MATLAB: Can I use the Datafeed Toolbox 3.4 (R2009b) to access databases using the corresponding API application installed on another system in the network

Datafeed Toolbox

I am looking to use Datafeed Toolbox to get information from Bloomberg and other sources. However, the Bloomberg Desktop application is installed on another system on the same network. I do not have the application on the system that has MATLAB on it. I would like to know what restrictions and dependencies are imposed by the Datafeed Toolbox.

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Our API for the Datafeed Toolbox does not impose any dependencies or restrictions for requirements for installed software. It is completely based on the licensing scheme of the provider.

Bloomberg requires the desktop access. IDC's RemotePlus and Haver also require a desktop installation.

Reuters requires some files (jar, DLL's) to be installed on the same machine, but the toolbox installation takes care of this. Moreover, their configuration usually points at a server that provides the data. This only applies to the '@reuters' functions that the toolbox provides.

'Kx kdb+' requires a jar file from the 3rd party but the kdb+ software can be running anywhere and reached from MATLAB on a different machine.

The other providers (including other Reuters sources) are all web based and can be reached from any machine with web access.

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To be able to use the Haver Analytics database with Datafeed Toolbox in MATLAB, you need to install proprietary software from Haver Analytics on your computer and to obtain the database form Haver Analytics. For more information about how to obtain required software, contact your data server sales representative. For more information, visit Haver Analytics website at:

<http://www.haver.com/>

Once you obtained the database, to be able to use it with MATLAB, you will need to provide the local path to the database, for example, if the database is located at the path d:\work\haver\data\haverd.dat, use the following command to connect to the database:

H = haver('d:\work\haver\data\haverd.dat')

To see a list of functions you can use with the Haver Analytics database, execute the following in the MATLAB command prompt:

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The Bloomberg API (Bloomberg access software) must be installed on the target machine to allow the compiled application to access the datafeed. Please install the Bloomberg software on the target machine.

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