I don't trade bitcoin so I don't know for sure, but for a long time bitcoin was not an officially recognized currency and GnuCash was not able to track it unless the user jumped through some tricky hoops. I don't know if that has changed yet. Is it quoted on Yahoo?
On Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 8:22 PM Geoff <cleanoutmys...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Julie > > You say that you have "successfully installed" Finance::Quote. We need > to verify that is is actually working, independently of GnuCash. The > easiest way to do this is to use the gnc-fq-dump utility as I explained > in my email yesterday. > > You need to: > (A) Locate the folder containing the gnc-fq-dump utility > (B) Open a Terminal session and navigate to this folder > (C) Run these two commands: > perl gnc-fq-dump yahoo_json IBM > perl gnc-fq-dump yahoo_json BTC-USD > > If Finance:Quote is working correctly, you should see something like this: > > gnc-fq-dump yahoo_json IBM > Finance::Quote fields Gnucash uses: > symbol: IBM <=== required > date: 06/17/2022 <=== recommended > currency: USD <=== required > last: 135.67 <=\ > nav: <=== one of these > price: <=/ > timezone: <=== optional > > > gnc-fq-dump yahoo_json BTC-USD > Finance::Quote fields Gnucash uses: > symbol: BTC-USD <=== required > date: 06/17/2022 <=== recommended > currency: USD <=== required > last: 20453.908 <=\ > nav: <=== one of these > price: <=/ > timezone: <=== optional > > > Let us know the results. > > Regards > > Geoff > ===== > > On 16/06/2022 11:08 pm, Trang Julie wrote: > > Thank you very much for your quick response, Geoff. > > > > Good news is I successfully installed the Finance::Quote version 1.51 > but still can't get online quotes. > > I tried both Yahoo as JSON source and Alpha Vantage, and got API key, > but the notification still says the same "Unable to retrieve quotes", as > the screenshot in attached. > > > > I'm not sure if it's just something with the connection or data source > or I need to do something else from my end. > > > > > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > > ------- Original Message ------- > > On Thursday, June 16th, 2022 at 7:47 PM, Geoff <cleanoutmys...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Julie > >> > >>> Does it mean something went wrong with Finance Quote module install, > >> > >> since it doesn't show its version? > >> > >> Possibly. You can use the GnuCash gnc-fq-dump utility (it is a Perl > >> script) to try and narrow down the problem. You didn't mention your > >> operating system, but your screenshot looks like MacOS? Anyway, on > >> Windows you will typically find this utility in the "C:\Program Files > >> (x86)\gnucash\bin" directory, and you can run it from a command prompt. > >> See attached screenshot for an example of successfully fetching prices > >> for IBM and Bitcoin using Yahoo. > >> > >> See if you can try this and let us know the results. > >> > >> Someone more familiar with MacOS than me may be able to help you > further. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Geoff > >> ===== > >> P.S. Accountants (I am not one) may have opinions on the merits of > >> treating Bitcoin as a Security vs a Currency. > >> > >> > >> On 16/06/2022 1:06 pm, Trang Julie via gnucash-user wrote: > >> > >>> Hi team. > >>> > >>> I'm Julie, I need your help on how to get online crypto value quotes. > >>> > >>> I tried the Tools > Security Editor and also Price Database but it > didn't work. Screenshot attached. > >>> > >>> In the About, it says: > >>> "Version: 4.10 > >>> Build ID: 4.10+(2022-03-26)Finance::Quote: -" > >>> > >>> Does it mean something went wrong with Finance Quote module install, > since it doesn't show its version? > >>> > >>> Thank you very much for your work. > >>> Julie > >>> > >>> Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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.
