GnuCash Version 2.6.17 No Longer Downloads Quotes

[Geert Janssens]

Op maandag 13 november 2017 00:11:52 CET schreef Robert L. Kief:
> Gentlemen:
> 
> I'm running Linux Mint 18.1.
> 
> I've installed Finance::Quote 1.45 and acquired an ALPHAVANTAGE key. 
> I've tested 1.45 by using this string "export
> ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=################" in terminal (using my new key, of
> course).  1.45 returns the proper quote information.  I found the
> "environment" file at "etc/gnucash/environment" and added two lines to
> the bottom of that file:
> 
> # ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY
> 
> ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=################
> 
> 
> Replacing "################" with my new key.
> 
> I'm unable to download quotes using the GnuCash Price Editor with
> Vanguard as my source.  After a system restart (because it couldn't
> hurt), and changing my source to "T. Rowe Price, US", I am still unable
> to download quotes using the GnuCash Price Editor.  ALPHAVANTAGE isn't
> one of my choices in Security Editor/Source Quote Information. 
> Obviously, I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> 
> Any help will certainly be appreciated.

The fact Alphavantage isn't in the list of choices suggests gnucash is not 
seeing your new Finance::Quote version and is still working with the old one. 
Can you check whether you have two versions available and which one is found 
first ?

Regards,

Geert