Installing Finance::Quote

[David T.]

You don't indicate, but I'm betting you're using Windows. To install Finance::Quote, follow the directions here:

http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Windows#Finance::Quote

HTH,
David

--- On Tue, 10/28/08, d-wozniak at hotmail.com <d-wozniak at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: d-wozniak at hotmail.com <d-wozniak at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Installing Finance::Quote
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 4:08 PM
> Hi,
> 
> I have recently installed GNU Cash (quite like it so far!)
> and would like to install Finance::Quote (would like to be
> able to update currency exchange rates automatically).
> Unfortunately I'm stuck (not that computer literate I
> would like to be). Here is the quote from your help file:
> "To install Finance::Quote begin by first closing any
> GnuCash applications you have running. Second, locate the
> folder where GnuCash is installed by searching for
> "gnc-fq-update" (without the quotes). Change to
> that directory, open a root shell and run the command
> "gnc-fq-update" (without the quotation marks).
> This will launch a Perl CPAN update session that will go out
> onto the Internet and install the Finance::Quote module on
> your system. The gnc-fq-update program is interactive,
> however, with most systems you should be able to answer
> "no" to the first question: "Are you ready
> for manual configuration? [yes]" and the update will
> continue automatically from that point."
> I managed to find gnc-fq-update file but don't know
> what you mean by "Change to that directory, open a root
> shell and run the command "gnc-fq-update". So
> I'm stuck here. Can you help, please?
> 
> Regards,
> Dawid
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