| getDailyMaster {edgar} | R Documentation |
Retrieves daily master index
Description
getDailyMaster retrieves daily master index from the U.S. SEC EDGAR server.
Usage
getDailyMaster(input.date)
Arguments
input.date |
in character format 'mm/dd/YYYY'. |
Details
getDailyMaster function takes date as an input parameter from a user, and downloads master index for the date from the U.S. SEC EDGAR server https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/daily-index/. It strips headers and converts this daily filing information into dataframe format. Function creates new directory 'edgar_DailyMaster' into working directory to save these downloaded daily master index files in Rda format. User must follow the US SEC's fair access policy, i.e. download only what you need and limit your request rates, see https://www.sec.gov/os/accessing-edgar-data.
Value
Function returns filings information in a dataframe format.
Examples
## Not run:
output <- getDailyMaster('08/09/2016')
## End(Not run)