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
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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 dialog box is brought up: it 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 dimmed in this case).
Click Update to connect to 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 tool.
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 www.oanda.com 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).
