Quotes

[Mike Roberts]

This looks like a likely solution to me, so I will try it first, along with
lots of details to help me later and anyone else who is interested.

Uninstall Program list shows only ActivePerl 5.16.3.  That's not surprising
since I already uninstalled 5.10.  Uninstalling ... done!

Uninstall left behind 389 folders and 3,777 files in the Perl sub-directory
for a total of 55 MB.  All of the files I saw were .html.  Deleting Perl
directory and all sub directories ... lots of confirms, then Vista would not
let me delete Perl, the subdirectories, and files from my admin user.  I
deleted a couple of major subdirectories and then I could delete the Perl
directory.  Maybe a Recycle Bin limit?  Anyway, Perl is gone.

Another Vista discovery:  If you type command prompt into Start Search, you
get a command window.  From there regedit brings up the Registry Editor.  I
had no HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/ActiveState/ActivePerl.  I deleted
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/ActiveState/PerlScript.  I had no
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Uninstall/Activ
ePerl.  Since none of these referred to Perl510.dll, I searched the registry
for Perl510.  The search came up empty.

I reinstalled ActivePerl 5.16.3 build 1603.  Perl directory now reports 118
MB, 5904 files, 1129 folders.  

Next I typed ppm install Finance-Quote in a Command Prompt.  It says it
downloaded and installed Finance-Quote 1.18 which is not what I think I
want.

I next tried cpan install Finance::Quote in the Command Prompt.  I didn't
have a C complier so it complained about that and apparently installed one,
then installed Finance-Quote 1.20.  I don't seem to have the perl script
gnc-fq-check so that did not work to verify FQ version.

Starting GnuCash ... Price Editor ... Get Quotes is grayed out.  Depressing
... trying cold boot ... Get Quotes is still grayed out.

Trying GC Install Online Price Retrieval ... starting GnuCash ... Get Quotes
not grayed out ... IT WORKED!!!!   PARTY TIME!  I have quotes again.

I did find Start/All Programs/Active Perl .../Perl Package Manager shows
Finance-Quote as version 1.20.

Thanks to everyone!  Chris, could you send a copy of the gnc-fq-check
script?  I think it should have a .bat extension.  That would be nice to
have.

Thanks again!
Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Colson [mailto:eco at ecocode.net] 
Sent: 02/22/2014 2:39 AM
To: Mike at roberts-engineering.com
Cc: 'Geert Janssens'; 'Steven Anter'; gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: Quotes

Mike Roberts <mike at roberts-engineering.com> writes:

> Done!  Starting GnuCash ... couldn't find Perl ... Get Quotes is grayed
out
> in the Price Editor.  Rebooting.  Starting GnuCash ... Application failed
to
> start because perl510.dll was not found.  I'm guessing perl510.dll was
from
> v 5.10.1 as there is a perl516.dll in the Perl directory.  Get Quotes is
> grayed out again.

Hi Mike,

This is due to some 'old' binaries hanging around. Look here:

http://community.activestate.com/node/7440

and also

http://docs.activestate.com/activeperl/5.10/install.html

If you must uninstall ActivePerl manually, delete the Perl directory,
including all sub-directories, and the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/ActiveState/ActivePerl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/ActiveState/PerlScript
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Uninstall/Activ
ePerl

So, what I would recommend is:
- uninstall all activestate Perls you still have, including the last you
installed
- remove the Perl directory.
- then reinstall latest Activestate Perl

tell me if this helps.

best
-- 
erik colson