Internet Update of Euro Rates

What's OANDA?
 
                        Established in 1996 and Internet subsidiary of Olsen & Associates,
                        OANDA (http://www.oanda.com) is a company created to make
                        personal and business transactions that utilize foreign currencies
                        easier for Internet users.

OANDA offers a wide range of online services: currency converters (164 Currency Converter, Cheat Sheet for Travelers, Customizable Currency Converter, Customizable Cheat Sheet for Travelers, Historical Currency Table, Interactive Daily Table, FX Playground), Foreign Exchange Protocol (FXP) and financial forecasting services (Directional Forecasts and Timing Indicators, Today's Market Insight).

Euro Assistant Pro uses OANDA Foreign Exchange Protocol for the automatic update of euro exchange rates over the Internet. OANDA provides daily euro exchange rates for the following currencies:

                OANDA Currencies             ISO Code
                -------------------------------------
                Afghanistan Afghani               AFA
                Albanian Lek                      ALL
                Algerian Dinar                    DZD
                Andorran Franc                    ADF
                Andorran Peseta                   ADP
                Angolan New Kwanza                AON
                Argentine Peso                    ARS
                Aruban Florin                     AWG
                Australian Dollar                 AUD

                Bahamanian Dollar                 BSD
                Bahraini Dinar                    BHD
                Bangladeshi Taka                  BDT
                Barbados Dollar                   BBD
                Belize Dollar                     BZD
                Bermudian Dollar                  BMD
                Bhutan Ngultrum                   BTN
                Bolivian Boliviano                BOB
                Botswana Pula                     BWP
                Brazilian Real                    BRL
                British Pound                     GBP
                Brunei Dollar                     BND
                Bulgarian Lev                     BGL
                Burundi Franc                     BIF

                CFA Franc BCEAO                   XOF
                CFA Franc BEAC                    XAF
                Cambodian Riel                    KHR
                Canadian Dollar                   CAD
                Cape Verde Escudo                 CVE
                Cayman Islands Dollar             KYD
                Chilean Peso                      CLP
                Chinese Yuan Renminbi             CNY
                Colombian Peso                    COP
                Comoros Franc                     KMF
                Costa Rica Colon                  CRC
                Croatian Kuma                     HRK
                Cuban Peso                        CUP
                Cyprus Pound                      CYP
                Czech Koruna                      CSK

                Danish Krone                      DKK
                Djibouti Franc                    DJF
                Domenican Peso                    DOP

                Equador Sucre                     ECS
                Egyptian Pound                    EGP
                El Salvador Colon                 SVC
                Estonian Kroon                    EEK
                Ethiopian Birr                    ETB

                Falkland Islands Pound            FKP
                Fiji Dollar                       FJD

                Gambian Dalasi                    GMD
                Ghanaian Cedi                     GHC
                Gibraltar Pound                   GIP
                Greek Drachma                     GRD
                Guatemalan Quetzal                GTQ
                Guinea Franc                      GNF
                Guyanan Dollar                    GYD

                Haitian Gourde                    HTG
                Honduran Lempira                  HNL
                Hong Kong Dollar                  HKD
                Hungarian Forint                  HUF

                Iceland Krona                     ISK
                Indian Rupee                      INR
                Indonesian Rupiah                 IDR
                Iranian Rial                      IRR
                Iraqui Dinar                      IQD
                Israeli New Shekel                ILS

                Jamaican Dollar                   JMD
                Japanese Yen                      JPY
                Jordanian Dinar                   JOD

                Kazakhstan Tenge                  KZT
                Kenyan Shilling                   KES
                Kuwaiti Dinar                     KWD

                Lao Kip                           LAK
                Latvian Lats                      LVL
                Lebanese Pound                    LBP
                Lesotho Loti                      LSL
                Liberian Dollar                   LRD
                Libyan Dinar                      LYD
                Lithuanian Litas                  LTL

                Macau Pataca                      MOP
                Malagasy Franc                    MGF
                Malawi Kwacha                     MWK
                Malaysian Ringgit                 MYR
                Maldive Rufiyaa                   MVR
                Maltese Lira                      MTL
                Mauritanian Ouguiya               MRO
                Mauritius Rupee                   MUR
                Mexican Peso                      MXP
                Mongolian Turgrik                 MNT
                Moroccan Dirham                   MAD
                Mozambique Metical                MZM
                Myanmar Kyat                      MMK

                NL Antillian Guilder              ANG
                Nanibia Dollar                    NAD
                Nepalese Rupee                    NPR
                New Zealand Dollar                NZD
                Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro            NIO
                Nigerian Niara                    NGN
                North Korean Won                  KPW
                Norvegian Kroner                  NOK

                Omani Rial                        OMR

                Pakistan Rupee                    PKR
                Panamanian Balboa                 PAB
                Papua New Guinea Kina             PGK
                Paraguay Guarani                  PYG
                Peruvian Nuevo Sol                PEN
                Philippine Peso                   PHP
                Polish Zloty                      PLZ

                Qatari Rial                       QAR

                Romanian Leu                      ROL
                Russian Rouble                    RUB

                Samoan Tala                       WST
                São Tomé and Principe Dobra       STD
                Saudi Riyal                       SAR
                Seychelles Rupee                  SCR
                Singapoer Dollar                  SGD
                Slovak Koruna                     SKK
                Slovenian Tolar                   SIT
                Solomon Islands Dollar            SBD
                Somali Shilling                   SOS
                South African Rand                ZAR
                South Korean Won                  KRW
                Sri Lanka Rupee                   LKR
                Saint Helena Pound                SHP
                Sudanese Dinar                    SDD
                Sudanese Pound                    SDP
                Suriname Guilder                  SRG
                Swaziland Lilangeni               SZL
                Swedish Krona                     SEK
                Swiss Franc                       CHF
                Syrian Pound                      SYP

                Taiwan Dollar                     TWD
                Tanzanian Shilling                TZS
                Thai Baht                         THB
                Tonga Pa'anga                     TOP
                Trinidad and Tobago Dollar        TTD
                Tunisian Dinar                    TND
                Turkish Lira                      TRL

                Uganda Shilling                   UGS
                Ukraine Hryvnia                   UAH
                Uruguayan Peso                    UYP
                US Dollar                         USD
                United Arab Emirates Dirham       AED

                Vanuatu Vatu                      VUV
                Venezuelan Bolivar                VEB
                Vietnamense Dong                  VND

                Yugoslav Dinar                    YUN

                Zambian Kwacha                    ZMK
                Zimbabwe Dollar                   ZWD

Update Rates Dialog Box
 
To automatically update euro exchage rates choose the "Update Rates..." command in the File menu.

The "Update Rates..." command opens the "Update Rates" dialog box, which lists all Euro Assistant Pro non-EMU currencies (both predefined and custom) and their current euro exchange rates.

Check the currencies whose euro exchange rates you want to update. To check all currencies click "All", to uncheck them all click "None" (the "Update" button is disabled in this case).

Click the "Update" button to contact fxp.oanda.com and retrieve euro rates using OANDA Foreign Exchange Protocol. Click "Cancel" if you want to stop the connection attempt and, once the connection is established, "Stop" if you want abort the update and to disconnect.

Euro Assistant Pro needs Open Transport 1.1.1 or higher to update euro rates over the Internet. If you want Euro Assistant Pro also to establish the PPP connection, then you'll need Remote Access (OT/PPP if you are using Mac OS 8.1 or lower) or any other Open Transport compatible PPP too.
Notice that if you use a non-Apple PPP and Euro Assistant Pro refuses to dial-up and/or disconnect, then you'll have to establish and/or terminate the connection using your PPP tool.

Once the retrieval of euro exchange rates is accomplished, the Rate column lists the updated euro rates, whereas the Log column displays the result of each performed FXP query. A successful query (and the update of the corresponding rate) is indicated by the message "updated". An unsuccessful query on the contrary is signalled by the corresponding error message ("rate not available", "invalid rate", "bad request", "ISO code not available", "server error", "proxy error").

If you wish to know more about OANDA, their Foreign Exchange Protocol or the other online services they offer, simply click the "www.oanda.com" button to visit the OANDA website.

Notice that once your 15-day trial period has expired, Euro Assistant Pro won't anymore update euro exchange rates over the Internet, unless you don't register your Euro Assistant Pro copy (see Registration).

Updating Rates at Startup
 
Euro exchange rates can be automatically updated at startup by checking the "Update rates at startup" option in the "Preferences" dialog box. Rates can be updated daily or weekly at startup. The update frequency is also to be specified in the "Preferences" dialog box (see Rates Update Preferences).

Updating Rates via a HTTP Proxy Server
 
If you don't want to directly access the Internet or are behind a firewall or any other security system, you can anyway automatically update euro exchange rates by connecting to fxp.oanda.com via a HTTP proxy server.
Check the "Use proxy" option in the "Preferences" dialog box (see Rates Update Preferences) and specify the HTTP proxy address and port number in the corresponding boxes (ask your network administrator or ISP for the proper HTTP proxy settings).