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Google Currency Converter - AJAX version 
Version
1.0.4 (last update on May 6, 2009)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
4
Favoured
13
License
GPL
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
12334
Date Added
28 August 2008
The module makes use of the Currency Converter from Google Finance.
Note that Google did not release any API for the Google Currency Converter (There are some APIs for Google Finance, but not for the Google Currency Converter).
I've implemented the Google Currency Converter Mashup with the use of PHP's cURL library. So please make sure your PHP has the cURL library in order to use this module.
For those interested, the module uses cURL at the backend to convert the currency using the Google Currency Converter. The result is then passed back to the client (i.e. the browser) using AJAX.
Live Demo
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You can see a live demo of the Google Currency Converter by clicking the demo link above.
Latest Version
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v1.0.4 (for Joomla 1.0) and v1.5.4 (for Joomla 1.5)
Released May 6, 2009
Bug fix of some undefined variables in mod_googlecurrencyconverter_lib.php
v1.0.2 (for Joomla 1.0) and v1.5.2 (for Joomla 1.5)
Released August 28, 2008
Bug Fix. When you set the default "currency from" and "currency to", in the parameters page, these options will now be correctly displayed in the frontend. Thanks to Pablo for pointing this out.
Unique Features
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* Performs currency conversion by connecting in real-time at the backend to the Currency Converter from Google Finance. So you get the most up-to-date currency rate as provided by Google Finance.
* Uses AJAX to display the result - no reloading of pages required!
* Full CSS support! This means that you can set the font family, font size, foreground and background color of the input field, submit button, etc.
* The module can be included in a content item! (see below for details)
Prefer Yahoo Finance?
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If you prefer to use the Currency Converter from Yahoo Finance as oppose to Google Finance, here it is:
Yahoo Currency Converter - AJAX version
http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,5815/Itemid,35/
Including this module in Content Item
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Since this is a standard Joomla module, you can easily include this module into a content item or article with the use of {mosloadposition} (for Joomla 1.0.x) or {loadposition} (for Joomla 1.5.x).
Please refer to the documentation for details.
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byromaldus on May 22, 2009
Very usefull. Easy to install. Thanks man....
byGrouchyGaijin on February 25, 2009
It took me literally two minutes to install, configure and start to use.
Thank you.
Thank you.
bylane751969 on September 2, 2008
Thanks for this module - it's just what we needed. Works great right out of the box, and the instructions for customizing each part of the module are very helpful. Thank you!