QIF import crash - workaround

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Jason Fiering <jasonfiering at gmail.com> writes:

> Gnucash crashed when I attempted to import a QIF file of
> transactions downloaded from my credit card's website.  I see others have
> reported this or something similar.

You mean the APP crashed?!?  Or it just failed to load the QIF?

> When I inspected the QIF file (in Notepad) it had no header and immediately
> began with the first transaction.  I added the first line, "!Type:CCard"
> and removed any empty lines.  I was then able to import the QIF file with
> no problems.
>
> I am using 2.6.11 running on Windows 7.

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-derek

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