Gnucash Crashing during QIF import

[David Carlson]

On 11/11/2014 9:42 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Damon Hudac <stampede_68 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Desktop OS: Linux mint Quiana
>> Desktop Gnucash: Version 2.6.1
>> Android Gnucash: Version 1.5.1
>>
>> I have used Gnucash Android in the past to keep track of money that I
>> spend when I'm out. While it was always a bit quirky trying to import my
>> transactions, I never had this much trouble. Maybe a recent Android app
>> update introduced a bug?
>>
>> Here's what happens:
>>
>> 1) (Phone) I export transactions to my SD card on my phone as QIF
>> 2) (Phone) I copy the QIF file to my desktop computer over Samba/my LAN
>>
>> Rest of the steps are on my Desktop PC
>>
>> 3) File - Import - Import qif...
>> 4) Choose the qif file that's stored locally on my desktop
>> 5) Click Forward
>> 6) Click Start
>> 7) Gnucash immediately crashes
>>
>> When I restart, it warns that it cannot obtain the lock file, and I tell
>> it to "Open anyway."
>>
>> I also have problems importing OFX files from the Android app, but I will
>> put that in a separate email.
>>
>> Does anyone know a workaround to this? Is there a place to file bug
>> reports? Are there logs stored somewhere that would help explain what's
>> happening?
>>
>>
> I see someone else has reported this crash in GnuCash 2.6.1 (found using a
> Google search): https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=728050
>
> HOWEVER there are several newer releases -- the 2.6.1 version was the one
> that made it into Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" LTS, and it looks like your
> distro is a derivative of Ubuntu Trusty. Unfortunately GnuCash 2.6.1 has a
> few other bugs you might want to avoid.
>
> You might try installing the latest 2.6.4 version of GnuCash via
> http://GetDeb.net (tell it you are running Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty").
> Hopefully they also supply the gnucash-dbg package. If so, install it, too.
>
> If the newer version also crashes on importing your QIF file, then reply to
> the list (not me!) for further debugging information.
>
> Developers may want to know more details on how it's crashing, with
> information such as a stack trace http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Stack_Trace
>
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Since the QIF file is actually a text file, you should be able to open
it with a text editor.  Try that to see if it is and has anything
unusual in it.  If you have other QIF files, you can compare them or
find some examples on the internet.

I also have release 1.5.1 of GnuCash for Android, but I have not tried
the export function yet.
If the file has gotten corrupted somewhere along the line, that may be
the cause of the crash.
Do you import QIF files successfully from other sources such as banks or
credit card companies?

OFX files are also text files and can be opened with a text editor.  If
a text editor has a problem opening either file, it may have been
corrupted in some way.  That information may also help in solving your
problem.

David C