Rails - Apr 2008 - Is there a way to import Exchange rates automatically?

Hi
I want to show product prices in many currencies
Is there a way to import Exchange rates automatically?
Thanks
Erez
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If you can find a web service that has the data you need, you can
import it to your application easily.

Since exchange rates is something that changes daily, importing once
will not work as expected, it has to be something that will allow you
to update it frequently (daily probably).

On Apr 18, 11:33 pm,
"erez.b...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
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wrote:
> Hi
> I want to show product prices in many currencies
> Is there a way to import Exchange rates automatically?
> Thanks
> Erez
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Thanks felipekk
 This is a web service I want to conect to:
http://www.bankisrael.gov.il/heb.shearim/currency.php?curr=01
how do i do it?
Erez


On 19 אפריל, 12:57, "felip...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
<felip...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you can find a web service that has the data you need, you can
> import it to your application easily.
>
> Since exchange rates is something that changes daily, importing once
> will not work as expected, it has to be something that will allow you
> to update it frequently (daily probably).
>
> On Apr 18, 11:33 pm,
"erez.b...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
<erez.b...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi
> > I want to show product prices in many currencies
> > Is there a way to import Exchange rates automatically?
> > Thanks
> > Erez-הסתר טקסט מצוטט-
>
> -הראה טקסט מצוטט-
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On Apr 19, 2008, at 3:26 PM, erez.bens-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
wrote:
> Thanks felipekk
> This is a web service I want to conect to:
> http://www.bankisrael.gov.il/heb.shearim/currency.php?curr=01
> how do i do it?

What do you have so far? Where are you getting stuck?


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Hi George
My app is about Real Estate
I show assets prices is NIS
and I want to show prices in Dollars also

<div class="price"><%=h
number_to_currency(@asset.price_shekel, :unit
=> "₪") %></div>
<div class="price"><%=h
number_to_currency(@asset.price_shekel.to_f /
@dolar.to_f) %></div>

@dolar = 3.425

I need to import  (automatically) the Dollar rate once a day and store
it in my app DB
<RATE>3.425</RATE>

i am sure this is simple how ever I am new to programing

Thanks

Erez

On 20 אפריל, 10:47, George Bailey <listcatc...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Apr 19, 2008, at 3:26 PM,
erez.b...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org wrote:
>
> > Thanks felipekk
> > This is a web service I want to conect to:
> >http://www.bankisrael.gov.il/heb.shearim/currency.php?curr=01
> > how do i do it?
>
> What do you have so far? Where are you getting stuck?
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On Apr 20, 2008, at 9:01 AM, erez.bens-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
wrote:
>
> Hi George
> My app is about Real Estate
> I show assets prices is NIS
> and I want to show prices in Dollars also
>
> <div class="price"><%=h
number_to_currency(@asset.price_shekel, :unit
> => "₪") %></div>
> <div class="price"><%=h
number_to_currency(@asset.price_shekel.to_f /
> @dolar.to_f) %></div>
>
> @dolar = 3.425
>
> I need to import  (automatically) the Dollar rate once a day and store
> it in my app DB
> <RATE>3.425</RATE>
>
> i am sure this is simple how ever I am new to programing

When programming, the way to solve a large problem is to break it down  
into smaller pieces, and then solve those smaller problems.
Right now you want to "import exchange rates."

You should break that up into something like:

- connect to the server
- log in
- send request
- receive reply
- parse reply
- store reply

It may be that even some of those smaller problems should be broken  
into even smaller pieces.
The code you posted above is only the presentation of the data. Before  
you can present it you''ve got to do all those other things, and  
probably a few more that I didn''t list.


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More about this here:
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=544298

Erez

On Apr 20, 7:06 pm, George Bailey
<listcatc...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> On Apr 20, 2008, at 9:01 AM,
erez.b...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi George
> > My app is about Real Estate
> > I show assets prices is NIS
> > and I want to show prices in Dollars also
>
> > <div class="price"><%=h
number_to_currency(@asset.price_shekel, :unit
> > => "₪") %></div>
> > <div class="price"><%=h
number_to_currency(@asset.price_shekel.to_f /
> > @dolar.to_f) %></div>
>
> > @dolar = 3.425
>
> > I need to import  (automatically) the Dollar rate once a day and store
> > it in my app DB
> > <RATE>3.425</RATE>
>
> > i am sure this is simple how ever I am new to programing
>
> When programming, the way to solve a large problem is to break it down  
> into smaller pieces, and then solve those smaller problems.
> Right now you want to "import exchange rates."
>
> You should break that up into something like:
>
> - connect to the server
> - log in
> - send request
> - receive reply
> - parse reply
> - store reply
>
> It may be that even some of those smaller problems should be broken  
> into even smaller pieces.
> The code you posted above is only the presentation of the data. Before  
> you can present it you''ve got to do all those other things, and  
> probably a few more that I didn''t list.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
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