[GNC] More QFX import problems

[Nike V.]

Hi again,

I'm not sure if this kind of issue is on the radar of the developers, 
but here's some more information, in case somebody decides to chase the 
issue down.

My bank offers to export the data to CSV, QFX, or QBO formats, based on 
user set filters such as category, amount, date. For the QFX option, the 
data that are written to the file seem to depend on the filters chosen. 
GnuCash can't handle any version of the file that I have been able to 
produce -- either I get the zero/uneditable balance issue that I 
mentioned in the first email, or the import window is empty (as happened 
in the Chase downloads previously discussed on this list). I assume the 
problem comes from the precise tags that are written to the file, but I 
don't really know.

At present, I am working around this bug by exporting to CSV, which is a 
bit or a pain.

It would be nice to get GnuCash to deal gracefully with weird QFX 
downloads, if possible. I'm happy to help with debugging, if somebody 
wants to work on it.

Nike



Nike V. wrote on 2018-07-02 10:04 AM:
> Hi,
> 
> I have encountered a strange problem with QFX import from my credit 
> card, issued by Home Trust. It's similar, but not exactly the same, as 
> the ones discussed in the archive with Chase.
> 
> GnuCash apparently imports the QFX correctly, but transactions show up 
> in the credit card account with a balance of zero. Jumping to the 
> corresponding transaction in the source account shows the correct 
> balance, however.
> 
> But it's not possible as far as I can tell to get the card account to 
> show any balance at all. Manually editing the transaction does nothing. 
> You can enter $100, press return, and the account still shows zero.
> 
> Opening the qfx file in a text editor shows one long blob of text and 
> tags. I assume there must be something strange about the qfx file, but I 
> have no idea what it is, or how to fix it.
> 
> Any ideas would be welcome!
> 
> Nike
> 
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