[GNC] Gnucash 5.1 Online Quotes not working

David H hellvee at gmail.com
Wed May 24 01:06:53 EDT 2023


It's a windows exe and you'll need double quotes around the path name
because of the embedded spaces - see Geert's email -
https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2023-May/106961.html

 Try the following in a windows command prompt, you should see
similar results....

Cheers David H.

C:\Users\David>"c:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\gnucash-cli" --quotes
info

Found Finance::Quote version 1.55.
Finance::Quote sources:
aex          alphavantage              amfiindia    asegr        asx
aufunds      australia    bamosz       bet          bloomberg    bourso
bse          bseindia     canada       canadamutual              comdirect
cse          deka         dutch        dwsfunds     europe
fetch_live_currencies     fidelity     fidelity_direct
finanzpartner             fondsweb     fool         france       ftfunds
fundata      fundlibrary  goldmoney    greece       hu           hufund
hungary      hustock      iexcloud     india        indiamutual
known_currencies          morningstarau             morningstarch
morningstarjp             mstaruk      nasdaq       nseindia     nyse
nzx          onvista      oslobors     romania      seb_funds    sinvestor
six          tesouro_direto            tiaacref     tmx          tradegate
tradeville   treasurydirect            troweprice   troweprice_direct
tsp          tsx          ukfunds      unionfunds   usa          xetra
yahoo_json   za

On Wed, 24 May 2023 at 14:48, <Thornefamilytrust at bigpond.com> wrote:

> Hi David,
>
>
>
> Thanks that makes sense and yes gnc-fq-check no longer exists
>
>
>
> Am I able to run gnucash-cli?
>
>
>
> I cant get it to work manually? See attached
>
>
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>
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> *From:* David H <hellvee at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 24, 2023 12:37 PM
> *To:* Thornefamilytrust at bigpond.com
> *Cc:* Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net>; gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> *Subject:* Re: [GNC] Gnucash 5.1 Online Quotes not working
>
>
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
>
>
> Note that Gnucash Get Quotes has been completely rewritten so there is no
> longer a gnc-fq-check script  in gnucash version 5 that's why you are
> getting the error, check your C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin folder -
> this was mentioned in the release notes :-)  There's only gnc-fq-update
> and gnc-path-check (which you can't run manually apparently) now so
> probably nothing wrong with your Perl install.
>
>
>
> Cheers David H.
>
>
>
> On Wed, 24 May 2023 at 10:53, <Thornefamilytrust at bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> In addition to the below, when I try to run a PERL command it also fails,
> previously with v4.xx this was possible?
>
> See attached
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thornefamilytrust at bigpond.com <Thornefamilytrust at bigpond.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 8:42 AM
> To: 'Kalpesh Patel' <kalpesh.patel at usa.net>
> Cc: 'gnucash-user at gnucash.org' <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: RE: [GNC] Gnucash 5.1 Online Quotes not working
>
> Hi,
>
> I have those exact settings selected as below and it's not updating see
> attached
>
> Last update was with v4.xx in April 2023 see attached.
>
> Previously with V4.xx was working fine, all I have done is upgrade to v5.1,
> uninstall Perl and run the online price retrieval tool which has
> reinstalled
> the latest Perl.
>
> Nothing else on my PC has changed and still running Norton with the same
> settings as previously.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 9:36 PM
> To: Thornefamilytrust at bigpond.com
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: RE: [GNC] Gnucash 5.1 Online Quotes not working
>
> If it is "seems to do something for a while 30-60 sec then the Perl wind
> closes without any errors" then your quote retrieving facility is most
> likely working correctly and retrieving prices. Re-running install script
> and displaying the info you list is further concurrence that the quote
> retrieving facility is working fine. Here most likely is case of security
> definition having incorrect ticker symbol or the source you are selecting
> does not carry prices for it. Try adding a known security with a known
> source and see if it retrieves prices or not (see below known to work for
> me). If it does not retrieve prices even after that then there is likely a
> third party malware protection installed on your system which is blocking
> networking connection to the source to retrieve prices.
>
> Here is the security definition...
>
> Security Information
>         Full Name: Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B
>         Symbol/abbreviation: BRK-B
>         Display symbol: BRK-B
>         Namespace: NYSE (note: type in 'NYSE' if it is not found in the
> drop
> down)
>         ISIN,CUSIP or other code: (leave it blank)
>         Fraction traded 1/:100000
>
> Quote Source Information:
>                 --tick 'Get Online Quotes'
>         Type of quote source:
>                 --click 'Single' and field next to it needs to read 'Yahoo
> as JSON' (scroll down the drop down by clicking the arrow on the right side
> and then select it from the list. )
>                  Timezone: Use local time
>
> Update the prices (Tools -> Price Database --> click 'Get Quotes' button)
> and then review it in that window whether price was retrieved or not.
> Expand
> the 'NYSE' namespace and underneath it you should see BRK-B. Click arrow to
> the left of 'BRK-B' to see prices that GNC has collected so far. If nothing
> is there  then most likely a third party malware protection (or a malware)
> is restricting connection. If prices were retrieved then you need to
> ascertain correct source and symbol by means of experimentation for the
> security that is of interest for which prices retrieval has eluded you so
> far.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thornefamilytrust at bigpond.com <Thornefamilytrust at bigpond.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 9:22 PM
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: [GNC] Gnucash 5.1 Online Quotes not working
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I have re-tried by installing Gnucash v5.1 on my Win 10 machine to get
> online quotes to work.
>
>
>
> Upgraded from 4.XX to 5.1 uninstalled Strawberry and ran the "Install
> Online
> Price retrieval" tool for Gnucash. This reinstalled Strawberry Perl , F:Q
> etc
>
>
>
> but all I get when clicking Get Quotes within Gnucash is the Perl window
> opens and seems to do something for a while 30-60 sec then the Perl wind
> closes without any errors - the quotes have not been updated.
>
>
>
> System:
>
> Win 10
>
> Gnucash 5.1
>
> F:Q 1.55
>
>
>
> Re-running "Install Online Price retrieval" tool for Gnucash produces the
> following
>
>
>
> *Check Perl
>
> * Check Perl version
>
> * Install required perl modules
>
>
>
> Database was generated on Mon, 22 May 2023 03:35:21 GMT
>
> Test2 is up to date (1.302195).
>
> Finance::Quote is up to date (1.55).
>
> JSON::Parse is up to date (0.62).
>
>
>
> * Check environment variable ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY
>
>
>
>   ***
>
>   *** You need an API key (from https://www.alphavantage.co)
>
>   ***   to run the Perl module Finance::Quote.
>
>   ***
>
>   *** Make it available to GnuCash by
>
>   ***    - setting the environment variable ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY or
>
>   ***    - starting GnuCash and adding the Alpha Vantage api key in
>
>   ***        Edit->Preferences->Online Quotes
>
>   ***
>
>
>
> * Installation succeeded
>
>
>
> Press any key to continue . . .
>
>
>
> I have set the Alphavantage Key in Gnucash and can see it in preferences.
>
>
>
> Not sure what to do to get this working - please assist.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
>
>
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