[GNC] Import CSV: save settings doesn't save

[Marcus Winston]

Hello everyone,

If there are any suggestions on how to figure out the trouble, I'd
appreciate it.
-m

On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 9:26 AM Marcus Winston <marcus at thechocolatehouse.net>
wrote:

> >>> the next time you run the csv import assistant the name you typed in
> should be present...
>
> That's the problem: the name I typed in doesn't show up. That's what I
> mean by "nothing happens".
>
> -marcus
>
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 8:19 AM John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> > On Jan 22, 2021, at 7:26 AM, Marcus Winston <
>> marcus at thechocolatehouse.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I'm using GnuCash 3.6 on Linux. Trying to get CSV import working a bit
>> "faster". I see the "Save Settings" (
>> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/importing-from-files.html#importing-csv-save).
>> Unfortunately for me, saving settings doesn't work. I type in a name, click
>> the "Save" button, and nothing happens. I've tried looking at the
>> gnucash.trace file, with both --debug, and --debug --extra as command-line
>> options, but didn't find anything useful. Any suggestions or hints are
>> appreciated.
>>
>> What do you expect to happen?
>>
>> What should happen is that the next time you run the csv import assistant
>> the name you typed in should be present in the list for you to select and
>> if you select it your saved column types and other parameters--encoding,
>> date format, etc.--are reflected in the dialog.
>>
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
>>
>>