Quotes

[Mike Roberts]

As you suggest, I do have the Perl script gnc-fq-check in my
C:\Programs\GnuCash\bin directory and I do have to move to that directory to
run it.  It confirms FQ version 1.20.

Thanks again for your help.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: Geert Janssens [mailto:janssens-geert at telenet.be] 
Sent: 02/22/2014 2:47 PM
To: Mike at roberts-engineering.com
Cc: 'Erik Colson'; 'Steven Anter'; gnucash-user at gnucash.org;
chris.good at ozemail.com.au
Subject: Re: Quotes

On Saturday 22 February 2014 14:11:26 Mike Roberts wrote:
> 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/Uninstal
> l/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.
> 
Great !

> 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.
gnc-fq-check is part of the gnucash program. You will find it in
c:\Program Files (x86)\bin

It should not have the .bat extension as it's a perl script.

You would run it as perl gnc-fq-check

Geert