updating currencies and stocks is failing

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updating currencies and stocks is failing

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Hi,

Suddenly I cannot update the currencies exchange rates and stocks from the internet - the Error is "Cannot get data from WWW"
Her is the screenshot: https://s5.postimg.org/4lt1vbmd3/mmex_error.jpg
My internet connection works OK.

How to fix it?

Thanks
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Re: updating currencies and stocks is failing

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I tried another version - mmex-1.4.0-ALPHA-3 - and getting the same error message.

Checked the firewall and antivirus and neither is blocking it.

What's wrong???
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I have the same problem (and the same message) since several days...
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Re: updating currencies and stocks is failing

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Hi

I am been having the same problem with updating currencies for a few days now. Same error message. What has changed and how to fix it?

I do not use the stock price part of MMEX though.

John
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I believe it may be to do with this?

YahooCare @YahooCare
Replying To: @JDMMIG
It has come to our attention that this service is being used in violation of the Yahoo Terms of Service. As such, the service is being discontinued. For all future markets and equities data research, please refer to finance.yahoo.com .

https://yahoo.sdx.socialdynamx.com/port ... n/19248672
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Re: updating currencies and stocks is failing

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Perhaps the developers of MMEX could change the source for getting this info - Google and Morningstar are also providing it.

Any way to bring this problem to the attention of the developers?
Are they frequently looking through the posts on this forum?
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I tested the Android version and there you can chose from what service you get the price updates.

Getting the updates from Yahoo is not working.
Currencies exchange rates from Morningstar does not work either.
But updating the stock prices from Morningstar works OK.
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Re: updating currencies and stocks is failing

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this update doesn't work for me either, because you cannot enter the courses manually, a solution would be urgently needed.
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Re: updating currencies and stocks is failing

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I found following free services for updating currencies and stock prices but since I'm not a programmer I don't know if that can be used.
Hopefully MMEX developers can look into this soon - THANKS!

https://www.alphavantage.co/
https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key

http://www.jarloo.com/real-time-google-stock-api/

https://1forge.com/forex-data-api/pricing (1,000 requests per day)

https://www.barchart.com/ondemand/free-market-data-api
Up to 100 symbols per query, and up to 2,500 queries per day


https://api.tiingo.com/
https://api.tiingo.com/pricing
Requests Per Day 20,000
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Re: updating currencies and stocks is failing

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I tested again with the latest version of Android MMEX and it can now update both currencies exchange rates and stock prices.

Exchange rates are updated with Fixer

http://fixer.io/
Fixer is a free API for current and historical foreign exchange rates published by the European Central Bank.
The rates are updated daily around 4PM CET every working day.

although this one https://www.alphavantage.co/ could be better since it can provide the cryptocurrencies prices as well
https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key



and
Stock prices are updated with Morningstar.
and https://www.alphavantage.co/ is also providing stock prices


Perhaps same thing could be done with the desktop app?
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