Hi David

This problem is because you are pasting not just the command itself, but also its expected output.

This is the command:

echo (currency "USD" "GBP") | perl gnc-fq-helper


And this is the expected output:

(("USD" (symbol . "USD") (gnc:time-no-zone . "2021-07-19 21:27:37") (last . #e0.72922) (currency . "GBP")))


See attached screenshot.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Geoff
=====


On 19/07/2021 7:08 pm, [email protected] wrote:
Good morning Geoff - I'm now back in the office and have run through your
suggestions with the following result:


        a) C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>set
ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=[MYKEY]

                > LOOKS OK

        b) C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>echo %ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY%
[MYKEY]

                > RETURNS KEY CORRECTLY

        c) C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>echo (currency "USD" "GBP") |
perl gnc-fq-helper (("USD" (symbol . "USD") (gnc:time-no-zone . "2021-03-10
08:40:01") (last . #e0.72002) (currency . "GBP")))

                > RETURNS ERROR STRING:

                C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>echo (currency "USD"
"GBP") | perl gnc-fq-helper (("USD" (symbol . "USD") (gnc:time-no-zone .
"2021-03-10 08:40:01") (last . #e0.72002) (currency . "GBP")))

                        Can't open ((USD: No such file or directory at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't open (symbol: No such file or directory at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't do inplace edit: . is not a regular file at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't open USD): No such file or directory at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't open (gnc:time-no-zone: No such file or
directory at gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't do inplace edit: . is not a regular file at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't open 2021-03-10 08:40:01): Invalid argument at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't open (last: No such file or directory at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't do inplace edit: . is not a regular file at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't open #e0.72002): No such file or directory at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't open (currency: No such file or directory at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't do inplace edit: . is not a regular file at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.
                        Can't open GBP))): No such file or directory at
gnc-fq-helper line 331.

Unfortunately I'm not a PERL coder but the code block starting at line 331
is the following:

        while(<>) {

          my $result = parse_input_line($_);

          if(!$result) {
           print STDERR "$prgnam: bad input line ($_)\n";
            exit 1;
   }


-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff <[email protected]>
Sent: 18 July 2021 13:55
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [GNC] Can anyone help with this issue please - GNC-FQ Not able
to collect data

Hi David

Did you remember to set your alphavantage key as an environment variable
when testing with Perl from the command line?

Can you try this:

C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>set
ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=__Your_Actual_Key__

C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>echo %ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY%
__Your_Actual_Key__

C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>echo (currency "USD" "GBP") | perl
gnc-fq-helper (("USD" (symbol . "USD") (gnc:time-no-zone . "2021-03-10
08:40:01") (last . #e0.72002) (currency . "GBP")))

C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>echo (currency "EUR" "RON") | perl
gnc-fq-helper (("EUR" (symbol . "EUR") (gnc:time-no-zone . "2021-03-10
08:45:05") (last . #e4.8841) (currency . "RON")))


Also, it is normal to get the blank command window when doing Get Quotes on
Windows.

Regards

Geoff
=====

On 18/07/2021 8:04 pm, [email protected] wrote:
I'm having a problem with GNC-FQ not being able to retrieve currency
data for the GBP / EUR currency pair.

I had previously used FQ back when the data source was Yahoo, but when
the Yahoo died I stopped using it.

I now need to pick up GBP and EUR rates so I've installed the
components required to get the Alphavantage feed to work - or so I hoped!

Here's where I've got to so far:

1.      I updated GNU Cash to current 4.6.
2.      I installed Strawberry Perl version 5.32.1.1
3.      I'm Running Windows 10 Professional 21H1 build 19043.110
4.      I added my aphhavantage key in Preferences \ Online Quotes
5.      I ran perl gnc-fq-check and got the following result:

C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>perl gnc-fq-check

("1.51" "aex" "alphavantage" "amfiindia" "asegr" "asx" "aufunds"
"australia"
"bamosz" "bet" "bloomberg" "bourso" "bse" "bseindia" "canada"
"canadamutual"
"comdirect" "cse" "deka" "dutch" "dwsfunds" "europe"
"fetch_live_currencies"
"fidelity" "fidelity_direct" "finanzpartner" "fondsweb" "fool" "ftfunds"
"fundata" "fundlibrary" "goldmoney" "greece" "hu" "hufund" "hungary"
"hustock" "iexcloud" "india" "indiamutual" "known_currencies"
"morningstarau" "morningstarjp" "mstaruk" "nasdaq" "nseindia" "nyse" "nzx"
"onvista" "oslobors" "romania" "seb_funds" "six" "tiaacref" "tmx"
"tradeville" "troweprice" "troweprice_direct" "tsp" "ukfunds" "unionfunds"
"usa" "usfedbonds" "yahoo_json" "za")

6.      I ran perl gnc-fq-update and got the following result:

C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>perl gnc-fq-update

Database was generated on Sat, 17 Jul 2021 11:42:13 GMT

Date::Manip is up to date (6.85).

Finance::Quote is up to date (1.51).

7.      I tested the alphavantage data feed using this URL string and got
the following result:

https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=CURRENCY_EXCHANGE_RATE&from
_curre ncy=GBP&to_currency=EUR&apikey=[MYKEY}

Realtime Currency Exchange Rate

1. From_Currency Code       "GBP"

2. From_Currency Name      "British Pound Sterling"

3. To_Currency Code  "EUR"

4. To_Currency Name "Euro"

5. Exchange Rate       "1.16550000"

6. Last Refreshed       "2021-07-18 09:00:04"

7. Time Zone    "UTC"

8. Bid Price       "1.16544000"

9. Ask Price       "1.16555000"

All looked good so I set the two currencies GBP and EUR to get online
quotes in the Security Editor.

I then switched to the Price Database and clicked Get Quotes only to
get the following failure message:



Interestingly, when I click the Get Quotes button (and when I open GNU
Cash) Perl pops a blank CMD window  (C:Strawbery\perl\bin\perl.exe)
and the window closes without being populated.

I then created a new alphavantage key which I updated in GNC
preferences, but I got the same result when I ran Get Quotes.

I next tried the following code example:

cd \Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin

set ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=[MYKEY]

perl gnc-fq-dump alphavantage CSCO

Which generated the following output:

C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>perl gnc-fq-dump alphavantage EUR

syswrite() on unopened filehandle GEN0 at
C:/Strawberry/perl/lib/IO/Handle.pm line 459.

Finance::Quote fields Gnucash uses:

      symbol: EUR (deduced)        <=== required

      date: ** missing **        <=== recommended

     currency: ** missing **        <=== required

      last: **missing**          <=\

      nav: **missing**          <=== one of these

      price: **missing**          <=/

     timezone:                      <=== optional

My immediate thought was that either GNC or PERL were being blocked by
Win
10 security so I explicitly added both Perl Interpreter and GNC to the
apps allowed through Windows Firewall - both private and public. This
made no difference.

I then wondered if the problem was IP blocking so tried again over a
VPN, thus a different IP. This made no difference.

I'm not a Perl programmer so I'm now pretty much stuck. Possibly I've
missed something very obvious or else there is something strange going
on here which I don't understand.

If anyone can suggest how to diagnose the issue from here, or better
still fix the issue, I'd very much appreciate the help.



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