Discover drops support for OFX

[Mark Robinson]

Perhaps I wasn't clear.

The problem is that OFX downloads from their OFX server no longer
work.  I can still download the file manually, but that's so much work
when the old system used to "just work".  So it's a sad day for
GnuCash :\

Mark

On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 3:12 PM, AC <gnucash at acarver.net> wrote:
> 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).
>
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