Trouble setting up Finance::Quote

Dave Reiser dbreiser at earthlink.net
Tue Jan 16 15:41:41 EST 2007


Cory Helfrich wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm having trouble setting up Finance::Quotein GnuCash 2.0.4. I  
> followed the instructions in section 8.6.3.1 of the GnuCash Tutorial  
> and Concepts to install Finance::Quote (answering "no" to the initial  
> prompt. Finance::Quote appeared to install correctly. Here is the  
> screen dump of the gnc-fq-dump:
> 
> Begin Screen dump:
> 09:38 PM ~ $ gnc-fq-dump canada F:AIS509
> Finance::Quote fields Gnucash uses:
>      symbol: F:AIS509             <=== required
>        date: ** missing **        <=== required
>    currency: ** missing **        <=== required
>        last: 0.00                 <=\
>         nav:                      <=== one of these
>       price:                      <=/
>    timezone:                      <=== optional
> 
> ** This stock quote cannot be used by gnucash!!
> 
> 09:38 PM ~ $
> End Screen dump
> 
> I started gnucash and opened the fund in the Security Editor. The  
> fund screen still indicates that Finance::Quote is not installed  
> properly.
> 
> Any advice regarding how to correct this would be greatly appreciated.

Do you have Date::Manip installed? There was a short period where it 
wasn't required, now it is again (and gnucash checks). If you do have it 
installed, I don't know what else might be a problem.

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Cory Helfrich
> coryhelfrich at yahoo.ca
> 

Dave
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David Reiser
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