After the manual installation following Geoff's suggestions I finally got to the point where GnuCash appeared to run FQ 1.51 and download today's prices ?? Then I noticed that this is still Sunday, which might explain why the latest saved prices are still from Friday.
I guess I can move on to my next project. On Sun, Oct 31, 2021, 5:57 PM Geoff <cleanoutmys...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi David Carlson > > The "getperl.vbs" script is a GnuCash file, not Strawberry: > > > https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-on-windows/blob/master/extra_dist/getperl.vbs > > I am running GnuCash v4.8 on Windows 10 and it is located here: > C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\ > > However, I recommend that you: > (1) Install Strawberry Perl directly from https://strawberryperl.com/ > and not via GnuCash. > (2) Reboot. > (3) Confirm that Perl is working: > (3a) Command prompt > (3b) perl -v > (4) Install Finance-Quote from GnuCash, which uses the "gnc-fq-update" > Perl script also located in C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\ > > Hope this helps. > > Regards > > Geoff > ===== > > On 1/11/2021 6:49 am, David Carlson wrote: > > Thank you David. I tried the Install online price retrieval for GnuCash > > script again and it still gives the error about the missing .vbs file. > Do > > you know how that file is supposed to be created? > > > > On Sun, Oct 31, 2021, 2:31 PM David H <hell...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> David, > >> > >> Seems like the StrawberryPerl web page is back up, suggest you give it > >> another shot. > >> > >> Cheers David H. > >> > >> > >> On Mon, 1 Nov 2021 at 03:33, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > >>> I am trying to install Perl with the script in the GnuCash program > folder > >>> in Windows 10. I accidentally forgot to use administrator rights the > >>> first time, repeated with rights, but it fails with error Input error: > >>> Could not find script file "C:\Windows\system32\getperl.vbs". > >>> > >>> I also found that the https://strawberryperl ... download page is > >>> inaccessible, one needs to use a different route to download strawberry > >>> Perl 5.32.1.1 32 or 64 .msi. > >>> > >>> Can someone help me get out of this rabbit hole? > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> gnucash-user mailing list > >>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org > >>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > >>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > >>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > >>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > >>> ----- > >>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > >>> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
