OFX direct connect

[Derek Atkins]

GnuCash does support transfers with HBCI.  With OFX there aren't any
test servers to use to test transfers.  But an adventurous developer
could try to work on this.  I think it would require some changes
to libofx and maybe some additional glue in AqBanking.

-derek

"Jacob Church" <church.jacob at gmail.com> writes:

> ofx will do transfers, but gnucash doesn't support that. i'm not sure if I
> would trust an open source app to do that anyway (no offense to the
> devs--noone is acountable for mistakes/bugs ;) )
>
> On 11/6/06, Dawning Sky <the.dawning.sky at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 11/6/06, Ben Pracht <bpracht at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>> > I'm sorry to jump on this thread late.  It sounds like the state of OFX
>> > direct connect is:
>> > *  It exists, in development level code only--(ie. if you can build it
>> > from source)
>>
>> No, not only at development level.  At least FC6, maybe FC5, ships
>> with this functionality.
>>
>> > *  You have to figure out the server information, which banks won't just
>> > give out.
>>
>> This is pretty much true.  You'll have to figure out this, in one way
>> or another.  Some are easier to get than others.
>>
>> >
>> > Btw, will it do transfers as well, or is it just getting statement
>> > information?
>>
>> No transfer or payment.  Only getting transactions for now.
>>
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Ben
>> >
>>
>> DS

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