vB Stocks 1.0.0 for vB 3.0.3

vB Stocks 1.0.0

by Antonbomb22(Anthony Scudese)

Compatiability:
Compatiable with 3.0.x(Tested on 3.0.3)

Description:
This hack uses Yahoo Finance's external CSV feature. It converts the CSV to a readable array. This allows you to get stock quotes(not realtime but updated daily) for whatever stocks Yahoo Finance provides via stock symbols(Google = GOOG). You can also get quotes on the DowJones. Also this hack allows your users to look up stocks that you may not have already being pulled from Yahoo Finance.

Author(s):
-AN-Net
-joeaic(developed code basis)

Code Based Off Of:
http://www.phpbuilder.com/snippet/de...snippet&id=163

Live Demo:
http://www.animationation.net/community/stocks.php

Support:
Any modification to the provided files is not supportable. I also hold the right to deny support to anyone at anytime.

Where to Get Support:
-Official vB Stocks Forum
-Aim: Antonbomb22
-Email: antonbomb22@animationation.net
-this thread

Special Thanks To:
Yahoo Finance for providing the CSV and great service

Zip Includes:
-install.txt
-stocks.php
-stocksmanager.php

[yoyoyoyo]

great hack! I plan on checking it out later. One suggestion that has already been said before: how about an extra text input field where you can indicate the ACTUAL name of the company next to the link?

[AN-net]

Originally Posted by rajc007

Not sure if I missed something on the install but my stock info is not updating. www.hospitality-forum.com/forums/stocks.php

for some reason it is unable to connect

[valentine]

Neat hack.

Any idea how it can be integrated with VBAdvanced?

If I put the stocks.php file into the modules folder for VBA, and choose it as a template for a new module called "stocks" it replaces the entire front page of VBA with the stocks.php page - how might I be able to fix this?

[interfx]

I am also trying to use VBAdvanced also... Any one else make this work?

[rajc007]

Originally Posted by AN-net

for some reason it is unable to connect

I think I found the problem. My host has the value "allow_url_fopen" set to off. Guess its time to look for a new host.

[AN-net]

Originally Posted by interfx

I am also trying to use VBAdvanced also... Any one else make this work?

i would have no clue on how to make it work with vb advanced as i do not use it

[rinkrat]

Yeah, being able to dreate your own portfolio would be the way I would want this. That would be epic!

[valentine]

Well, this is what I've tried myself to get it to integrate - but dont get too excited as it doesnt work, but you can see my line of thought.

As there seem to be a few of us interested, would anyone else like to have a stab it at? ( assuming that AN-net has no objections to this)

wherever you see this code:

fetch_template('stocks_templatename')

I changed it to:

fetch_template('adv_portal_stocks_templatename')

and also changed the first few lines of code in the stocks.php file that read:

$globaltemplates= array(
	'STOCKS',
	'stocks_quotebits',
	'stocks_getquote'
);

to:

$globaltemplates= array(
	'adv_portal_STOCKS',
	'adv_portal_stocks_quotebits',
	'adv_portal_stocks_getquote'
);

and renamed all the new VBStocks templates so that they match the above template names.

Now, I was pretty sure this would fix it... but it hasn't!

I think it may have something to do with this bit:

require_once('./global.php');
if(empty($_REQUEST['do']))
{
	$_REQUEST['do']= "index";
}

if($_REQUEST['do']=="index")
{

But I'm not sure. I'm not a coder, just playing with it to try and fix it to work with VBA.

[interfx]

Anyone make this work in VBCMPS yet? I'm still trying, but have not figured it out yet...

INterfX

I'm working on a add-on now, my only problem is that it's pulling out only the last stock added via the admic CP, so I was wondering if AN-NET can help me out....