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haver.info - Retrieve information about Haver Analytics variables

Syntax

D = info(H,S)

Arguments

H	Haver Analytics connection object created with the haver function.
S	Haver Analytics variable.

Description

D = info(H,S) returns information about the Haver Analytics variable, S.

Examples

Establish a Haver Analytics connection H:

H = haver('d:\work\haver\data\haverd.dat')

Request information for the variable after FFED:

D = info(H,'FFED2')

The following output is returned:

     VarName: 'FFED2'
   StartDate: '01-Jan-1991'
     EndDate: '31-Dec-1998'
   NumberObs: 2088
   Frequency: 'D'
 DateTimeMod: '02-Apr-2007 20:46:37' 
   Magnitude: 0
DecPrecision: 2
     DifType: 1
     AggType: 'AVG'
    DataType: '%'
       Group: 'Z05'
      Source: 'FRB'
  Descriptor: 'Federal Funds [Effective] Rate (% p.a.)'
 ShortSource: 'History'
  LongSource: 'Historical Series'    

See Also

haver.close, haver.get, haver.isconnection, haver, haver.nextinfo

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