> Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2018 17:59:28 -0500 > From: Les <lellio...@gmail.com> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: Finance::Quote Yahoo_JSON Alpha Vantage > Message-ID: <2fde53e2-985e-0030-9b87-68b6f5f0f...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > I followed the instructions on adding modes for quote.pm and > alphavantage.pm as described.? However, I am no longer able to update > any my stocks now.? I have obviously done something wrong. Is there any > way to undo these modes and revert back to my previous files? > > Thanks. > > Les > > On 04/01/2018 08:51 PM, Chris Good wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have no problems using Yahoo_JSON as a quote source for my 16 stocks for > > which I download prices only weekly. > > > > However, I have been working with another user and it seems Yahoo_JSON > fails > > when there are many stocks and/or prices for them are requested often. > > > > > > > > I suggest people who run into Yahoo _JSON problems use Alpha Vantage as > the > > quote source. > > > > See > > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_Why_doesn.27t_online_quoting_work.3 > F > > > > > > > > Alpha Vantage purposefully fails quote requests if it detects a user hogging > > their web server resources by returning an Information message that says: > > > > Please consider optimizing your API call frequency > > > > and pausing for approx. 20 seconds. > > > > > > > > If you use Alpha Vantage, there have been mods made to Finance::Quote so > > that usage complies with the Alpha Vantage recommendations that only 1 > price > > request per second is made in order to ensure that the webserver resources > > are shared amongst all users. > > > > > > > > If the information message is detected for a particular stock (or currency > > conversion thanks Mike Alexander), then Finance::Quote also pauses for 20 > > seconds, then retries up to 4 times. > > > > As this means you should not have to retry getting prices for all stocks or > > currencies if you have a failure, and this will minimise usage of the Alpha > > Vantage web server, I suggest people install the modified perl programs. > > > > > > > > The modified Finance::Quote perl programs are currently not yet incorporated > > into the latest version of Finance::Quote (1.47), and as the Finance::Quote > > maintainers are, like everyone else, busy, it may be a long time (it has > > been over a year in the past) before these mods are included in the next > > release of Finance::Quote. > > > > > > > > To install these mods without waiting for them to be incorporated in > > Finance::Quote: > > > > > > > > 1. Make sure the standard Quote.pm and AlphaVantage.pm files are writable. > > > > > > > > For Windows 10 these files are usually: > > > > C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\Finance\Quote.pm > > > > C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\Finance\Quote\AlphaVantage.pm > > > > Using File Manager, right click on the file, Properties, Untick 'Read Only', > > then OK > > > > > > > > For Ubuntu Linux, these files are usually: > > > > /usr/local/share/perl/5.22.1/Finance/Quote.pm > > > > /usr/local/share/perl/5.22.1/Finance/Quote/AlphaVantage.pm > > > > From a terminal: > > > > cd /usr/local/share/perl/5.22.1/Finance > > > > sudo chmod 666 Quote.pm Quote/AlphaVantage.pm > > > > > > > > 2. To install the modified Quote.pm: > > > > Open > > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mtalexander/finance- > quote/6ee43ea08b504617 > > 142139fda41ae45be865fa38/lib/Finance/Quote.pm > > > > in a browser, click in the code, then use Control-A to highlight it all, > > then paste it into a text editor > > > > (say Notepad for Windows, or gedit for Linux), then 'Save As' over the top > > of the existing > > Quote.pm. > > > > > > > > 3. To install the modified AlphaVantage.pm: > > > > Open > > https://github.com/mtalexander/finance- > quote/blob/6ee43ea08b504617142139fda4 > > 1ae45be865fa38/lib/Finance/Quote/AlphaVantage.pm > > > > > > > > in a browser, click in the code, then use Control-A to highlight it all, > > then paste it into a text editor > > > > (say Notepad for Windows, or gedit for Linux), then 'Save As' over the top > > of the existing > > AlphaVantage.pm. > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, I don't have a Mac so I cannot provide instructions. > > > > > > > > If you want to check on the progress of the Pull Request to incorporate > > these changes in Finance::Quote, please see: > > > > https://github.com/finance-quote/finance-quote/pull/85 > > > > Regards, Chris Good
Hi Les, Sorry you had problems following my instructions. The quickest way to reinstall the standard files over the modified files is: >From a command prompt (Windows) or Terminal (Linux): cpan install Finance::Quote quit However, if you wish to tell me what your operating system is, and try to run the gnc-fq-helper command as per https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_fix_a_.22system_error.22_or_.2 2unknown_error.22_when_getting_stock_quotes.3F and tell me the response, I will try to help you. I.e. Windows from a command prompt: cd \Program Files\gnucash\bin echo (yahoo "CSCO") | perl gnc-fq-helper Linux, from a terminal: echo '(yahoo "CSCO")' | gnc-fq-helper Regards, Chris Good _______________________________________________ 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.
