Package 'DatastreamDSWS2R' reference manual

Title:	Provides a Link Between the 'LSEG Datastream' System and R
Description:	Provides a set of functions and a class to connect, extract and upload information from the 'LSEG Datastream' database. This package uses the 'DSWS' API and server used by the 'Datastream DFO addin'. Details of this API are available at <https://www.lseg.com/en/data-analytics>. Please report issues at <https://github.com/CharlesCara/DatastreamDSWS2R/issues>.
Authors:	Charles Cara [aut, cre]
Maintainer:	Charles Cara <[email protected]>
License:	GPL-3
Version:	1.9.10
Built:	2024-11-05 03:26:24 UTC
Source:	https://github.com/cran/DatastreamDSWS2R

Function to combine time series that fixes the NA problem

Description

When combining two xts time series in which one series is an empty NA series and the other is a character series, then the normal cbind function will return a time series with the correct number of rows and columns but with every cell occupied with NA. This function overcomes this problem by allowing us to combine an empty series and a character series.

Usage

cbindRobust(xts1, xts2)
cbindRobust(xts1, xts2)

Arguments

`xts1`	First time series to combine
`xts2`	Second time series to combine

dsws

Description

An R5/RC object for accessing the LSEG Datastream DSWS service.

Details

Creates an R5/RC4 object for accessing the LSEG Datastream DSWS service

Fields

tokenList: fieldDescription
tokenSource: fieldDescription
serverURL: fieldDescription
username: fieldDescription
password: fieldDescription
initialised: fieldDescription
errorlist: fieldDescription
requestList: fieldDescription
jsonResponseSaveFile: fieldDescription
jsonResponseLoadFile: fieldDescription
dataResponse: fieldDescription
symbolList: fieldDescription
myValues: fieldDescription
myTypes: fieldDescription
logging: fieldDescription
numDatatype: fieldDescription
numInstrument: fieldDescription
numRequests: fieldDescription
numChunks: fieldDescription
chunkLimit: fieldDescription
requestStringLimit: fieldDescription
logFileFolder: fieldDescription

Methods

initialize( dsws.serverURL = "", getTokenFunction = NULL, token = NULL, username = "", password = "", connect = TRUE )

initialises the class. Unless noConnect is TRUE also connects to the Datastream dsws server.

Authentication can be set in three ways: 1) If getTokenFunction is not null then that function is called. It is expected to return a list with items 'TokenValue' and 'TokenExpiry'.

2) An access token can also be passed into the class on initialisation, so that it can be shared between sessions. 'token' is expected to be a list with items 'TokenValue' and 'TokenExpiry'.

3) A username and password that are used to fetch a token from the DSWS server. If the username and password are not provided, then they are sourced from system enviroment variables (ie Sys.getenv) 'DatastreamUsername' and 'DatastreamPassword' or alternatively (not preferred) then from options()$Datastream.Username and options()$Datastream.Password

This allows the password to be stored in .Renviron or .RProfile rather than in the source code.

There different accounts have different limits according to their licence. Most users are limited to 50 items while enterprise users have a limit of 2000L. The chunk limit can be controlled by setting the chunkLimit parameter of the dsws object. If options()$Datastream.ChunkLimit is set then the value is taken from there.

listRequest(instrument, datatype = "", expression = "", requestDate)

Make a listRequest from Datastream DSWS. This is the equivalent to the Excel static request for a list.

Parameters are:

instrument: should contain a list mnemonic, such as 'LFTSE100' Can be a user created list or index. The UCL can contain expressions
datatype: array of datatypes eg NAME, MNEM, P, PE etc
expression: if datatype is null or ” then an expression eg PCH#(XXXX,3M)
requestDate: either a Date or a string with a datastream relative date eg '-3M'

Returns a data.frame with the requested data.

Examples:

      mydsws$listRequest(instrument = "LFTSE100",
      datatype = c("NAME","P"), 
requestDate = "-0D")

      mydsws$listRequest(instrument = "LFTSE100",
      expression = "PCH#(XXXX,3M)", requestDate = Sys.Date())

snapshotRequest(instrument, datatype = "", expression = "", requestDate)

Make a snapshotRequest from Datastream DSWS. This is the equivalent to the Excel static request for an array of instruments.

Parameters are:

instrument: should one or more instruments eg "MKS" or c("MKS","@AAPL"). The array can contain Economics codes and Expressions.
datatype: array of datatypes eg NAME, MNEM, P, PE etc
expression: if datatype is null or ” then an expression eg PCH#(XXXX,3M)
requestDate: either a Date or a string with a datastream relative date eg '-3M'

Returns a data.frame with the requested data.

Examples:

  mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = c("MKS","@AAPL"), 

   datatype = c("NAME","P"), requestDate = "-0D")

  mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = c("MKS","@AAPL"), 

   expression = "PCH#(XXXX,3M)", requestDate = "-0D")

timeSeriesListRequest( instrument, datatype = "", expression = "", startDate, endDate, frequency = "D", format = "ByInstrument" )

Make a timeSeriesListRequest from Datastream DSWS. This is the equivalent to the Excel timeseries request for an array of instruments. Should request either a datatype or an expression not both. If a datatype is provided then anything in Expression will be ignored.

Parameters are:

instrument

should contain a list mnemonic, such as "LFTSE100" . Can be a user created list or index. The UCL can contain expressions.

datatype

array of datatypes eg P, PE etc

expression

if datatype is null or ” then an expression

eg PCH#(XXXX,3M)

startDate

either a Date or a string with a datastream relative date

eg '-3M'

endDate

either a Date or a string with a datastream relative date

eg '-0D'

frequency

one of the standard Datastream frequencies - D, W, M, Q, or Y

format

can be either "ByInstrument" or "ByDatatype".

Returns either a single xts or a list of xts a data.frame with the requested data. If "ByInstrument" then the data is returned as one or more (ie a list) wide xts with one column per instrument. If "ByDatatype" then the data is returned as one or more (ie a list) of wide xts with one column per Datatype. This format is more compatible with the quantmod package.

Examples:

  mydsws$timeSeriesListRequest(instrument = "LFTSE100",

    datatype = "P", startDate = "-30D",

    endDate = "-0D", frequency = "D")


  mydsws$timeSeriesListRequest(instrument = "LFTSE100", 

    expression = "PCH#(XXXX,3M)", 

    startDate = "-30D",

    endDate = "-0D", 

    frequency = "D")

  mydsws$timeSeriesListRequest(instrument = "LFTSE100", 

    datatype = ("P","UP"), startDate = "-30D",

    endDate = "-0D", 

    frequency = "D", format = "ByDatatype")

timeSeriesRequest( instrument, datatype = "", expression = "", startDate, endDate, frequency = "D", format = "ByInstrument" )

Return a timeSeriesRequest from Datastream dsws. Should request either a datatype or an expression not both. If a datatype is provided then anythink in Expression will be ignored

Make a timeSeriesRequest from Datastream DSWS. This is the equivalent to the Excel timeseries request for an array of instruments.

Parameters are:

instrument: should one or more instruments eg "MKS" or c("MKS","@AAPL"). The array can contain Economics codes and Expressions.
datatype: array of datatypes eg P, PE etc
expression: if datatype is null or ” then an expression eg PCH#(XXXX,3M)
startDate: either a Date or a string with a datastream relative date eg '-3M'
endDate: either a Date or a string with a datastream relative date eg '-0D'
frequency: one of the standard Datastream frequencies - D, W, M, Q, or Y
format: can be either "ByInstrument" or "ByDatatype".

Examples:

  mydsws$timeSeriesRequest(instrument = c("MKS","@AAPL"),

      datatype = "P", startDate = "-30D",

      endDate = "-0D", frequency = "D")


  mydsws$timeSeriesRequest(instrument = c("MKS"), 

      expression = "PCH#(XXXX,3M)", startDate = "-30D",

      endDate = "-0D", frequency = "D")

  mydsws$timeSeriesRequest(instrument = c("MKS","@AAPL"), 

      datatype = ("P","UP"), startDate = "-30D",

      endDate = "-0D", frequency = "D", format = "ByDatatype")

Examples

## Not run: 


     mydsws <- dsws$new()
     # Snapshot requests


     myData <- mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = c("ABF","RIO","WPP"),
                                      datatype = "P",
                                      requestDate = "0D")

     myData <- mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = c("ABF","RIO","WPP"),
                                      expression = "PCH#(XXXX,3M)",
                                      requestDate = "0D")
     myData <- mydsws$listRequest(instrument = "LFTSE100", datatype = "P", requestDate = "0D")

     mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = c("SWCNB10","UKEUSCCIR"),
                            datatype = c("MNEM","UPDATE"),
                            requestDate = "0D")
     mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = c("VOD", "HSBA"),
                            datatype="QTEALL",
                            requestDate = Sys.Date())
     mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = "STATS",
                            datatype = "DS.USERSTATS",
                            requestDate = Sys.Date())


     # Timeseries requests


     xtsData <- mydsws$timeSeriesRequest(instrument = "MKS",
                                         datatype = "MV",
                                         startDate = "-30D",
                                         endDate = "-0D",
                                         frequency = "D")

     xtsData <- mydsws$timeSeriesListRequest(instrument = "LFTSE100",
                                             datatype = "MV",
                                             startDate = "-30D",
                                             endDate = "-0D",
                                             frequency = "D")

## End(Not run)
## Not run: 


     mydsws <- dsws$new()
     # Snapshot requests


     myData <- mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = c("ABF","RIO","WPP"),
                                      datatype = "P",
                                      requestDate = "0D")

     myData <- mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = c("ABF","RIO","WPP"),
                                      expression = "PCH#(XXXX,3M)",
                                      requestDate = "0D")
     myData <- mydsws$listRequest(instrument = "LFTSE100", datatype = "P", requestDate = "0D")

     mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = c("SWCNB10","UKEUSCCIR"),
                            datatype = c("MNEM","UPDATE"),
                            requestDate = "0D")
     mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = c("VOD", "HSBA"),
                            datatype="QTEALL",
                            requestDate = Sys.Date())
     mydsws$snapshotRequest(instrument = "STATS",
                            datatype = "DS.USERSTATS",
                            requestDate = Sys.Date())


     # Timeseries requests


     xtsData <- mydsws$timeSeriesRequest(instrument = "MKS",
                                         datatype = "MV",
                                         startDate = "-30D",
                                         endDate = "-0D",
                                         frequency = "D")

     xtsData <- mydsws$timeSeriesListRequest(instrument = "LFTSE100",
                                             datatype = "MV",
                                             startDate = "-30D",
                                             endDate = "-0D",
                                             frequency = "D")

## End(Not run)

Conversion table of Datastream to ISO currency codes

Description

Conversion table of Datastream to ISO currency codes

Usage

currencyDS2ISO
currencyDS2ISO

Format

A data frame with 161 rows and 3 variables:

dsCode: the datastream code
isoCode: the ISO code for the currency
primeCode: primaryCode for currency or alternative
Multiplier: the units of the currency

DatastreamDSWS2R

Description

A package to manage access to the LSEG Datastream DSWS webservice

Author(s)

Maintainer: Charles Cara [email protected]

Initialise connection with Datastream DSWS server (Depreciated)

Description

getDataStream initialises an R5 object that contains a connection with the Datastream DWE server. This function has been provided for backward compatibility

Usage

getDataStream(
  dweURLwsdl = "",
  User = as.character("USERNAME"),
  Pass = as.character("PASSWORD")
)
getDataStream(
  dweURLwsdl = "",
  User = as.character("USERNAME"),
  Pass = as.character("PASSWORD")
)

Arguments

`dweURLwsdl`	Ignored
`User`	Ignored - now sourced from options()$Datastream.Username
`Pass`	Ignored - now sourced from options()$Datastream.Password

Details

Initialise connection with Datastream DSWS server. Provided for backwards compatibility

Value

a dsws object

Make a list request for static data (Depreciated)

Description

listRequest Function that returns a the value of Expression for the instrument list in DSCode from Datastream

Usage

listRequest(
  dwei = getDataStream(),
  DSCode,
  Expression = "",
  startDate = Sys.Date(),
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  verbose = FALSE
)
listRequest(
  dwei = getDataStream(),
  DSCode,
  Expression = "",
  startDate = Sys.Date(),
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  verbose = FALSE
)

Arguments

`dwei`	- A Datastream Client Interface object created with getDataStream
`DSCode`	- the constituent list for the request eg LDJSTOXX
`Expression`	- the data to return eg MNEM or NAME. If NULL or "" then we will return the code that has been loaded into the User Created List.
`startDate`	- the date of the request, or the string "TODAY"
`endDate`	- Ignored
`frequency`	- the frequency of the request
`verbose`	- whether to give messages during the request

Details

Make a list request for static data

Value

returns an array of the requested information

myStaticRequestSet (Depreciated)

Description

internal function for requesting an expression for an array of instruments. The function will initially try a snapshot request, and if this fails try a timeseries request.

Usage

myStaticRequestSet(
  mydsws = dsws$new(),
  instrument,
  iExpression,
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D"
)
myStaticRequestSet(
  mydsws = dsws$new(),
  instrument,
  iExpression,
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D"
)

Arguments

`mydsws`	a dsws object, if not provided a new one will be created
`instrument`	array of instruments
`iExpression`	an expression such as PCH#(XXXX,1M)
`endDate`	the date of the request
`frequency`	optional frequency defaults to "D"

Details

Internal function

Value

a dataframe of the

staticListRequestSet

Description

This function creates a dataframe set of static list requests for a constituent list

Usage

staticListRequestSet(
  mydsws = dsws$new(),
  instrument,
  expression = "",
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D"
)
staticListRequestSet(
  mydsws = dsws$new(),
  instrument,
  expression = "",
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D"
)

Arguments

`mydsws`	a dsws object, if not provided a new one will be created
`instrument`	array of instruments
`expression`	an array of expressions such as PCH#(XXXX,1M)
`endDate`	the date of the request
`frequency`	optional frequency defaults to "D"

Details

This function creates a dataframe set of static list requests for a constituent list

Value

a dataframe of the data

make a static request (Depreciated)

Description

makes a static (or snapshot request) from the Datastream DSWS server

Usage

staticRequest(
  dwei = getDataStream(),
  DSCode,
  Expression = "",
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  verbose = FALSE,
  noCache = FALSE
)
staticRequest(
  dwei = getDataStream(),
  DSCode,
  Expression = "",
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  verbose = FALSE,
  noCache = FALSE
)

Arguments

`dwei`	- A Datastream Client Interface object created with getDataStream
`DSCode`	- an array of instruments eg c("RIO","MKS")
`Expression`	- the data to return eg MNEM or NAME
`endDate`	- the date of the request, or the string "TODAY"
`frequency`	- the frequency of the request
`verbose`	- whether to give messages during the request
`noCache`	- no longer used

Details

staticRequest Function that returns a the value of Expression for the array of instruments in DSCode from Datastream parameters are

Value

returns an array of the requested information

staticRequestSet

Description

This function creates a dataframe set of static requests for a set of stocks/indices

Usage

staticRequestSet(
  mydsws = dsws$new(),
  instrument,
  expression = "",
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  verbose = FALSE
)
staticRequestSet(
  mydsws = dsws$new(),
  instrument,
  expression = "",
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  verbose = FALSE
)

Arguments

`mydsws`	a dsws object, if not provided a new one will be created
`instrument`	array of instruments
`expression`	an array of expressions such as PCH#(XXXX,1M) or Dataitems
`endDate`	the date of the request
`frequency`	optional frequency defaults to "D"
`verbose`	whether to display messages as making the request

Details

return a dataframe of static data

Value

a dataframe of the data

make a timeSeries request for a list (Depreciated)

Description

make a timeseries request for a constituent list from Datastream DSWS timeSeriesListRequest Function that returns a timeseries from Datastream constituent list parameters are

Usage

timeSeriesListRequest(
  dwei = getDataStream(),
  DSCode,
  Instrument,
  startDate,
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  sStockList,
  aTimeSeries,
  verbose = FALSE
)
timeSeriesListRequest(
  dwei = getDataStream(),
  DSCode,
  Instrument,
  startDate,
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  sStockList,
  aTimeSeries,
  verbose = FALSE
)

Arguments

`dwei`	- A Datastream Client Interface object created with getDataStream
`DSCode`	- the constituent list requested eg 'LFTSE100'
`Instrument`	- the expression to return for each member of constituent list
`startDate`	- the start date of the timeseries
`endDate`	- the end date of the timeseries
`frequency`	- the frequency of the request
`sStockList`	- variable that is returned with list of of the stocks
`aTimeSeries`	- variable that is returned with the set of timeseries
`verbose`	- whether to give messages during the request

Details

List request

Value

whether the request has been successful , but also in sStockList: a list a two element vector of the displayname and symbol for each timeseries in aTimeseries: a list of class xts with the requested timeseries information

make a timeseries request (Depreciated)

Description

make a timeseries request from the Datastream DSWS server

Usage

timeSeriesRequest(
  dwei = getDataStream(),
  DSCodes = "",
  Instrument = "",
  startDate = Sys.Date(),
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  sStockList,
  aTimeSeries,
  myType = "numeric",
  verbose = FALSE
)
timeSeriesRequest(
  dwei = getDataStream(),
  DSCodes = "",
  Instrument = "",
  startDate = Sys.Date(),
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  sStockList,
  aTimeSeries,
  myType = "numeric",
  verbose = FALSE
)

Arguments

`dwei`	- A Datastream Client Interface object created with getDataStream
`DSCodes`	- one or more codes to return, eg "MKS" or c("MKS","SAB")
`Instrument`	- the instrument or expression to return eg PCH#(XXXX,1M)
`startDate`	- the start date of the timeseries
`endDate`	- the end date of the timeseries
`frequency`	- the frequency of the request
`sStockList`	- variable that is returned with list of the stocks
`aTimeSeries`	- variable that is returned with the set of timeseries. This is a list that is not guaranteed to be in the same order as sStockList
`myType`	- the type of the return values eg numeric (default), Date or Character
`verbose`	- whether to give messages during the request

Details

function timeSeriesRequest obtains a timeseries from Datastream

Value

whether the request has been successful in sStockList: a list a two element vector of the displayname and symbol for each timeseries in aTimeseries: a list of class xts with the requested timeseries information

Append a xts to an existing UCTS timeseries in Datastream

Description

Uploads and appends an xts into a UCTS in the Datastream Database

Usage

UCTSAppend(
  tsData,
  TSCode = "",
  MGMTGroup = "ABC",
  freq = c("D", "W", "M", "Q", "Y"),
  seriesName,
  Units = "",
  Decimals = 2,
  ActPer = c("N", "Y"),
  freqConversion = c("ACT", "SUM", "AVG", "END"),
  Alignment = c("1ST", "MID", "END"),
  Carry = c("YES", "NO", "PAD"),
  PrimeCurr = "",
  overwrite = TRUE,
  mydsws = dsws$new(),
  strUsername = ifelse(Sys.getenv("DatastreamUsername") != "",
    Sys.getenv("DatastreamUsername"), options()$Datastream.Username),
  strPassword = ifelse(Sys.getenv("DatastreamPassword") != "",
    Sys.getenv("DatastreamPassword"), options()$Datastream.Password),
  strServerName = "https://product.datastream.com",
  strServerPage = "/UCTS/UCTSMaint.asp"
)
UCTSAppend(
  tsData,
  TSCode = "",
  MGMTGroup = "ABC",
  freq = c("D", "W", "M", "Q", "Y"),
  seriesName,
  Units = "",
  Decimals = 2,
  ActPer = c("N", "Y"),
  freqConversion = c("ACT", "SUM", "AVG", "END"),
  Alignment = c("1ST", "MID", "END"),
  Carry = c("YES", "NO", "PAD"),
  PrimeCurr = "",
  overwrite = TRUE,
  mydsws = dsws$new(),
  strUsername = ifelse(Sys.getenv("DatastreamUsername") != "",
    Sys.getenv("DatastreamUsername"), options()$Datastream.Username),
  strPassword = ifelse(Sys.getenv("DatastreamPassword") != "",
    Sys.getenv("DatastreamPassword"), options()$Datastream.Password),
  strServerName = "https://product.datastream.com",
  strServerPage = "/UCTS/UCTSMaint.asp"
)

Arguments

`tsData`	- an xts (or timeseries object that can be converted to one) to be uploaded.
`TSCode`	The mnemonic of the target UCTS
`MGMTGroup`	Must have managment group. Only the first characters will be used.
`freq`	The frequency of the data to be uploaded
`seriesName`	the name of the series
`Units`	Units of the data - can be no more than 12 characters - excess will be trimmed to that length
`Decimals`	Number of Decimals in the data - a number between 0 and 9 - if outside that range then trimmed
`ActPer`	Whether the values are percentages ("N") or actual numbers ("Y")
`freqConversion`	How to do any FX conversions
`Alignment`	Alignment of the data within periods
`Carry`	whether to carry data over missing dates
`PrimeCurr`	the currency of the timeseries
`overwrite`	if TRUE then existing data in the UCTS will be overwritten
`mydsws`	a dsws object that can be passed in. Use this to avoid creating another dsws object in the same session.
`strUsername`	your Datastream username
`strPassword`	your Datastream Password
`strServerName`	URL of the Datastream server
`strServerPage`	page on the datastream server

Details

This function checks if there is a pre-existing timeseries already in Datastream. If there is then it will append the xts onto the existing series. If there are any overlapping dates then depending on the setting of overwrite then the new data will overwrite the existing data in the UCTS

Value

TRUE if the upload has been a success, otherwise an error message

Upload a UCTS timeseries into Datastream

Description

Uploads an xts into a UCTS in the Datastream Database

Usage

UCTSUpload(
  tsData,
  TSCode = "",
  MGMTGroup = "ABC",
  freq = c("D", "W", "M", "Q", "Y"),
  seriesName,
  Units = "",
  Decimals = 2,
  ActPer = c("N", "Y"),
  freqConversion = c("ACT", "SUM", "AVG", "END"),
  Alignment = c("1ST", "MID", "END"),
  Carry = c("YES", "NO", "PAD"),
  PrimeCurr = "",
  strUsername = ifelse(Sys.getenv("DatastreamUsername") != "",
    Sys.getenv("DatastreamUsername"), options()$Datastream.Username),
  strPassword = ifelse(Sys.getenv("DatastreamPassword") != "",
    Sys.getenv("DatastreamPassword"), options()$Datastream.Password),
  strServerName = "https://product.datastream.com",
  strServerPage = "/UCTS/UCTSMaint.asp"
)
UCTSUpload(
  tsData,
  TSCode = "",
  MGMTGroup = "ABC",
  freq = c("D", "W", "M", "Q", "Y"),
  seriesName,
  Units = "",
  Decimals = 2,
  ActPer = c("N", "Y"),
  freqConversion = c("ACT", "SUM", "AVG", "END"),
  Alignment = c("1ST", "MID", "END"),
  Carry = c("YES", "NO", "PAD"),
  PrimeCurr = "",
  strUsername = ifelse(Sys.getenv("DatastreamUsername") != "",
    Sys.getenv("DatastreamUsername"), options()$Datastream.Username),
  strPassword = ifelse(Sys.getenv("DatastreamPassword") != "",
    Sys.getenv("DatastreamPassword"), options()$Datastream.Password),
  strServerName = "https://product.datastream.com",
  strServerPage = "/UCTS/UCTSMaint.asp"
)

Arguments

`tsData`	- an xts (or timeseries object that can be converted to one) to be uploaded.
`TSCode`	The mnemonic of the target UCTS
`MGMTGroup`	Must have managment group. Only the first characters will be used.
`freq`	The frequency of the data to be uploaded
`seriesName`	the name of the series
`Units`	Units of the data - can be no more than 12 characters - excess will be trimmed to that length
`Decimals`	Number of Decimals in the data - a number between 0 and 9 - if outside that range then trimmed
`ActPer`	Whether the values are percentages ("N") or actual numbers ("Y")
`freqConversion`	How to do any FX conversions
`Alignment`	Alignment of the data within periods
`Carry`	whether to carry data over missing dates
`PrimeCurr`	the currency of the timeseries
`strUsername`	your Datastream username
`strPassword`	your Datastream Password
`strServerName`	URL of the Datastream server
`strServerPage`	page on the datastream server

Details

Note this function does not check to see if there is a pre-existing timeseries already in Datastream. It will just overwrite any existing UCTS.

Value

TRUE if the upload has been a success, otherwise an error message

Package 'DatastreamDSWS2R'

Help Index

Function to combine time series that fixes the NA problem

Description

Usage

Arguments

dsws

Description

Details

Fields

Methods

Examples

Conversion table of Datastream to ISO currency codes

Description

Usage

Format

DatastreamDSWS2R

Description

Author(s)

Initialise connection with Datastream DSWS server (Depreciated)

Description

Usage

Arguments

Details

Value

Make a list request for static data (Depreciated)

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myStaticRequestSet (Depreciated)

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staticListRequestSet

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make a static request (Depreciated)

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staticRequestSet

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make a timeSeries request for a list (Depreciated)

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make a timeseries request (Depreciated)

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Append a xts to an existing UCTS timeseries in Datastream

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Upload a UCTS timeseries into Datastream

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