[GNC] Need User friendly guide to importing qfx file

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FYI: ofx and qfx are, as I understand, functionally equivalent. OFX is the generic version, while QFX is Quicken's version of the same.

David T

On May 17, 2018, at 4:47 PM, Dennis Powless <claven123 at gmail.com> wrote:

Is qfx the only output/export you get from your bank?  If you can try ofx....  or try to do the export again, change the parameters on the export ie dates.  Make sure you’re in the account you’re importing to, ie that register is open.  

Dennis

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> On May 16, 2018, at 4:18 PM, eNews <kkenews at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> 
> 
> 
> I am new to GnuCash and attempted my first import of a qfx file from my
> bank.  When I import the file, the "Generic import transaction matcher" is
> blank/empty.  Although I've researched the answers to similar questions, I
> do not understand the technical answers to them.  The closest I came to a
> solution was from 2014, but I am using version 3.0 uploaded in 2018.
> Wouldn't that bug be fixed by now?  Many of the answers discuss ofx, which I
> do not think applies to the qfx issue I am having.
> 
> 
> 
> I am an accounting end user with no experience in programming.  Can someone
> tell me in childlike laymen's terms how to get GnuCash to import a qfx file
> of my bank's transactions?  I am using Windows 10 Home.
> 
> 
> 
> So far I'm really happy with my conversion from Quicken to GnuCash, so I am
> determined to make this import work.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you for your time.
> 
> 
> 
> Kate
> 
> 
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