It's a perl script - basically a text file which you can open with Notepad if you want to look at the contents. Run it in a command prompt window using perl as follows - perl "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\gnc-fq-update" - you need double quotes around the file path as it contains a space.
On Tue, 27 Jun 2023 at 12:21, Steve Miller <srmnonessential2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, from searching around it appears your suggestion is indeed what I need > to do, eg run gnc-fq-update. In the gnucash bin directory I see a file with > that name, but how on earth do I run it? It appears to just be a text > file. Also, when I go to the start menu, there is no longer a folder for > gnucash, just the main program app so no program in there w that name, so > that's not helpful. I've looked in the gnucash documentation, but that > provides no info as to how to run/execute that file. > > On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 6:21 PM David H <hell...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Steve, >> >> Try running C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\gnc-fq-update, I seem to >> recall that fixed it for me on Windows when I initially went to version 5.0. >> >> Cheers David H. >> >> >> On Tue, 27 Jun 2023 at 10:21, Steve Miller <srmnonessential2...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> *So I'm running Windows 11, for years have used GnuCash version 4.14. It >>> also shows I'm using Finance:Quote 1.53. When I go to prices, to "Get >>> Quotes" and click the button, it works fine, always has, still does.* >>> >>> *BUT, when I install any GnuCash 5.0 version, the "Get Quotes" button is >>> grayed out, so I can't get any quotes. If I revert to 4.14, it works >>> great >>> again.* >>> >>> *Any idea what's going on in GnuCash 5.0 and above that would cause >>> that?* >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gnucash-user mailing list >>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>> ----- >>> 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 ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
