RDocumentation: bdh

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if(!require('Rblpapi')) {
    install.packages('Rblpapi')
    library('Rblpapi')
}

if (FALSE) {
  bdh("SPY US Equity", c("PX_LAST", "VOLUME"), start.date=Sys.Date()-31)

  ## example for an options field: request monthly data; see section A.2.4 of
  ##  http://www.bloomberglabs.com/content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blpapi-developers-guide-2.54.pdf
  ## for more
  opt <- c("periodicitySelection"="MONTHLY")
  bdh("SPY US Equity", c("PX_LAST", "VOLUME"),
      start.date=Sys.Date()-31*6, options=opt)

  ## example for non-date start
  bdh("SPY US Equity", c("PX_LAST", "VOLUME"),
      start.date="-6CM", options=opt)

  ## example for options and overrides
  opt <- c("periodicitySelection"="QUARTERLY")
  ovrd <- c("BEST_FPERIOD_OVERRIDE"="1GQ")
  bdh("IBM US Equity", "BEST_SALES", start.date=Sys.Date()-365.25*4,
      options=opt, overrides=ovrd)

  ## example for returnRelativeDate option
  opt <- c(periodicitySelection="YEARLY", periodicityAdjustment="FISCAL", returnRelativeDate=TRUE)
  bdh("GLB ID Equity", "CUR_MKT_CAP", as.Date("1997-12-31"), as.Date("2017-12-31"), options=opt)
}