Problem importing ms money 2002 data

[Derek Atkins]

Try 1.8.4 and see if it's any better?  A few QIF import bugs were fixed
in 1.8.4.   If you can reproduce this in 1.8.4, then can you perhaps
limit the errant transaction(s) in file #4 and then file a bug report?

-derek

Sebastien Millet <milletse at club-internet.fr> writes:

> Hello,
> 
> I need some help to import my ms money 2002 data in GNUCash 1.8.3.
> 
> In ms money I exported all my accounts in QIF format, and then in GNUCash I do file -> import -> import QIF.
> 
> I load the 4 QIF files, 3 of them are really fast (only a few operations on these accounts) and the QIF for the main account takes a few seconds and is the only one for which i see the progress window, so the loading seems effective.
> 
> When i have all the 4 QIF file in the list, I click "next" and the windows "Match QIF accounts with GNUCash accounts" appears.
> 
> The problem is that the list in this windows is supposed to display the accounts I loaded, but it's empty.
> 
> If i continue clicking "next", the windows "Match QIF categories with GNUCash account" appears, and the list is also empty, despite the fact that a lot of different categories are used in the QIF files.
> 
> I can continue clicking next and seeing empty lists, and finally i'm back in the main GNUCash window, without any change from the beginning.
> 
> My first thought was that the QIF where defective, the biggest is only 50KB and should contain about 3 years of operations, but when i look in the file it seems ok, it has the form :
> 
> D07/09'2000
> CX
> MRadio dentaire
> T-22.87
> N8777175
> PDr L'Honnen
> LSanté:Dentiste
> ^
> 
> I don't know the QIF specs but i think it's ok, GNUCash would surely report if it was incorrectly formated or something.
> 
> Any idea ?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
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