Accessing fund information online: problem 2/3

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

"Claus A. Schumann" <claus at vcp-wuppertal.de> writes:

> full name: DekaFonds
> symbol: 847450
> typ: FUND
> code: DEKA-CL
> smallest unit: 1/10000
>
> I've tried all pre-installed online sources for updates on the price,
> but none works. As far as I can see, yahoo does not give fund
> information and even the source saying "deka" is not providing
> prices. The questions would be:

Correct, it is not.  You can see this from gnc-fq-dump:

[warlord at host ~]$ gnc-fq-dump deka DEKA-CL
Finance::Quote fields Gnucash uses:
    symbol: DEKA-CL (deduced)    <=== required
      date: ** missing **        <=== required
  currency: ** missing **        <=== required
      last:                      <=\       
       nav:                      <=== one of these
     price:                      <=/        
  timezone:                      <=== optional

** This stock quote cannot be used by gnucash!!

> Is my set up of the fund wrong? I've played around with exchanging
> symbol and code but am not totally sure what is supposed to go where.

The only potential problem is the code.

> Does setting it as FUND instead of SHARE have any impact on the
> ability to update online?

No.

> I've found a news post from 2007 saying "deka" as data source changed
> its structure and might no longer work. If thats the case, do you know
> any source for prices for this fund which is sure to work? So that I
> could limit the area in which I need to look for the problem.

That COULD be the problem.  It's certainly an issue with F::Q, either
the deka website changed and your F::Q didn't update, or you're using
the wrong fund code.

> Again, any help would be appreciated. Even if you could just tell me
> where to look...

I suggest looking at the F::Q resources.

> Best regards,
>    Claus Schumann

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-derek

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