This sample demonstrates methods for requesting and processing Daily bars, or other intervals greater than a single day, such as Weekly or Monthly. Please see the Tick History sample for tick or minute bars. There are links to download the sample at the end of this article. Select the link appropriate to your platform.
Before you run this sample, you need to have a current ICE Data Services client account. If you do not yet have an account, click here to find out about setting up a trial.
To run the sample from a command line, go to the folder in which you unzipped the sample (see attachment below) and enter the following command:
Windows
> DWMHistory.exe [-h <host>] -u <username> -p <password>
[-b <beginDate> -e <endDate> -i <interval> -s <symbols>]
[-o <options>]
Linux
$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./ $ chmod a+x DWMHistory $ ./DWMHistory [-h <host>] -u <username> -p <password>
[-b <beginDate> -e <endDate> -i <interval> -s <symbols>]
[-o <options>]
where:
| Argument | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -h | <host> | is the address to use to connect to the ICE Data Services Consolidated Feed Network. |
| -u | <username> | is the username for your client (required field) |
| -p | <password> | is the password for your client (required field) |
| -b | <beginDate> | is the start date for the record set. Date format is YYYYmmdd |
| -e | <endDate> | is the end date for the record set. Date format is YYYYmmdd |
| -i | <interval> | is the interval for the request. Valid intervals include: DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, FOURMONTHS, THREEWEEKS, TWODAYS, YEARLY |
| -s | <symbols> | is the symbol, or symbols, to use for making the historical request. A single instrument may be entered, or a comma separated list of symbols. Symbols that include a space must be enclosed in quotes. Multiple symbols must be separated by commas with no spaces. If one of the symbols contains a space, the entire list must be enclosed in quotes. |
| -o | <options> | is one or more options supported by this sample. For a complete list of options, run the sample without a username or password. This will display the online help for the sample and provide a list of available options. |
Note: <username> and <password> must be entered at the command line, but the other arguments are optional. If you do not provide a value for an argument the sample will use a default value.