Release 2.4.12 OFX Imports work fine in Ubuntu Linux 12.04

[Derek Atkins]

"Richard Lindgren" <richard_lindgren at comcast.net> writes:

> I have experienced the same thing. I downloaded the newer version 2.4.12 and
> when I went to download my transactions in QFX the program crashed. I too,
> went back to using 2.4.11 and my downloads are back working again.
>
> Is there something new or different that I should be doing?

It might be a bug on Windows, possibly with the upgraded LibOFX.

> You mentioned that it works in Linux. Can someone tell me about Linux? I
> currently run Windows 7. What is Linux?

check out www.fedoraproject.org, or www.ubuntu.com

"Linux" is a free, open-source, unix-like operating system.  (Well,
technically, Linux is just a kernel and it uses the GNU tools as the OS
around it).  Have you heard of Android?  That's based on the Linux
kernel, too.

> Thank you in advance for your help.
>
> Richard

-derek

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> [mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+richard_lindgren=comcast.net at gnucash.org] On
> Behalf Of Robert Heller
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 5:04 PM
> To: David Carlson
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Release 2.4.12 OFX Imports work fine in Ubuntu Linux 12.04
>
> At Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:41:02 -0500 David Carlson
> <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 
>> On 4/5/2013 1:52 PM, David Carlson wrote:
>> > Subject says it all.  This is my first try to build Gnucash and it
>> > worked nicely.
>> >
>> > David C
>> OK, I tried the 2.4.12 release in Windows 7.  It froze, in spite of the
>> fact that it is 39 degrees F outside.  I went back to 2.4.11 in Windows
>> and OFX works.  Everybody should switch to Linux!!?!
>
> People have been saying this for *decades*. :-)
>
>> 
>> David C
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