Ah of course it is Michael, thanks for the correction/ I'm sitting in front of my iMac at present so that didn't even register with me at the time :-)
Cheers David H. On Mon, 7 Aug 2023 at 07:41, Fross, Michael <mich...@fross.org> wrote: > As an FYI, on my windows 11 installation, the default location where > GNUCash installs itself is: > > "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash" > > and the full path to the CLI executable is: > > "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\gnucash-cli.exe" > > For command line guys like me, these paths are just crazy.... > > Michael > > On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 4:23 PM David H <hell...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On windows you'll need the double quotes around the .exe path because of >> the space in "Program Files" >> >> i.e. "C:\Program Files\GnuCash\gnucash-cli.exe" -V --quotes dump >> nseindia >> RELIANCE >> >> OR >> >> you can also open a command prompt and change directory to C:\Program >> Files\GnuCash end then just run the command without the full path name >> i.e. >> gnucash-cli.exe -V --quotes dump nseindia RELIANCE >> >> Cheers David H. >> >> >> On Mon, 7 Aug 2023 at 05:36, Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnuc...@jdlh.com> wrote: >> >> > Paras: >> > >> > On 2023-08-06 01:21, Paras Desai wrote: >> > > ...I tried to run the command prompt, and I received the following >> > > message. >> > > >> > > I run command from as an administrator, the same message received as >> > > below. >> > > >> > > gnucash-cli' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >> > > operable program or batch file. >> > > >> > This message indicates a problem not with GnuCash or Perl, but of >> > learning how to use the command prompt. The message says that Windows >> > cannot find a file named "gnucash-cli" in the current directory. You fix >> > the problem by using the full path and exact filename for the GnuCash >> > command. >> > >> > Use File Explorer to find the directory where GnuCash is installed, and >> > a file named something like "gnucash-cli.exe" in that directory. Note >> > the full file path to that directory. >> > >> > Suppose that path is: >> > >> > C:\Program Files\GnuCash\gnucash-cli.exe >> > >> > (I don't use GnuCash on Windows, so I am not sure what the exact path >> > and file name are.) >> > >> > Then in place of "gnucash-cli", use that full path and file name. For >> > instance: >> > >> > C:\Program Files\GnuCash\gnucash-cli.exe -V --quotes dump nseindia >> RELIANCE >> > >> > That should give you the output similar to my example. If you get the >> > same error message as before, then there is probably something wrong in >> > the path or the file name. >> > >> > Learning more about using the Windows command prompt is a separate task, >> > and one that will probably help you for more things than just GnuCash. >> > According to a brief web search, here are a couple of pages that explain >> > the Windows Command Prompt: >> > >> > < >> > >> https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/a-beginners-guide-to-the-windows-command-line/ >> > > >> > < >> > >> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/windows-commands >> > > >> > >> > Teaching details about the Windows command prompt is out of the scope of >> > this list. A Windows support group would be a better place to learn >> > about it. >> > >> > Best regards, >> > —Jim DeLaHunt >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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. >> > _______________________________________________ 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.
