[GNC] Problem with Online Quotes/Price Database

[Bruno Barros]

Try to switch to yahoo json for quote retrieval. I haven’t used alphavantage in over a year.


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> On Jun 13, 2024, at 1:25 AM, Steve Barru <sbarru at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I am using GnuCash v4.12 on a 64-bit Windows 11 laptop to keep track of
> personal finances. I am retired and my income consists of Social Security
> and distributions from investments in funds and occasionally, stocks. I
> live outside of the US and am tracking dual-currencies with GnuCash. When I
> started running GnuCash in Jan 2023, I set up the Online Price Retrieval
> module for equities and forex quotations. I have been using the Price
> Database tool to fetch quotes on a more or less monthly basis and this has
> worked seamlessly until May 2024 when I got an error message telling me
> there was a problem with the database or something to that effect. Beyond
> periodic Windows updates, no changes to my system that I know of.
> 
> Since then I have uninstalled and then reinstalled the Strawberry Perl app
> that runs the online quote service; the version installed is 5.32.1001.
> After the installation, I ran the Price Database tool and the Get Quotes
> button on the right of the screen was grayed out. I got a new Alpha Vantage
> API key hoping that might solve the problem. It did not; the Get Quotes
> button is still grayed out.
> 
> Looking for suggestions how to troubleshoot this, hopefully that are not
> exceptionally technical. Thanks for any help with this.
> 
> Best,
> Steve
> 
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