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Source code changes of the file "manual/C/ch_Finance-Quote.xml" between
gnucash-docs-4.12.tar.gz and gnucash-docs-4.13.tar.gz

About: GnuCash is a personal and small business finance application (documentation).

ch_Finance-Quote.xml  (gnucash-docs-4.12):ch_Finance-Quote.xml  (gnucash-docs-4.13)
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<step> <step>
<para>&app-perl; is normally already set up under &mac;. <para>&app-perl; is normally already set up under &mac;.
</para> </para>
</step> </step>
</procedure> </procedure>
<procedure> <procedure>
<title>On &win;</title> <title>On &win;</title>
<step> <step>
<para>Under &win; run the program &mc.start.win-install-fq; to run. This will <para>Under &win; run the program &mc.winOS.inst-fq; to run. This will
install <ulink url="&url-wp-en;Strawberry_Perl">Strawberry Perl</ulink >. install <ulink url="&url-wp-en;Strawberry_Perl">Strawberry Perl</ulink >.
<footnote> <footnote>
<para>&app; Version 2.2.6 and before require <ulink url="&url-wp-en; ActivePerl">ActivePerl</ulink>. in <para>&app; Version 2.2.6 and before require <ulink url="&url-wp-en; ActivePerl">ActivePerl</ulink>. in
version 5.8. version 5.8.
</para> </para>
</footnote> </footnote>
<footnote> <footnote>
<para>&app; Version 2.4 and before require <ulink url="&url-wp-en;Ac tivePerl">ActivePerl</ulink> Version <para>&app; Version 2.4 and before require <ulink url="&url-wp-en;Ac tivePerl">ActivePerl</ulink> Version
5.16.3 and later. 5.16.3 and later.
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<procedure> <procedure>
<title>On &win;</title> <title>On &win;</title>
<step> <step>
<simpara>Close &app;. <simpara>Close &app;.
</simpara> </simpara>
</step> </step>
<step> <step>
<simpara>Run &mc.start.win-install-fq;. This is a small utility that ins talls &app-fq; for you. <simpara>Run &mc.winOS.inst-fq;. This is a small utility that installs & app-fq; for you.
</simpara> </simpara>
</step> </step>
</procedure> </procedure>
</sect1> </sect1>
<sect1 id="finance-quote-helper"> <sect1 id="finance-quote-helper">
<title>Helper Scripts for Update and Diagnostics</title> <title>Helper Scripts for Update and Diagnostics</title>
<abstract> <abstract>
<para>&app; provides several utilities that will help you select the <para>&app; provides several utilities that will help you select the
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<step> <step>
<simpara>Open a <application>CMD</application> or <application>Powershel l</application> <simpara>Open a <application>CMD</application> or <application>Powershel l</application>
window: Click <guimenu>Start</guimenu> and type either window: Click <guimenu>Start</guimenu> and type either
<userinput>cmd</userinput> or <userinput>powershell</userinput> <userinput>cmd</userinput> or <userinput>powershell</userinput>
then select the resulting menu item. You don't need to run as administ rator. then select the resulting menu item. You don't need to run as administ rator.
</simpara> </simpara>
</step> </step>
<step> <step>
<simpara>Since, as previously recommended, the GnuCash directory was ent ered in the <envar>PATH</envar> <simpara>Since, as previously recommended, the &app; directory was enter ed in the <envar>PATH</envar>
envinronment variable, prefix any gnc-fq-xxx &app-perl; script command with envinronment variable, prefix any gnc-fq-xxx &app-perl; script command with
<quote>Perl</quote> and a space, e.g. <userinput>perl gnc-fq-check</us erinput>. <quote>Perl</quote> and a space, e.g. <userinput>perl gnc-fq-check</us erinput>.
Otherwise you have to execute the command e.g. <userinput><replaceable > Otherwise you have to execute the command e.g. <userinput><replaceable >
C:\strawberry-perl\bin\</replaceable>perl.exe <replaceable>C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\ C:\strawberry-perl\bin\</replaceable>perl.exe <replaceable>C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\
</replaceable>gnc-fq-check</userinput>. </replaceable>gnc-fq-check</userinput>.
</simpara> </simpara>
</step> </step>
</procedure> </procedure>
<sect2 id="gnc-fq-check"> <sect2 id="gnc-fq-check">
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</para> </para>
</tip> </tip>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2 id="gnc-fq-update"> <sect2 id="gnc-fq-update">
<title>gnc-fq-update</title> <title>gnc-fq-update</title>
<abstract> <abstract>
<para>This program installs or updates the &app-fq; software module alon g with its dependencies. <para>This program installs or updates the &app-fq; software module alon g with its dependencies.
<note> <note>
<para>Windows users are generally better off using the update-tool & mc.start.win-install-fq;. <para>Windows users are generally better off using the update-tool & mc.winOS.inst-fq;.
</para> </para>
</note> </note>
</para> </para>
</abstract> </abstract>
<note> <note>
<para>This program needs superuser or administrative privileges to succe ed in &lin; or &mac; but not in &win;. <para>This program needs superuser or administrative privileges to succe ed in &lin; or &mac; but not in &win;.
</para> </para>
</note> </note>
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<simpara>The Online Quotes Retrieval command has been changed from &app; 4.0. The old command <simpara>The Online Quotes Retrieval command has been changed from &app; 4.0. The old command
<command>gnucash --add-price-quotes &user-datafile;</command> is still available, but it <command>gnucash --add-price-quotes &user-datafile;</command> is still available, but it
is deprecated and will be removed in the future release. If you've upg raded from &app; is deprecated and will be removed in the future release. If you've upg raded from &app;
3.11 or previous version, it is recommended to use the new command 3.11 or previous version, it is recommended to use the new command
<command>gnucash-cli</command>. <command>gnucash-cli</command>.
</simpara> </simpara>
</footnote> </footnote>
can be used to fetch the current quotes of your stocks and write them dire ctly into your can be used to fetch the current quotes of your stocks and write them dire ctly into your
&app;-data file without starting the GUI. Thus an automatic, regular updat ing of the price &app;-data file without starting the GUI. Thus an automatic, regular updat ing of the price
database is possible. database is possible.
<warning> <note>
<para>Please note that the data file should not be open in another insta <para>The command will fail if it cannot get a lock on the data file, fo
nce of &app; at the same time! r example if the
data file is open in another &app; instance or if the last session for
the file crashed.
</para> </para>
</warning> </note>
</para> </para>
<para>The file specified &user-datafile; will depend on the name and locatio n of your data file. This can <para>The file specified &user-datafile; will depend on the name and locatio n of your data file. This can
be determined by the name displayed in the top frame of the &app; window, before the be determined by the name displayed in the top frame of the &app; window, before the
<quote>-</quote>. <quote>-</quote>.
<tip> <tip>
<para>The file name can also be found under <guimenu>File</guimenu> in t he recently opened file list. If <para>The file name can also be found under <guimenu>File</guimenu> in t he recently opened file list. If
you place the mouse over the menu item with the number 1 in the list o f recently opened you place the mouse over the menu item with the number 1 in the list o f recently opened
files, the complete file name is displayed in the <guilabel>status bar </guilabel>. files, the complete file name is displayed in the <guilabel>status bar </guilabel>.
</para> </para>
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<simpara>Run <command>crontab -e</command>. <simpara>Run <command>crontab -e</command>.
</simpara> </simpara>
</step> </step>
<step> <step>
<para>Add the following line to your crontab: <para>Add the following line to your crontab:
<informalexample> <informalexample>
<screen>0 16 * * 5 gnucash-cli --quotes get &user-datafile; &gt; /dev/null 2&gt; &amp;1</screen> <screen>0 16 * * 5 gnucash-cli --quotes get &user-datafile; &gt; /dev/null 2&gt; &amp;1</screen>
</informalexample> </informalexample>
<warning> <important>
<para>If there is no graphic session that has already started the dbus, running on your computer at the <para>If there is no graphic session that has already started the dbus, running on your computer at the
time of the quote request, you must do the entry as follows inst ead: time of the quote request, you must do the entry as follows inst ead:
<informalexample> <informalexample>
<screen>0 16 * * 5 env `dbus-launch` sh -c 'trap "kill $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_PID" EX IT; <screen>0 16 * * 5 env `dbus-launch` sh -c 'trap "kill $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_PID" EX IT;
gnucash-cli --quotes get &user-datafile; &gt; /dev/null 2&gt;&amp;1</screen> gnucash-cli --quotes get &user-datafile; &gt; /dev/null 2&gt;&amp;1</screen>
</informalexample> </informalexample>
(Do not copy the line breaks into the crontab, they were inserte d here only for the (Do not copy the line breaks into the crontab, they were inserte d here only for the
purpose of readability). purpose of readability).
</para> </para>
</warning> </important>
</para> </para>
</step> </step>
</procedure> </procedure>
<procedure> <procedure>
<title>On &win;</title> <title>On &win;</title>
<para>Register <command>gnucash-cli</command> with Task Scheduler. <para>Register <command>gnucash-cli</command> with Task Scheduler.
</para> </para>
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