ASPEN_GetInstrumentNumber

Purpose

Look up a financial instrument’s inum in a Server's database.

Call Syntax

#include <aspen.h>

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AspenRequest(GLOBAL_session, ASPEN_GetInstrumentNumber, symbol, &insNumber);

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Parameters

Input

The input parameter for this service is a pointer to a null terminated character string that contains the symbol whose instrument number will be returned.

Output

The output parameter for this service is a pointer to a 32-bit (long int) created using the ASPEN_INUM data type. This pointer receives the instrument number.

Structures

None.

Remarks

ASPEN_GetInstrumentNumber provides a service for searching a Server's master table (MTAB.DAT file) of financial instruments. The search looks for the ticker symbol provided. Additional information about a ticker symbol is available by calling AspenRequest() with the ASPEN_GetInstrumentInfo service.

Return Value

See Also

ASPEN_GetInstrumentInfo

AspenRequest()

ASPEN_INUM

Example

int CAspenRequestDlg::DoASPEN_GetInstrumentNumber(){

   server_list *slp = list;

   int retval;

   char symb[40];

   strcpy(symb,strSymb);

   retval = AspenRequest(slp->server_session, ASPEN_GetInstrumentNumber, symb, &a_inum);

   return retval;

}