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Currency exchange rates not working

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:18 am
by 92869
Just had an order that processed in pounds from the UK and that numerical amount (not actual dollar amount) was processed though my merchant account. I lost money on it and it was obviously an error. Looking into it appears that Opencart used a service provided by Yahoo to determine the exchange rates and Yahoo recently discontinued that service. I see a couple extensions for Opencart that purport to provide this service but would like to get feedback from others to help decide my course of action.

Re: Currency exchange rates not working

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 1:28 pm
by thekrotek
Yes, you need an extension, which replaces Yahoo: Exchange Rate Providers.

Re: Currency exchange rates not working

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:45 pm
by 92869
OK I have downloaded the extension and am having a service install it. I have almost no experience with this and they are asking me to select a provider and provide an API key. Do I need to register with a service provider ? If so, any recommendations?

Re: Currency exchange rates not working

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:53 am
by agatha65
Try this one:
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=36550
Foreign exchange rates published by the European Central Bank.

Re: Currency exchange rates not working

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:18 am
by IP_CAM
Thanks for the info agatha65, that free Extension works vqmodded
flawless with my 1.5.6.5_rc Designs ! It's good, to still have fellows like
famous GrandCMS around here once in a while ... ;)
Ernie