Online exchange rate service

[OwlHoot]

(Sorry, I guess this really belongs in Technical, but ...)

Can anyone suggest an exchange rate lookup web service, readily accessible programmatically, where you provide from and to currency codes, such as GBP to USD, and it returns the current exchange rate?

I'm not interested in interactive services, which are two a penny (or about 1.8 a cent).

Also, a free service would be better. But the client doesn't mind paying a modest subscription for a reliable service.

AnticiTHANKSpation.

[DimPrawn]

If always "borrowed" the data from Yahoo using:

http://finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s={0}{1}=X&f=a&e=.txt

where {0} is the from currency symbol and {1} is the to currency symbol and .txt is the return type (can be .csv as well)

e.g.

http://download.finance.yahoo.com/d/...D=X&f=a&e=.txt

[OwlHoot]

Wow, that was quick! Many thanks for the prompt reply.

That looks fine - Just what I'm after.

[PRC1964]

XE.Com do a free one (but with an ad) or a paid for one (with no ad): http://www.xe.com/ucc/customize.php

[TimberWolf]

such as GBP to USD, and it returns the current exchange rate?

Google's:
http://finance.google.co.uk/finance?q=USDGBP or
http://finance.google.co.uk/finance?q=GBPUSD

no good? Or a gadget

I guess not as these are listed first in Google

[DimPrawn]

I already answered this one.

Simple single value returned, free and simple.

Now move on losers!

[Badger]

DP, do you have the syntax to return a single stock quote?

[DimPrawn]

DP, do you have the syntax to return a single stock quote?

Have a look here

http://www.diytraders.com/content/view/26/39/

[Badger]

Perfect. Many thanks

[AlfredJPruffock]

Perfect. Many thanks

Interested in your quote Badger as it relates to the Cosmic Dream of the Brahamin which I mentioned earlier.

In other words - it is only - and it ever was - just a dream.

Time to Wake Up - forever.

Woke Up
Fell out of Bed
Drgged a comb across my head ...