Updated Finance-Quote to 1.44; GnuCash still not retrieving quotes

[Ronal B Morse]

On my 17.10 installation there is a fourth package, python-gnucash. 
Don't know if it has any relevance to this particular issue.

RBM


On 01/09/2018 10:38 PM, dunbrokin wrote:
> All 3 were already ticked....but I reinstalled them anyway........no
> difference I am afraid!....and there are no other gnucash files in the
> repository.
>
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 6:21 PM, Dave H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Check out https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Debian especially the bit about
>> gnucash-docs being optional.  The button is always there otherwise you
>> would have to recompile gnucash to add it.  I'm running a Ubuntu 17.10 at
>> home and I'm pretty sure I had to install the docs as well...
>>
>> Search for *gnucash* to find the GnuCash packages
>>
>>     - Mark *gnucash-common* for installation
>>     - Mark *gnucash* for installation
>>     - Mark *gnucash-docs* for installation (optional)
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10 January 2018 at 14:57, dunbrokin <dunbrokin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Surely they must be...why have that help button otherwise?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 5:39 PM, Dave H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't think so from memory :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10 Jan. 2018 2:37 pm, "dunbrokin" <dunbrokin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ubuntu 17.10...I have not directly installed the files you
>>>>> mention....are they not automatically installed?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 5:34 PM, Dave H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ah What OS are you on again (debian ?) ?  Have you installed the
>>>>>> gnucash-docs/help files ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers Dave H.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10 January 2018 at 14:26, dunbrokin <dunbrokin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for that Dave, found it...however when I click the button the
>>>>>>> Help tries to open but shuts down due to an error!!....and never opens! I
>>>>>>> seem to have a problem for every solution....sorry!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 4:06 PM, Dave H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Select a Security and click edit - the help button is on the Edit
>>>>>>>> security popup form ...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers Dave H.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 10 January 2018 at 12:48, dunbrokin <dunbrokin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There is no Help button in my Security Editor?!?!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 11:28 AM, David Carlson <
>>>>>>>>> david.carlson.417 at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> It is curious that alphavantage is not one of the choices under
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> "Unknown" button in the security editor after the "Get Online
>>>>>>>>> Quotes" box
>>>>>>>>>> is checked.
>>>>>>>>>> After re-reading your initial message I see that F::Q does appear
>>>>>>>>> to be
>>>>>>>>>> functioning as a standalone but it is not integrated correctly
>>>>>>>>> into GnuCash.
>>>>>>>>>> If you click on Help in the Security Editor there is a link in
>>>>>>>>> the help to
>>>>>>>>>> go to another section called "Steps to enable On-line price
>>>>>>>>> updating".
>>>>>>>>>> There you can find instructions on how to  run the “gnc-fq-dump”
>>>>>>>>> test
>>>>>>>>>> program and a few additional hints.  If that does not solve your
>>>>>>>>> problem
>>>>>>>>>> there should be someone either here or at the IRC chat page that
>>>>>>>>> can help
>>>>>>>>>> solve whatever error remains after running those tests.  If that
>>>>>>>>> help file
>>>>>>>>>> is not bundled in that Ubuntu package you should be be able to
>>>>>>>>> find it
>>>>>>>>>> online.
>>>>>>>>>> Alas, I myself have not been able to get it to work in Debian
>>>>>>>>> Stretch
>>>>>>>>>> where I would prefer to use it, but I have not found time to do
>>>>>>>>> the tests
>>>>>>>>>> that the help suggests.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> David C
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 3:05 PM, dunbrokin <dunbrokin at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> AlphaVantage, or anything like it, does not appear as an option
>>>>>>>>> in any of
>>>>>>>>>>> the drop down boxes in Security Editor under the Single,
>>>>>>>>> Multiple or
>>>>>>>>>>> Unknown radio buttons....despite showing in the F::Q print out
>>>>>>>>> for 1.47
>>>>>>>>>>> above.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 3:56 AM, David Carlson <
>>>>>>>>>>> david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please include Gnucash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> in
>>>>>>>>> your reply
>>>>>>>>>>>> by clicking reply all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> You have actually updated F::Q to release 1.47 which is good,
>>>>>>>>>>>> alphavantage is in the list of sources, so your next step is to
>>>>>>>>> check every
>>>>>>>>>>>> security in your database to make sure that if they are marked
>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>> retrieval a valid source is also selected.  If there are any
>>>>>>>>> securities
>>>>>>>>>>>> still marked for retrieval from Yahoo the entire retrieval can
>>>>>>>>> fail.
>>>>>>>>>>>> David C
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 4:15 AM, dunbrokin <dunbrokin at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ("1.47" "adig" "aex" "aiahk" "alphavantage" "amfiindia"
>>>>>>>>> "asegr" "asia"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "asx" "australia" "bamosz" "bet" "bmonesbittburns" "bourso"
>>>>>>>>> "brasil" "bse"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "bsero" "canada" "canadamutual" "citywire" "cominvest" "cse"
>>>>>>>>> "deka" "dutch"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "dwsfunds" "europe" "fetch_live_currencies" "fidelity"
>>>>>>>>> "fidelity_direct"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "fidelityfixed" "financecanada" "finanzpartner" "finland"
>>>>>>>>> "fool" "france"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "ftfunds" "ftportfolios" "ftportfolios_direct" "fundlibrary"
>>>>>>>>> "goldmoney"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "greece" "hex" "hu" "hufund" "hungary" "hustock" "indiamutual"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "known_currencies" "lerevenu" "maninv" "morningstar"
>>>>>>>>> "morningstarjp"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "mstaruk" "nasdaq" "nyse" "nz" "nzx" "platinum" "romania"
>>>>>>>>> "seb_funds"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "sixfunds" "sixshares" "stockhousecanada_fund" "tdefunds"
>>>>>>>>> "tdwaterhouse"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "tiaacref" "tnetuk" "troweprice" "troweprice_direct"
>>>>>>>>> "trustnet" "tsp" "tsx"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "uk_unit_trusts" "ukfunds" "unionfunds" "usa" "usfedbonds"
>>>>>>>>> "vanguard" "vwd"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "yahoo" "yahoo_asia" "yahoo_australia" "yahoo_brasil"
>>>>>>>>> "yahoo_europe"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "yahoo_json" "yahoo_nz" "yahoo_yql" "za" "za_unittrusts")
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 10:08 PM, David Carlson <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you check to see which version of F::Q is actually running
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> according to the instructions here:
>>>>>>>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Online_Quotes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> David C
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 1:27 AM, MonMul <dunbrokin at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have followed the instructions on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_Why_doesn.27t_online_qu
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> oting_work.3F
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am using version 1.44 of F::Q.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have got my key and added it to the environment file as
>>>>>>>>> outlined
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (using
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ubuntu 17.10).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When I search on Security Editor under the Unknown button I
>>>>>>>>> cannot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> find any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sign of AlphaVantage or anything remotely like it!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
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