Hi... yes, I did not have al ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY and that was the issue. Things now seem to be updating properly.
It is supposed to take so long? There is a long (7 minute) delay before the update finishes... I've been using the gnucash-cli command line. On Sat, Oct 8, 2022 at 1:03 AM Geoff <cleanoutmys...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Richard > > If you have configured your GnuCash securities to retrieve their prices > using AlphaVantage then you need to make sure that you have entered your > API Key in GnuCash preferences. > > Also, depending on the problem, it may help if you upgrade to a later > version of of Finance Quote:- > > https://github.com/finance-quote/finance-quote/releases/tag/v1.53-rc.2 > > https://www.cpan.org/modules/by-authors/id/B/BP/BPSCHUCK/Finance-Quote-1.52_02.tar.gz > > Hope this helps. > > Regards > > Geoff > ===== > > > On 8/10/2022 4:58 pm, R Losey wrote: > > I just installed GnuCash on Ubuntu 22.04LTS (it is version 4.8 from the > > Ubuntu Software area). > > > > On a different Ubuntu, I had an older version running, and back then, > price > > updates were working. I managed to mess up that gnucash Linux install, > so I > > haven't been updating quotes - I've been using GnuCash on other operating > > systems, and since it is a pain to get the quotes working on them, I > > haven't bothered. > > > > But now that I have a nice shiny Ubuntu, I have installed gnucash and > > thought I'd attempt to update prices. I merely get : > > > > "ERROR <gnc.scm> There was an unknown error while retrieving the price > >> quotes." > > > > > > I have Finance::Quote version 1.51 - it was installed along with GnuCash > 4.8 > > > > Notes: > > - The reason I mentioned running updates some time ago (pre version 4.0, > I > > think) is that perhaps I need to do something in the securities editor? I > > think that I no longer own some of securities tagged to get updates, but > I > > wouldn't think that would be a problem... > > > > - I remember reading something about ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY - the debug > text > > prints it as empty (for what that's worth) > > > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey rlo...@gmail.com Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ 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.