Bloomberg Data License Request Builder

Bdl connects to Bloomberg Data License at port number 30206 with password authentication. Request Bloomberg Data File. Create a Bloomberg Data License request file getdatarequest.req using the Bloomberg Data License Request Builder. Submit the request file to Bloomberg Data License using c. DLWS is a middle-of-the-road solution in Bloomberg's Data Services product line. The Data License products allow clients to obtain a wide selection of data for a portfolio of securities. Client applications can subscribe to streaming price data in real-time with Bloomberg's broadcast solution, the B-Pipe. Bloomberg provides a build system and all of the source code required to transform Data License data files in accordance with tidy data principles, producing multiple output formats with splitting.

Retrieve Data Using Bloomberg Data License

This example shows how to retrieve Bloomberg^® DataLicense data with a request file using a Bloomberg Data Licenseconnection. To create a successful Bloomberg connection, see Connect to Bloomberg.To access the code for this example, enter edit BloombergDataLicenseWorkflow.m.

Connect to Bloomberg Data License

Create the Bloomberg Data License connection c.This code assumes the following:

The Bloomberg Data License SFTP server loginname is 'xxxxx'.
The Bloomberg Data License SFTP server passwordis 'xxxxxxxx'.
The Bloomberg Data License SFTP server name is 'dlsftp.bloomberg.com'.
The Bloomberg Data License SFTP port number is 30206.
The decryption code is 'nAcLeZ'.

bdl connects to Bloomberg Data Licenseat port number 30206 with password authentication.

Request Bloomberg Data File

Bloomberg data license request builder page

Create a Bloomberg Data License request file getdatarequest.req usingthe Bloomberg Data License Request Builder. Submit the requestfile to Bloomberg Data License using c.

Retrieve the folder listing to see if the output fileexists using c.

The output file getdataoutput.out is available.

Save the output file to the current folder. The firstargument is the name of the generated output file from the Bloomberg DataLicense server. The second argument is the name of the saved fileon the local machine.

The current folder contains the output file getdataoutput.out.

If the file is encrypted, run the Bloomberg DataLicense decryption software. You can download the decryption softwarefrom Bloomberg. For questions, contact Bloomberg.

Import Bloomberg Data into MATLAB

Convert the contents of the output file to a MATLAB^® structureusing the sample function bdlloader.

d is a structure with these fields:

Output file header information
Security identifier
Return code
Number of fields requested and received
Open price
Last price
High price
Low price
Date of last close