Add-On Releases - Stock Trader for vBulletin

Stock Trader

Summary

This add-on gives your users the ability to use the money system on your board to "invest" in stock. Users can purchase and sell stock at market values. This plugin uses a stock feed from Yahoo to get real time stock quotes.

Release Notes

This product is considered to still be in Beta.This should be ending by the end of January.

This add-on is known to be compatible with vBulletin's built-in reputation system, vbBux and iCash.

Product Specifications

1. two plugins
2. one cron job
3. file uploads
4. one new DB table
5. one template
6. several phrases

Installation
Approx 2-5 mins

1. As always: Back up your Database!
2. upload the files in the "upload" directory, preserving the directory structure
3. Go into AdminCP and import the product-stocktrader.xml file.
4. (OPTIONAL) add a link in the navbar template or wherever your users can find it!

Upgrading/Updating

1. upload all files in the upload directory, overwriting any existing files
2. re-import the XML file, setting "Overwrite" to "Yes"

Configuration

1. vBulletin Options -> Stock Trader Options

Change History

• 0.9.9 (07-25-01) - fixed problem with trading mutual funds, fixed cheat with buying off hours (I think)
• 0.9.8 (07-18-01) - added new options and fixed bug with purchasing really cheap stock
• 0.9.7 (07-15-01) - fixed bug in top portfolios when using a table prefix
• 0.9.6 (07-15-01) - fixed table prefix issues, fixed portfolio.gif problem
• 0.9.5 (07-14-01) - added statistics page, ability to view other user portfolios, and postbit friendly variables
• 0.9.4 (07-09-01) - added a Capital Gains Tax option
• 0.9.3 (07-02-01) - fixed error with purchasing negative stock, fixed compatibility with iCash
• 0.9.2 (07-05-01) - bug fixes
• 0.9.1 (06-30-12) - added AJAX stock info lookup
• 0.9.0 (06-29-12) - initial Beta release

Future Features

• stock ticker marquee for users

Official Support

http://code.google.com/p/vbtrade/

PLEASE CLICK INSTALL!

[ArchangelX]

*sigh*

Same here... http://download.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv simply doesn't change anything.

[sandt38]

I attempted the same thing with no change in results. There is a variable missing in the string, but I can't figure it out. In searching google for the url I found it will work when you add ticker symbols to it... But how do you add the variable, which must be a part of the program?

[ProAzn]

Is there no more support for this mod? No one has a new file/code to correct the issue??

Sigh..

[kylek]

I did change the link that Stamos2003 provided and it works fine, its been running since March 21 and allows us to get quotes, buy, and sell the stock, shows stock prices, etc.

Stuff we did for it:
1 - reupload the stock trader files,
2 - import the product-stocktrader.xml file and selected overwrite
3 - checked the cron, changed it to run once every hour
4 - changed the url for the feed to the one Stamos2003 provided.

After this its been working fine.

[rungok]

*deleted*

[Quantnet]

kylek
I did what you did and it didn't help. it just wipe out everything and still the same error

[ArchangelX]

Damn. Tried the same thing...no dice. This sucks.

[romanticyao]

Originally Posted by Junkie

My 'Cash on Hand' at the moment displays as 42.7000000000007.

I use vBCredits as my money system and have the number of decimal places set to zero. Prior to the above display of cash on hand, it displayed an amount with one digit to the right of the decimal. Is there a way to display the cash on hand with no digits to the right of the decimal?

open up vbtrade.php and change

PHP Code:

$cashonhand = $vbulletin->userinfo[$moneyrow]; 


to

PHP Code:

$cashonhand = round($vbulletin->userinfo[$moneyrow],2); 


This will only show 42.70 . you can change 2 to 0 if you wish to show 42 only.

[Quantnet]

Anyone got any feedback from the author ?

[rungok]

My ISP har disabled the fopen-function and says that I should rewrite the code to use curl instead. Can anyone help me with this modifications?