using Online Banking Setup

[David T.]

I download and import OFX/QIF all the time, and have no problems at all.

I don't know what troubles Brad is having...

David

--- On Sat, 12/4/10, brad <bradhaack at fastmail.us> wrote:

> From: brad <bradhaack at fastmail.us>
> Subject: Re: using Online Banking Setup
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Date: Saturday, December 4, 2010, 4:38 PM
> I've never had any success w/ it, for
> OFX.  It looks like the Europeans
> are ahead of us here in the US, w/ HBCI.  I download
> the OFX and import
> it.  That's flaky too.
> 
> On Sat, 2010-12-04 at 18:22 -0600, Mike Alexander wrote:
> > It does work, but it's hard to set up since banks
> don't generally 
> > publish the information necessary to configure
> it.  They have special 
> > deals with companies like Intuit to give them the
> info, but products 
> > like GnuCash don't benefit from this.
> > 
> >            Mike
> > 
> > --On December 4, 2010 6:10:26 PM -0600 M Prindle
> <mprindle at pobox.com>
> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > I personally have never been able to get it to
> work.  I just dl the
> > > ofx from my banks and import them.
> > >
> > > "Michael Hughes" <itismike at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi GnuCash users. How popular is the Online
> Banking feature which
> > >> suggests that it can automatically pull data
> from onine banking
> > >> websites? Are any users familiar with setting
> it up?
> > >> The Help section is woefully unfinished
> > >> (http://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.2/C/gnucash-help/trans-online.html)
> > >>
> > >> The only other source I found is the Wiki,
> which is also a bit 'rough
> > >> around the edges':
> > >> (http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Setting_up_OFXDirectConnect_in_GnuCash
> > >> _2#AqBanking) Also, none of the image links
> are working. They appear
> > >> to be sitting here waiting for an admin to
> link them?
> > >> (http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/15079)
> > >>
> > >> As a new user of GnuCash, I'm just curious if
> this is a commonly-used
> > >> feature that is reliable for most, or if it
> is not quite ready for
> > >> "prime-time?"
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Mike
> > >>
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