Stock ticker symbol lookup API [closed]

You can use yahoo’s symbol lookup like so: http://d.yimg.com/autoc.finance.yahoo.com/autoc?query=yahoo&callback=YAHOO.Finance.SymbolSuggest.ssCallback Where query is the company name. You’ll get something like this in return: YAHOO.Finance.SymbolSuggest.ssCallback( { “ResultSet”: { “Query”: “ya”, “Result”: [ { “symbol”: “YHOO”, “name”: “Yahoo! Inc.”, “exch”: “NMS”, “type”: “S”, “exchDisp”: “NASDAQ” }, { “symbol”: “AUY”, “name”: “Yamana Gold, Inc.”, “exch”: “NYQ”, “type”: “S”, “exchDisp”: … Read more

Why can’t a Flutter application connect to the Internet when installing “app-release.apk”? But it works normally in debug mode

Open the AndroidManifest.xml file located at ./android/app/src/main and add the following line: <manifest xmlns:android=”…”> <uses-permission android:name=”android.permission.INTERNET”/> <!– Add this –> </manifest> From here: Add the android.permission.INTERNET permission if your application code needs Internet access. The standard template does not include this tag but allows Internet access during development to enable communication between Flutter tools and … Read more

How to post in Google+ wall

Well, Google+ doesn’t have a “wall,” it has “Streams.” The proper term might help you find better search results. Either way, unless you’re a Google partner, the news isn’t good: The API is currently limited to read-only access. From the API website: Note: The Google+ API currently provides read-only access to public data. All API … Read more

How do I download a file using VBA (without Internet Explorer)

This solution is based from this website: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/bd0ee306-7bb5-4ce4-8341-edd9475f84ad/excel-2007-use-vba-to-download-save-csv-from-url It is slightly modified to overwrite existing file and to pass along login credentials. Sub DownloadFile() Dim myURL As String myURL = “https://YourWebSite.com/?your_query_parameters” Dim WinHttpReq As Object Set WinHttpReq = CreateObject(“Microsoft.XMLHTTP”) WinHttpReq.Open “GET”, myURL, False, “username”, “password” WinHttpReq.send If WinHttpReq.Status = 200 Then Set oStream = CreateObject(“ADODB.Stream”) … Read more