Hello,

I'm testing GnuCash software on windows 10 64bit, to see if it is useful for me (as opposed to buying Quicken!)


I wasn't able to install Finance::Quote successfully using this procedure:

Microsoft Windows:
??? Close GnuCash.
??? Run Install Online Price Retrieval which can be found in the GnuCash ???Start??? menu entry.

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So, i downloaded and installed Strawberry Perl 5.30.q.q-*64 bit* (successfully), then used cpan to install Finance::Quote, which also installed successfully

my windows environment has the correct Alpha Vantage?? key, as does GnuCash in edit/preferences/online quotes

i don't know if it is working properly, though, and, i couldn't figure out how to run gnu-fq-dump (unless i have to do it in the session in which i installed Finance::Quote)


i tried in the CMD window:


C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuCash\bin>cpan gnc-fq-dump
Loading internal logger. Log::Log4perl recommended for better logging
CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.217)
CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok (v6.42)
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
CPAN: YAML::XS loaded ok (v0.80)
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/modules/03modlist.data.gz
Database was generated on Sat, 07 Mar 2020 16:00:43 GMT
Updating database file ... Done!
>(error): Could not expand [gnc-fq-dump]. Check the module name.
>(info): I can suggest names if you install one of Text::Levenshtein::XS, Text::Levenshtein::Damerau::XS, Text::Levenshtein, and Text::Levenshtein::Damerau::PP
>(info): and you provide the -x option on invocation.
>(error): Skipping gnc-fq-dump because I couldn't find a matching namespace.

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i added a fund to security editor (it isn't in my investments accounts as a sub account--- is that a problem???), and checked get quotes


when i?? execute get quotes function (in price database, not price "editor", with or without funds added), GnuCash closes/crashes and i have a .LCK file

from the GnuCash guide:

You may occasionally see .LNK and .LCK files appear. These do not store any data, but they are created to prevent more than one user from opening the same file at the same time. These files are automatically created when you open the file, to lock it so no one else can access it. When you close your GnuCash session or open another file, GnuCash unlocks the first data file by deleting the .LCK and .LNK files.

If GnuCash crashes while you have a data file open, the .LCK and .LNK files are not deleted. The next time you try to open GnuCash, you will get a warning message that the file is locked. The warning message appears because the .LNK and .LCK files are still in your directory. It is safe to choose Yes to open the file, but you should delete the .LNK and .LCK files (using a terminal window or your file manager). Once those files are deleted, you will not get the warning message again unless GnuCash crashes.


So, I think GnuCash believes Finance::Quote is another user, maybe, because I installed GnuCash manually (couldn't succeed any other way), and they aren't properly linked

how do i get Finance::Quote integrated with my GnuCash install, so i can use it (i.e., doesn't crash)?


Thanks!



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