gnc-fq-dump doesn't work for most sources

[Derek Atkins]

Your /etc/gnucash/environment file does not affect your shell which is why 
gnc-fq-dump isn't working for alphavantage.

-derek
Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos.



On November 12, 2017 10:20:10 AM "Brian M. Sutin" <gnucash3 at skewray.com> wrote:

> I am unable to get gnc-fq-dump to work on almost everything.  I am running
> v1.45 on Ubuntu.  I did get a hit off of TIAA-CREF, so it works in general.
>
> $ gnc-fq-dump -v vanguard VTSAX
>     No results found for stock VTSAX.
>
> $ gnc-fq-dump -v nasdaq ibm
>     No results found for stock ibm.
>
> $ gnc-fq-dump -v nyse ATGE
>     No results found for stock ATGE.
>
> $ gnc-fq-dump -v alphavantage ibm
>     Finance::Quote fields Gnucash uses:
> 	symbol: ibm (deduced)        <=== required
> 	  date: ** missing **        <=== recommended
>       currency: ** missing **        <=== required
> 	  last:                      <=\
> 	   nav:                      <=== one of these
> 	 price:                      <=/
>       timezone:                      <=== optional
>
>     ** This stock quote cannot be used by GnuCash!
>
>
>     All fields returned by Finance::Quote for stock ibm
>
>     stock           field  value
>     -----           -----  -----
>     ibm          errormsg: Expected ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY to be set; get an API 
>     key at https://www.alphavantage.co
>     ibm              last: **missing**
>     ibm               nav: **missing**
>     ibm             price: **missing**
>     ibm           success: 0
>
> I *did* add the alphavantage key to /etc/gnucash/environment:
>
>     #<...snip...>
>     # LANG=nl_BE
>     # LANGUAGE={LANG}
>     # added for quote retrieval
>     ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=O**************G
>
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