Currency/metals quotes with new f::q 1.45?

[listreader]

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 21:27:47 -0600
listreader <suselist at cableone.net> wrote:

> > >> me "0.0200".  Should I NOT be using alphavantage for the currency
> > >> quotes in gc?    
> > > 
> > > I have no idea.  I don't know how gnucash actually gets the quote
> > > for currencies from F::Q.  It might i.e. use another method...
> > > Maybe a developper from GnuCash can help here?    
> > 
> > We use the Finance::Quote currency method, see
> > https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/maint/src/quotes/gnc-fq-helper.in#L346
> > and
> > https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/maint/src/quotes/gnc-fq-dump#L165.
> > 
> > When using the scripts directly one must use source currency, e.g.
> > 
> > gnc-fq-dump currency USD GBP  
> 
> I just ran through the gc Price Editor quote-source options again.
> The new gc f::q option for "single=>Yahoo as JSON", which wasn't
> there when I ran thru the options on an earlier rev of f::q, does
> apparently *work* for the metals.
> 
> For "Yahoo as JSON" the symbol for XAG into USD is XAGUSD=X and XAU is
> XAUUSD=X. 
> 
> The quotes are delayed by some undetermined amount of time whereas the
> alphavantage currency quotes are real time but this is VERY good to
> have (for as long as yahoo allows it to exist). 
> 
> Thanks very much for your work, Erik. (And thanks also, John, for gc).
> 

Poor form for me to reply to my own message but... 

I just re-enabled XAG and XAU quotes in the 'National Securities' list
of Security Editor in gnucash and, suprise, they are now working.  I
have no idea where gc sources those quotes from, the Security Editor
does not say/offer that info (nor can it be changed) but the quotes do
appear to be real time so I'm guessing it's your alphavantage module.

I have no clue.  But it appears to be working.  So I now have *2*
working f:q / gc sources of currency/metals quotes.

Thanks.

Ralph