[GNC] How to "Get Quotes" for a specific day?

[Geoff]

No.

As far as I know the Finance::Quote module that GnuCash uses has no 
provision to fetch historical prices.

If you are into scripting and web scraping, checkout Selenium which has 
a nice Python interface.

Good luck!

Geoff
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On 30/12/2022 3:23 pm, gnucash_2022 at michaelaltfield.net wrote:
>> 2. Import from a CSV file:-
>>    (File / Import / Import prices from a CSV file)
> 
> OK, Is there a way that I can generate this CSV file using `gnc-fq-dump` or `gnucash-cli` or similar so that I can script something to fetch/generate a CSV file and then import that CSV file for all my stocks for a specific date?
> 
> On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 03:25:02PM +1100, Geoff wrote:
>> Hi Michael
>>
>> You can't do this.
>>
>> Alternatives:-
>> 1. Key the prices directly into the Price Database:-
>>     (Tools / Price Data Database / Add)
>> 2. Import from a CSV file:-
>>     (File / Import / Import prices from a CSV file)
>>
>> Historical prices are available from, inter alia, https://finance.yahoo.com/
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Geoff
>> =====
>>
>> On 30/12/2022 3:06 pm, gnucash_2022 at michaelaltfield.net wrote:
>>> How can I tell GNU Cash to update its "Price Database" for all known currencies, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc for a *specific* day?
>>>
>>> I'm trying trying to prepare a report for a date in the past. I've set the `Options` for the report to `nearest in time` so that it will grab the prices for the commodities from the Price Database that are closest to the date of the report as possible.
>>>
>>>    * https://gnucash-docs-rst.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide/C/ch_invest.html?highlight=price%20database#the-price-source-in-reports
>>> Well, I checked the Price Database, and I have gaps in the prices for some of my stocks. For many stocks, I don't have any prices defined for the day of the report. Therefore, my report may be inaccurate.
>>>
>>> I know that I can go to `Tools` -> `Price Database` and click the `Get Quotes` button. This will fetch the current quote (price) and add it to the Price Database for all defined currencies, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. But that will fetch and add the prices for *today's date* only.
>>>
>>> How can I do the equivalent of `Get Quotes` but for a specific day in the *past*?
>>>
>>> (see also https://superuser.com/questions/1760157/how-to-get-quotes-for-all-currencies-and-stocks-for-a-specific-day-gnu-cash)
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