely used > > features by users of bloomberg. this is something that basically makes > > Calc unusable for anyone working in financial markets. this is a group > > of power users of spreadsheets that could easily be converted to OOo > > products IF this feature were to be made available. > > This could possibly be done using the external data feature in > Calc. You simply link the external data via website into your > spreadsheet data and specify a refresh interval (say 60 seconds). > I have used it for stock prices, currency conversions and changes > in weather so far. > > Regards > Jonathon > -- > OOo Tips (RSS) - http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au/tips.rss > OOo Knowledgebase - http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au/ > Cybersite Consulting - http://www.cybersite.com.au/ > Training4Linux - http://www.training4linux.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Rob Winchester OpenOffice "Grove giveth and Gates taketh away." - Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands This e-mail is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
