[GNC] GnuCash 3.1-3 freezes when importing OFX file on Mac

[John Ralls]

> On Jun 10, 2018, at 5:24 AM, Brendan Simon <Brendan at BrendanSimon.com> wrote:
> 
> I just tried GnuCash 3.1-3 on Mac, and it freezes when trying to import
> a small OFX file (downloaded from my bank).  The cursor just turns into
> a spinning beach ball and the app otherwise doesn't respond.
> 
> The OFX file imports just fine with GnuCash-2.6.21-2.
> 
> The OFX file comes from an Australian bank.  I thought it might be
> related to the following bug, but the dates in my OFX file look to be
> ISO format (YYYYMMDD).
> 
> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795347
> 
> Any ideas how to solve this?  Right now I'm stuck on 2.6.21-2.

It’s probably updating the matching accounts from account names to GUIDs. If you have a lot of import history on the account that can take a while. It’s a one-time change so once you let it complete imports will once again be at their usual speed.

Regards,
John Ralls