blpsrv() Internal Error "Undefined function or variable 'createIdentity'"

I am trying to use the Bloomberg SAPI in MatLab. When attempting to run blpsrv to set up the connection I recieve the following error:

Undefined function or variable 'createIdentity'.
Error in blpsrv (line 100)
  identity = b.session.createIdentity;

When stepping through and debugging the code it seems that the b.session object within the blpsrv() function does not have a subfunction createIdentity. This function is a built in MatLab function, not sure how I can edit or debug further.

Running this on a windows machine. MatLab version R2017b.

Has anyone else ran into or solved this issue?

Answer 1

[Sai Sri Pathuri]

It is possible that during configuration, the version of 'blpapi3.jar' that you copied from from the folder "C:\blp\DAPI" is only suitable for Bloomberg Desktop connections and not Bloomberg Server connections.

For configuring the Bloomberg Server connection correctly, you can find the appropriate files in a subfolder that has a name such as "C:\blp\SAPI" or "C:\blp\ServerAPI".