Bloomberg SDK

gregoryv · October 15th, 2002, 4:28 am

I started work on a real interesting project and I need to get stock information on many of the top S&P 100 stocks. I want to retrieve the informatino from bloombeg. But I am not sure how to connect, does any one know any good website that I can browse to and read up on it.keywords (SDK, VB, PERL) anything, thanks

EdeS · October 15th, 2002, 8:35 am

Look at you system for \blp\api\c_sdk for the C source, if you have the SDK installed.The software you should find here:Bloomberg API's http://about.bloomberg.com/blpsupport/index.htmlThere are an ActiveX too.

gregoryv · October 16th, 2002, 3:55 am

This SDK costs money. Is the only way that I can retrieve data like that is by paying money, its for scholastic reasearc The activeX is exactly what I want, if it does cost money do you know how much it would cost.

DominicConnor · October 16th, 2002, 7:53 am

AFAIK, there is no cost to the BB API.This is true in the UK, cannot comment upon Canada.I get the imporession you're a student using an academic terminal ?This may not be licenced for the data you require, so it is worth checking before committing much of your time.It is a bog standard ActiveX control. The bulk of the documentation assumes VB/VBAdominiconnor.

gregoryv · October 17th, 2002, 5:31 am

I am not sure that I understand your answer DCFC, I tried using some of the activeX controls and they wont do anything without supplying it with a registration code. If there is a way to do for free, then please inform me kind sir.You think that there are certain things that I am aloud to use the data for, is that why you said that it might not be liscenced for use as such? (the use is for a academic paper)

EdeS · October 17th, 2002, 7:42 pm

For a working BB API a user had to be logged on each week at least once in the terminal.Maybe this is you problem?The API Interface is working without a user is logged on.