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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

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.