1997
Data and Program Library Service, University of Wisconsin-Madison
COMMONLY USED COMMANDS
| HELP SCREEN CODES | |
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| Type HELP followed by one of the codes
available (e.g., HELP SI? for a list of
Stock Market indices and their codes). HELP + program
number + ? (e.g., type HELP 150?
at the Datastream prompt) provides progarm specific help. |
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| Subject |
Command |
| Account items | Help AI? |
| Bond indices (all) | Help BOND? |
| Commondity price indices | Help COIN? |
| Country codes database | Help CC? |
| Commodity price mnemonics | Help CO? |
| Datastream codes and mnemonics | Help CODE? |
| Currency codes | Help CUCD? |
| Currency lists | Help CULI? |
| Datastream databases | Help DATA? |
| Datatypes | Help DT? |
| Datatypes: bonds | Help DTB? |
| Datatypes: commondity futures | Help DTCF? |
| Datatypes: equities | Help DTE? |
| Datatypes: exchange rates | Help DTER? |
| Datatypes: financial futures | Help DTFF? |
| Datatypes: interest rates | Help DTIR? |
| Datatypes: stock market indices | Help DTSI? |
| Economic codes database | 150Z |
| Equity lists | Help EQLI? |
| Exchange rate codes | Help ER? |
| Functions | Help FU? |
| Futures codes | Help FUT? |
| Interest rates | Help IR? |
| Securities codes | CODE |
| Stockmarket indices | Help SI? |
| SIC codes | Help SIC? |
| Traded options codes | Help TOCD? |
| I/B/E/S Services | Help IBES? |
COMMONLY USED PROGRAMS |
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| The most commonly used programs are
listed below by their code numbers. To use a program,
enter the code numbers at the Datastream command line.
You will then be prompted by the program as to what must
then be entered in order to use that program ( data
codes, data types, time periods of interest, etc. ). |
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| CODE - Use this program to find
data codes by keyword, especially equities. 900A - Allows retrieval of up to ten items for a list at one date only. 900B - Generates a list of data for a single series over a period of time. This is the most commonly used program among Datastream users. See the section on equities for a quick example of how to use this program. 401A - Make a line chart of up to three series. 150A - Recent data and background information (with source, date range, and units). 150B - Yearly aggregates and recent information. 150C - Historical information between specified dates - actual values. 150D - Historical information between specified dates - actual values and percentage changes. 150F - Preset displays for a country/one display for several countries, with GDP, unemployment, industrial output. 150G - International indicators for leading economies. 150S - Seasonal adjustments for unadusted series and percentage changes between specified dates. 150Z - Use to find economics codes. Index to series available and series mnemonics. . 284A - Displays capital issues & changes. 28A - Displays recent values and ranges for up to 3 series. Good for simple summary data. 28D - Displays values at two dates for a list or series. 301V - Display up to 104 values for any series or expresion. 301D - Display the exact values at two dates for any series or list. |
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1997
Data and Program Library Service, University of Wisconsin-Madison