Discover drops support for OFX

[AC]

On 2017-03-09 14:20, Mark Robinson wrote:
> So I got this email from Discover today.
> 
> 
> "Thank you for your inquiry regarding issue you are experiencing when
> downloading. I wish to express my sincere apologies for any
> inconvenience you may have experienced with your Discover account. I
> am happy to assist you today!
> 
> I can tell you that Discover no longer supports OFX downloads, some
> money management programs may need to update their system to be able
> to continue downloading the transactions. This includes direct
> download from within a program and downloads from the website. Please
> contact your software’s support to see if they have a QFX download
> option.
> 
> I appreciate your business and the opportunity to be of service. Thank
> you for choosing to use Discover Card. "
> 
> Ugh.

You should be able to import QFX assuming GnuCash ignores headers it
doesn't understand.  Otherwise just edit the file and remove the
proprietary headers and the rest of the file is just OFX.

Note you may need to perform a global search and replace to convert
ampersands into "&" (no quotes).