[GNC] Download Quotes end with huge list of errors

[John Ralls]

Megan,

Every one of those 400 errors is probably a wrong symbol. You need to confirm every one of them.

Regards,
John Ralls

> Thank you, John Ralls - I now have an  Alphavantage API key installed.
> 
> Thank you, Bruce Schuck - I updated to F::Q to version 1.65.  I understand,
> and work around, the fact that the ASX method has a limit of 6-character
> symbols; symbols such as "AUS0112AU" will, and do, fail.  I enter this data
> manually.
> 
> CHPT does exist and has transformed into CHC. CHPT is in the name of the
> investment and not the ASX designation of CHC.
> 
> 
> 
> So - after including an Alphavantage API key and updating F::Q to v1.65, I
> am still getting the list of failures to process:
> 
>  - Failure with Error: Invalid Symbol
>  - Status 400 Bad Request
>  - Unable to fetch data from ASX server
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> Megan in Sydney
> 
> *GnuCash*
> Version: 5.8
> *Build ID: 5.8+(2024-07-06)Finance::Quote: 1.65*
> 
> *Windows 10 Home*
> *Version: 22H2*
> *OS Build: 19045.5011*
> 
> 
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2025 at 03:21, Bruce Schuck <bschuck at asgard-systems.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Tue Jun 10 02:48:41 EDT 2025, Megan Tilley writes:
>> 
>>> While downloading the Finance::Quotes from the Stock Market has
>>> always seemed to have 'worked' in as much as the prices change, I
>>> have also always received a list of errors for doing so.
>> 
>> The ASX method has a limit of 6-character symbols. So symbols such as
>> "AUS0112AU" will fail.
>> 
>> As for the symbols such as "CHPT", are you sure they are valid? I
>> searched the https://www.asx.com.au/ website, no info returned.
>> 
>> I also see errors because you don't have an API key for extracting data
>> from AlphaVantage.
>> 
>> You should also update F::Q to 1.65.
>> 
>> Bruce S.
>> 
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