[GNC] Fetch rate crashing gnucash

Samantha Payn samantha at boorertranslations.com
Mon Aug 15 11:24:46 EDT 2022


Thanks Frank! I only joined the list just now so didn't see John's 
earlier post.
Will the fix be flagged here, do you know?

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Samantha Payn


On 2022-08-15 16:21, Frank H. Ellenberger wrote:
> Hello Samantha,
> 
> John mentioned already this morning the by alphavantage broken online
> update of currencies:
> https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2022-August/102424.html
> 
> We track it as https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798599
> and a fix is pending at finance-quote:
> https://github.com/finance-quote/finance-quote/pull/230
> 
> Am 15.08.22 um 16:59 schrieb Samantha Payn:
>> 
>> 
>> Hello all!
>> 
>> I am operating Windows 11 Home, Version 21H2, OS build 22000.856
>> 
>> I have just updated Gnucash to Version: 4.11, Build ID: 
>> 4.11+(2022-06-25), Finance::Quote: 1.49
>> 
>> I use fetch rate for USD (and occasionally EUR) conversions as some of 
>> my clients pay me in these currencies. My home currency is GBP.
>> 
>> Unfortunately, since the most recent update (only installed today by 
>> me as I've been away), Fetch Rate crashes Gnucash and I cannot record 
>> any exchange rate for my transactions (invoices, payments).
> 
> Do I understand you right, you are fetching quotes on all foreign
> currency transactions — several times a day?
> 
> And the crash happens in the "Transfer Funds" dialog?
> 
>> I have tried reinstalling Online Price Retrieval, and a number of the 
>> "test" lines said "skipped", but I don't really know what I'm doing. 
>> And I'm still having the same problem.
> 
> You will have to wait for the next F::Q release or apply the patch
> yourself on your current F::Q module.
> 
>> Very grateful for any assistance you can offer!
>> 
> 
> Regards
> Frank


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