[GNC] F::Q issue with reinstalled GNUCASH on Windows

[Kalpesh Patel]

Note: some commands got word-wrapped by the list server... they all should
be entered as one  continuous line on the command prompt:

perl --version

setx /M path
"%path%;C:\Strawberry\c\bin;C:\Strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\Strawberry\perl\b
in;"


-----Original Message-----
From: Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net> 
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2025 8:35 AM
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: [GNC] F::Q issue with reinstalled GNUCASH on Windows

Few days back there was a post for GNUCASH issue on a Windows where it was
re-installed but F::Q was not working. This is likely because Windows PATH
variable is munged up for PERL executable and not finding it as it was
mentioned. To remedy the issue, check to make sure that Strawberry Perl is
found in the PATH variable. Here is how to check:

 

-          Open up cmd prompt in an elevated mode (one with admin
privileges)

-          Type in (those are two dashes before "version" text): perl
--version 

-          It should come back with something:

o    If it is installed correctly then: "This is perl #, version ##,
subversion # (v#.##.#) built for ."

OR

o   If it is NOT installed correctly then: "'perl' is not recognized as an
internal or external command, ."

 

 

In case NOT installed correctly, execute following command:

 

setx /M path
"%path%;C:\Strawberry\c\bin;C:\Strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\Strawberry\perl\b
in;"

 

Now run the same steps from top  and you should get the string that is
installed correctly one.

 

In case you go through this process once  and it still does not return
string as mentioned in correctly installed one then you may need to install
strawberry Perl again after removing it first, rebooting the machine and
then 

Install it. If it does correct string, then no need to reinstall it. 

 

In either case,  run "Install Online Price Retrieval for GnuCash" script
found in the "GnuCash" App folder to install missing any F::Q dependencies
to make it work. 

 

Attached is the screenshot with another way to check correct PATH.

 

Hope this helps.