[GNC] Import failing - cannot get debug file

[Bennie Gibson]

David - thanks for your input.  Regarding chunking the imports, that's 
exactly what I'm doing and am making some progress.  My primary struggle 
right now  is that GNUCash doesn't appear to be creating a debug file.  
I understand c:\ is a bad location for a user file but I wanted a 
location with minimum folders involved to ensure I was looking in the 
right place.

Any suggestions on why the below commands are not creating a debug file 
appreciated:

gnucash.exe --debug --tofile="c:\gnucash.log"

gnucash.exe --debug

as I understand the last command line should create a default tracefile 
but I don't see it either.

Thanks

On 1/4/2020 8:33 AM, David Carlson wrote:
> First, in Windows 10 (or any OS, for that matter) c:\ is a bad choice 
> for user file location. Try directing your error file to your desktop.
>
> Second, hopefully you have put your data file in a folder under your 
> documents or some other user location.
>
> Third, if you have read other user suggestions about importing from 
> Quicken, start with tiny chunks of transactions to see how it goes.
>
> Fourth, in some cases it is easier to edit transactions in Quicken 
> before exporting.
>
> Fifth, consider only importing a short segment of recent history and 
> leave old history in Quicken.
>
> Sixth, back up everything first and test with disposable copies of files.
>
> Seventh,  if you still have specific questions, ask here giving all 
> details  except personal information.
>
> Good luck
>
> David Carlson
>
> On Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 4:33 AM Bennie Gibson <benniegibson56 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:benniegibson56 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi All,
>
>     I am trying to move from quicken to gnucash and have had mixed
>     results
>     with importing qif files from quicklen.  I've been able to isolate a
>     couple of causes of import failures by trial and error exclusion of
>     specific items but it appears I have several failures to deal with
>     and
>     no messages to indicate the cause.  I tried starting gnucash with
>     --debug --logto="c:\gnucash.log"    it appears gnucash is recognizing
>     the debug command as it takes longer to start but I'm not seeing
>     any log
>     or trace file created. I've also tried leaving out the logto
>     command and
>     letting gnucash create a default file but cannot locate that either.
>     I've looked in AppData\Local\Temp and found no new files.
>
>     Any suggestions appreciated.  I feel like I'm close but with several
>     years of data, I need something to assist me me excluding the items
>     causing import failure.
>
>     Thank you
>
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