The getquote function returns an array of pointers to arrays with the above structure.

If the real-time format has been selected, the following fields are also retrieved: 36 Ask (real-time) If the extended format has been selected, the following fields are also retrieved: 22 Short ratio The return value of getonequote is an array, with the following elements: 0 Symbol The download operation is efficient: only one request is made even if several symbols are requested at once. getcustomquote allows to specify a format other than the default to take advantage of the extended range of available information. The getonequote function will return a quote for a single stock symbol, while the getquote function will return a quote for each of the stock symbols passed to it. This module gets stock quotes from Yahoo! Finance. NOTE: As of November 2017, the module is no longer all that useful as Yahoo! decided to halt the API service it relies on. UseRealtimeQueryFormat() # switch to real-time query = getquote # Get quotes for a bunch of = getcustomquote(, # using custom format

UseExtendedQueryFormat() # switch to extended query format $Finance::YahooQuote::PROXY = getonequote $symbol # Get a quote for a single = getquote # Get quotes for a bunch of symbols

What about different stock symbols for the same corporation?įinance::YahooQuote - Get stock quotes from Yahoo! Finance SYNOPSIS use Finance::YahooQuote.

How can one figure out the format string?.

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