[GNC] Trouble Installing Online Price Retrieval Tool

[Geoff]

Hi Sudesh

It looks like you are on the right tram now.

 > much closer to 3 hours
 > Is this normal?

Not in my experience, but it depends on your hardware and internet 
connection.

 > My next step is how to setup a stock symbol in the price database/Get
 > quotes button?

Correct.  Unfortunately I don't have any experience with Indian 
exchanges, but Google should be able to help you out.

 > Currently pressing the button only gives me currency conversion
 > between USD and INR.

This is a good sign - it indicates that you have successfully installed 
the Perl Finance Quote module.

You should be skiing downhill from here on.

Good luck.

Geoff
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On 5/05/2021 8:18 pm, Sudesh Chandar wrote:
> Hello Geoff,
> 
> Many thanks for the fast reply.
> 
> Actually the Perl scripts ran longer than 30 minutes.... much closer to 
> 3 hours and after all that It threw up an error about "Alpha Vantage  
> API Key". I had to manually visit the alphavantage website and request a 
> key and update Gnucash app under edit/preferences.
> 
> Is this normal?
> 
> Once I updated the key It seems work okay now.
> 
> Like I said before, I am still a newbie at this,
> 
> My next step is how to setup a stock symbol in the price database/Get 
> quotes button?
> 
> Currently pressing the button only gives me currency conversion between 
> USD and INR.
> 
> Thanks,
> - Sudesh
> On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 01:00:54 PM GMT+5:30, Geoff 
> <cleanoutmyshed at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Sudesh
> 
> Some of the required Perl modules take a considerable time to install
> and the process may appear to "freeze" when in fact it is only "resting".
> 
> Can you try again - you need to run the "gnc-fq-update" script located
> in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\" directory - and send a
> screenshot if it is still hanging after 30 minutes.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Geoff
> =====
> 
> On 5/05/2021 5:09 pm, Sudesh Chandar via gnucash-user wrote:
>  > Hello  Group,
>  > I am a new user of GNU cash and have recently downloaded and 
> installed Gnucash ver 4.5 on a windows 10 64 bit machine.
>  > I am trying to run the script for Installing online price retrieval 
> and the command line freezes after a while.
>  > It installed the Strawberry perl just fine and the install check and 
> version check passes ok and then it copies all the *.pm files just ok.
>  > Where it hangs is after the message  "C:\Strawberry\c\bin\gmake.exe 
> -- OK'
>  > What am I missing?
>  > I also checked the Gnucash app under the help menu/ about and the 
> "Finance::Quote" module is not installed.
>  > Any Help from the group as to why this is happening and how to 
> resolve it?
>  > Regards,Sid
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