[GNC] Not Getting Complete Stock Quotes with Price Database Tool

[Ott Kekishev]

Hello,

Did something changes regarding Yahoo as json in GC 3.2? As I haven't
managed to get it working (even though F::Q seems to fetch the data).

Best regards,
Ott

On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 at 18:43, Les <lelliott5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am using LInux Mint 18.2 and GC 2.6.17.
>
> Since someone a while back that switching to Yahoo as json most of my
> stock quotes have been up-to-date.  My only problem is being unable to
> retrieve quotes for the 8 currencies (I think the last update I received
> was in late July).  If memory serves, the last update to F::Q (1.47) all
> currencies look   to Alpha Vantage for quotes.
>
> Les
> On 08/24/2018 09:31 AM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote:
> > Dan,
> >
> > You are not alone with this problem; numerous users have lamented the
> ongoing saga of retrieving commodity prices online since Yahoo! decided to
> pull the plug on its quote system. AlphaVantage has been the solution that
> everyone here flocked to, and now AlphaVantage is altering its enforcement.
> [I will note that my solution to this has been to accept that GnuCash will
> not provide me a daily balance on my investment accounts, and leave it at
> that.]
> >
> > Having run into F::Q problems twice in a short period of time, it seems
> to me that this problem is likely to rear its head repeatedly, insofar as
> when a glut of users suddenly puts the hit on a free server, the increased
> demand forces the provider to throttle access in some way to maintain its
> viability.
> >
> > Your idea is an interesting one, but I would actually broaden the RFE to
> ask that Finance::Quote have some mechanism that would allow more
> principled list tactics, such as:
> > * limiting requests submitted at a given time
> > * retrying entries “n” times before returning an error
> > * starting retrieval of prices with the oldest commodities in the file
> >
> > This last would allow a user to maintain price updates for a file with a
> large number of commodities.
> >
> > Adding this sort of configuration to F::Q might reduce the likelihood
> that GnuCash users slam the next online quote source and cause them to lock
> down.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >> On Aug 24, 2018, at 10:07 AM, Dan Nelms <dan99nelms at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks for your reply, derek. Alpha Vantage wants $19.95 a month for a
> >> premium API number that would solve the problem, but if I only wants
> >> updates once or so a week, it's not worth it. Maybe GnuCash could
> >> provide a check box indicator in the Price Tool where I could limit my
> >> API calls to 5 at a time. Maybe Alpha Vantage could offer a different
> >> limiting method for casual users like me and others who are just trying
> >> to keep their personal finances in order. Forgive my rambling on.
> Thanks.
> >>
> >> Dan
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/24/2018 6:35 AM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> Dan Nelms <dan99nelms at gmail.com> writes:
> >>>
> >>> [snip]
> >>>> What happened on August 1? Did Alpha Vantage start enforcing their 5
> >>>> calls per minute limit for their free API numbers?
> >>> [snip]
> >>>
> >>> Yes.
> >>>
> >>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
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> >>> -derek
> >>>
> >>
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