[GNC] wells fargo downloads

[John Ralls]

> On May 17, 2020, at 12:06 PM, Hershey <Hershey at triad.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm new to Gnu and am having issues setting up online downloads.
> My first attempt is Wells Fargo and I get a 2000 error message.
> The Tutorial show Wells Fargo in its example but I've also seen this
> statement on the web: Wells Fargo has switched to OFX Web Connect. GnuCash
> doesn't support this authentication.

That last sentence is your answer, but perhaps you need some more detail. There are two ways of connecting to a bank for OFX online communication, OFX Direct Connect and OFX Web Connect. The former collects your user name and password as part of the online session and the latter has you log in to the bank's website and launch the OFX session from there. The way that the bank's website connects to the financial software is proprietary to Intuit, the makers of Quicken, so that it works only with their products. GnuCash is able to work only with OFX Direct Connect.

Regards,
John Ralls