MATLAB: How to specify an issue by its SEDOL number in the Datafeed Toolbox

Question

Rather than specify an issue by a string when connecting to Bloomberg using the FETCH function, I want to use its SEDOL number.

Answer 1

This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 14 Service Pack 3 (R14SP3). For previous product releases, there are no workarounds.

Here's a sample function call:

blb = bloomberg;
% Return today's trade time series for the given security SEDOL1 id
% aggregated into 5 minute intervals.
d = fetch(blb,'2224563','TIMESERIES',NOW,5,'Trade','SEDOL1');