[GNC] Error importing quicken 2017 qif / qfx

[David T.]

> On Sep 17, 2018, at 10:17 AM, cicko <alen.siljak at gmx.com> wrote:
> 
> GnuCash - User mailing list wrote
>> It’s not clear that the OP has determined that the content of their QIF
>> file is properly structured ...
>> 
>> The bug to which you refer addresses a very particular aspect of QIF
>> import, while the OP is having troubles importing their Quicken data for
>> the first time.
> 
> I hope you are not implying that a .qif file exported from Quicken, the
> maker of the QIF standard, is "not properly structured". :)

Quicken has been known to play fast and loose with its own “standard” on numerous occasions. Regardless, I thought that my further comments regarding date formats were a clear example of how ambiguities in the data set could result in errors on import. Perhaps I wasn’t clear enough on that point.

> 
> The OP has indicated that he has "multiple securities and currencies" which
> sounds pretty much with the scenario I had when the import failed. It could
> very well be the exact same issue.
> 
> However, without a more comprehensive error message or a log we won't be
> able to know more. One thing for the OP would be to check the GC log files,
> which are generally placed in the Temp folder.
> 
> Not sure if that is convenient here, but I ended up manually entering all
> the investment transactions for the financial year and not importing the
> historical transactions due to this issue. 
> 
> 
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