[GNC] Trouble Installing Online Price Retrieval Tool

[Sudesh Chandar via gnucash-user]

Hello  Group,
I am a new user of GNU cash and have recently downloaded and installed Gnucash 
ver 4.5 on a windows 10 64 bit machine.
I am trying to run the script for Installing online price retrieval and the 
command line freezes after a while.
It installed the Strawberry perl just fine and the install check and version 
check passes ok and then it copies all the *.pm files just ok.
Where it hangs is after the message  "C:\Strawberry\c\bin\gmake.exe -- OK'
What am I missing?
I also checked the Gnucash app under the help menu/ about and the 
"Finance::Quote" module is not installed.
Any Help from the group as to why this is happening and how to resolve it?
Regards,Sid 
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Re: [GNC] Trouble Installing Online Price Retrieval Tool

[Geoff]

Hi Sudesh

Some of the required Perl modules take a considerable time to install 
and the process may appear to "freeze" when in fact it is only "resting".


Can you try again - you need to run the "gnc-fq-update" script located 
in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\" directory - and send a 
screenshot if it is still hanging after 30 minutes.


Thanks

Geoff
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On 5/05/2021 5:09 pm, Sudesh Chandar via gnucash-user wrote:

Hello  Group,
I am a new user of GNU cash and have recently downloaded and installed Gnucash 
ver 4.5 on a windows 10 64 bit machine.
I am trying to run the script for Installing online price retrieval and the 
command line freezes after a while.
It installed the Strawberry perl just fine and the install check and version 
check passes ok and then it copies all the *.pm files just ok.
Where it hangs is after the message  "C:\Strawberry\c\bin\gmake.exe -- OK'
What am I missing?
I also checked the Gnucash app under the help menu/ about and the 
"Finance::Quote" module is not installed.
Any Help from the group as to why this is happening and how to resolve it?
Regards,Sid
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Re: [GNC] Trouble Installing Online Price Retrieval Tool

[Sudesh Chandar via gnucash-user]

Hello Geoff,
Many thanks for the fast reply.
Actually the Perl scripts ran longer than 30 minutes much closer to 3 hours 
and after all that It threw up an error about "Alpha Vantage  API Key". I had 
to manually visit the alphavantage website and request a key and update Gnucash 
app under edit/preferences.
Is this normal?
Once I updated the key It seems work okay now.
Like I said before, I am still a newbie at this, 
My next step is how to setup a stock symbol in the price database/Get quotes 
button?
Currently pressing the button only gives me currency conversion between USD and 
INR.
Thanks,
- SudeshOn Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 01:00:54 PM GMT+5:30, Geoff 
 wrote:  
 
 Hi Sudesh

Some of the required Perl modules take a considerable time to install 
and the process may appear to "freeze" when in fact it is only "resting".

Can you try again - you need to run the "gnc-fq-update" script located 
in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\" directory - and send a 
screenshot if it is still hanging after 30 minutes.

Thanks

Geoff
=

On 5/05/2021 5:09 pm, Sudesh Chandar via gnucash-user wrote:
> Hello  Group,
> I am a new user of GNU cash and have recently downloaded and installed 
> Gnucash ver 4.5 on a windows 10 64 bit machine.
> I am trying to run the script for Installing online price retrieval and the 
> command line freezes after a while.
> It installed the Strawberry perl just fine and the install check and version 
> check passes ok and then it copies all the *.pm files just ok.
> Where it hangs is after the message  "C:\Strawberry\c\bin\gmake.exe -- OK'
> What am I missing?
> I also checked the Gnucash app under the help menu/ about and the 
> "Finance::Quote" module is not installed.
> Any Help from the group as to why this is happening and how to resolve it?
> Regards,Sid
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Re: [GNC] Trouble Installing Online Price Retrieval Tool

[Geoff]

Hi Sudesh

It looks like you are on the right tram now.

> much closer to 3 hours
> Is this normal?

Not in my experience, but it depends on your hardware and internet 
connection.


> My next step is how to setup a stock symbol in the price database/Get
> quotes button?

Correct.  Unfortunately I don't have any experience with Indian 
exchanges, but Google should be able to help you out.


> Currently pressing the button only gives me currency conversion
> between USD and INR.

This is a good sign - it indicates that you have successfully installed 
the Perl Finance Quote module.


You should be skiing downhill from here on.

Good luck.

Geoff
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On 5/05/2021 8:18 pm, Sudesh Chandar wrote:

Hello Geoff,

Many thanks for the fast reply.

Actually the Perl scripts ran longer than 30 minutes much closer to 
3 hours and after all that It threw up an error about "Alpha Vantage  
API Key". I had to manually visit the alphavantage website and request a 
key and update Gnucash app under edit/preferences.


Is this normal?

Once I updated the key It seems work okay now.

Like I said before, I am still a newbie at this,

My next step is how to setup a stock symbol in the price database/Get 
quotes button?


Currently pressing the button only gives me currency conversion between 
USD and INR.


Thanks,
- Sudesh
On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 01:00:54 PM GMT+5:30, Geoff 
 wrote:



Hi Sudesh

Some of the required Perl modules take a considerable time to install
and the process may appear to "freeze" when in fact it is only "resting".

Can you try again - you need to run the "gnc-fq-update" script located
in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\" directory - and send a
screenshot if it is still hanging after 30 minutes.

Thanks

Geoff
=

On 5/05/2021 5:09 pm, Sudesh Chandar via gnucash-user wrote:
 > Hello  Group,
 > I am a new user of GNU cash and have recently downloaded and 
installed Gnucash ver 4.5 on a windows 10 64 bit machine.
 > I am trying to run the script for Installing online price retrieval 
and the command line freezes after a while.
 > It installed the Strawberry perl just fine and the install check and 
version check passes ok and then it copies all the *.pm files just ok.
 > Where it hangs is after the message  "C:\Strawberry\c\bin\gmake.exe 
-- OK'

 > What am I missing?
 > I also checked the Gnucash app under the help menu/ about and the 
"Finance::Quote" module is not installed.
 > Any Help from the group as to why this is happening and how to 
resolve it?

 > Regards,Sid
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Re: [GNC] Trouble Installing Online Price Retrieval Tool

[David Carlson]

Sudesh,

I think you have completed the installation correctly.   Since you also
obtained a key from Alpha Vantage you should be able to use their service
to download prices if they provide the ones that you want. For some stock
quotes you may get better results using one of the other services that the
finance-quote software can access.  Ask here about specific quotes on
specific exchanges.

For example,  I use Yahoo as json service for quotes on the US exchanges
because I download about 30 prices at a time.






On Wed, May 5, 2021, 5:19 AM Sudesh Chandar via gnucash-user <
gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:

> Hello Geoff,
> Many thanks for the fast reply.
> Actually the Perl scripts ran longer than 30 minutes much closer to 3
> hours and after all that It threw up an error about "Alpha Vantage  API
> Key". I had to manually visit the alphavantage website and request a key
> and update Gnucash app under edit/preferences.
> Is this normal?
> Once I updated the key It seems work okay now.
> Like I said before, I am still a newbie at this,
> My next step is how to setup a stock symbol in the price database/Get
> quotes button?
> Currently pressing the button only gives me currency conversion between
> USD and INR.
> Thanks,
> - SudeshOn Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 01:00:54 PM GMT+5:30, Geoff <
> cleanoutmys...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi Sudesh
>
> Some of the required Perl modules take a considerable time to install
> and the process may appear to "freeze" when in fact it is only "resting".
>
> Can you try again - you need to run the "gnc-fq-update" script located
> in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\" directory - and send a
> screenshot if it is still hanging after 30 minutes.
>
> Thanks
>
> Geoff
> =
>
> On 5/05/2021 5:09 pm, Sudesh Chandar via gnucash-user wrote:
> > Hello  Group,
> > I am a new user of GNU cash and have recently downloaded and installed
> Gnucash ver 4.5 on a windows 10 64 bit machine.
> > I am trying to run the script for Installing online price retrieval and
> the command line freezes after a while.
> > It installed the Strawberry perl just fine and the install check and
> version check passes ok and then it copies all the *.pm files just ok.
> > Where it hangs is after the message  "C:\Strawberry\c\bin\gmake.exe --
> OK'
> > What am I missing?
> > I also checked the Gnucash app under the help menu/ about and the
> "Finance::Quote" module is not installed.
> > Any Help from the group as to why this is happening and how to resolve
> it?
> > Regards,Sid
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Re: [GNC] Trouble Installing Online Price Retrieval Tool

[Chris Good]

Hi Sudesh,

Everything you should need to know to set up your stocks in GnuCash is
covered in
https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_invest.html

Everything you should need to know about using Finance::Quote is covered in
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Online_Quotes

Regards, Chris Good


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Date: Wed, 5 May 2021 07:58:44 -0500
From: David Carlson 
To: Sudesh Chandar 
Cc: "gnucash-user@gnucash.org" , Geoff

Subject: Re: [GNC] Trouble Installing Online Price Retrieval Tool
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Sudesh,

I think you have completed the installation correctly.   Since you also
obtained a key from Alpha Vantage you should be able to use their service to
download prices if they provide the ones that you want. For some stock
quotes you may get better results using one of the other services that the
finance-quote software can access.  Ask here about specific quotes on
specific exchanges.

For example,  I use Yahoo as json service for quotes on the US exchanges
because I download about 30 prices at a time.






On Wed, May 5, 2021, 5:19 AM Sudesh Chandar via gnucash-user <
gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:

> Hello Geoff,
> Many thanks for the fast reply.
> Actually the Perl scripts ran longer than 30 minutes much closer 
> to 3 hours and after all that It threw up an error about "Alpha 
> Vantage  API Key". I had to manually visit the alphavantage website 
> and request a key and update Gnucash app under edit/preferences.
> Is this normal?
> Once I updated the key It seems work okay now.
> Like I said before, I am still a newbie at this, My next step is how 
> to setup a stock symbol in the price database/Get quotes button?
> Currently pressing the button only gives me currency conversion 
> between USD and INR.
> Thanks,
> - SudeshOn Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 01:00:54 PM GMT+5:30, Geoff <
> cleanoutmys...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi Sudesh
>
> Some of the required Perl modules take a considerable time to install 
> and the process may appear to "freeze" when in fact it is only "resting".
>
> Can you try again - you need to run the "gnc-fq-update" script located 
> in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\" directory - and send a 
> screenshot if it is still hanging after 30 minutes.
>
> Thanks
>
> Geoff
> =
>
> On 5/05/2021 5:09 pm, Sudesh Chandar via gnucash-user wrote:
> > Hello  Group,
> > I am a new user of GNU cash and have recently downloaded and 
> > installed
> Gnucash ver 4.5 on a windows 10 64 bit machine.
> > I am trying to run the script for Installing online price retrieval 
> > and
> the command line freezes after a while.
> > It installed the Strawberry perl just fine and the install check and
> version check passes ok and then it copies all the *.pm files just ok.
> > Where it hangs is after the message  "C:\Strawberry\c\bin\gmake.exe 
> > --
> OK'
> > What am I missing?
> > I also checked the Gnucash app under the help menu/ about and the
> "Finance::Quote" module is not installed.
> > Any Help from the group as to why this is happening and how to 
> > resolve
> it?
> > Regards,Sid
> > _

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