[GNC] Gnucash unresponsive when importing large Bills & Invoices file

[Nelson Handcock]

Hello All,

This is not reported as a bug (yet) but will do so if initial responses
suggest it's warranted.

I'm running Gnucash Version 3.1


I prepared a csv file to import a number of invoices - about 900 or so. The
spreadsheet file contained about 1300 rows. Some invoices are multi-item -
I've found GN imports multiple items into a single invoice if they are
numbered identically and grouped together in the import file.


With earlier versions it always worked fine. It always took a few minutes
and sometime I wondered if it would finish, but it always seemed to.

Also with earlier versions, the imported invoices were "unsaved" which was
great, because if I realised I had a problem and I wanted to discard the
import, then I could close the file without saving changes.


With version 3.1, I have experienced GN failing to import the full file. The
application is viewed by Windows 10 as "unresponsive", and if you aren't
doing anything, then your PC may time out/go to sleep, and I think from
that point the whole import process dies.

I eventually got my import completed by chopping my initial file up into 3
smaller ones.

I have also noticed that in Version 3.1 that the gnucash file saves itself
on completion of the import... you no longer have the opportunity to "Exit
without saving". This can be resolved by making sure you keep a copy of the
file before you run the import so you have a back-up, so it's not the end
of the world I guess.

Thoughts/Comments anyone?


Thanks & Regards,

Nelson Handcock