if I called a con = Rblpapi::blpConnect() and then removed the con variable, or if I just called Rblpapi::blpConnect() without assigning to a variable, then the connection to the Bloomberg is established and remains open even if con is removed. Even still, when blpDisconnect(con) the connection remains open.
I would like to be able switch from a local Bloomberg to BPIPE and vice versa.