OFX files + Update

[Derek Atkins]

Patrick Scott <scottpe at ix.netcom.com> writes:

> Does, the rpm command that you gave for upgrading gnucash on Red Hat
> also work for Mandrake 9.2 I really want to upgrade but I am a
> newbie to linux.  I admit I'm a slave to the windows click and
> install, but I'm slowly coming into the light :) thanks in advance
> for the help.

Yes, provided you find a Mandrake-specific RPM, sure..  But you need to
find the RPMs for mandrake.  I'm not a mandrake user myself.

> Patrick

-derek

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU>
> Sent: Apr 14, 2004 4:52 PM
> To: Marcos Correa <marcoshac2003 at yahoo.com.br>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: OFX files + Update
>
> Marcos Correa <marcoshac2003 at yahoo.com.br> writes:
>
>> 1) How do I update from 1.8.1 to the newest stable version (without losing my
>> data of course)?
>
> Depends on your OS/Distro.  Upgrading the software will do nothing
> to your data; your data will still be there when you start up the
> new version.  For example, if you're on Red Hat, you can just
>
>   rpm -Uvh /path/to/gnucash-1.8.9...
>
> and when you start gnucash after the upgrade you'll be running 1.8.9
> and all your existing data will be there.
>
>> 2) In my bank website I can download an OFX file. But today, with the 1.8.1, I
>> cannot load this file. How to proceed?? I searched on the docs and found just
>> how to do with QIF files.....
>
> First, upgrade to 1.8.9.  Second, make sure you have the gnucash-ofx
> package(s) installed.  Some binaries distribute it separately due to
> external dependencies (i.e. libofx).  A properly built gnucash will
> present you a File -> Import -> OFX/QFX menu option where you can
> import the downloaded OFX file.
>
>> Thanks a lot and Regards,
>
> -derek
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> Regards,
> Patrick Scott
>
>
>

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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
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