Re: [Gretl-devel] New function for retrieving data from BLS
Em 21 de abril de 2014, Logan escreveu:
I have written a function in C# that retrieves data from the BLS API. I
can integrate this into gretl using a call to a shell command, i.e.
$(...).
But I would like to develop, and make available to the gretl community, a
getBLS function. Could someone give me some pointers for a better
integration of the API call and the gretl script? Or can a command line
program be include in a function package? Also, is this a function anyone
would use? If so, I might also think about a getFRED function too?
This is good, very good!
By the way, I would like to express a long time idea: I think all of us
believe Gretl is a very good and strong tool for econometric analysis, but
we have many "competitors". Because of that, I truly believe that enhancing
the capabilities to download free data sets (like Fred/Fed, BLS, Banco de
España, Yahho Finance, etc.) is a very attractive feature.
So, I would like to suggest that these kind of features were introduced as
native functions Gretl (not as packages). Particularly, I would like to
contribute helping to put Brazilian data sets into Gretl (here in Brazil we
have two very comprehensive economic data sets: Ipeadata and Central Bank.
I could try to contact these providers to help us in that "mission".
Best regards,
Henrique
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