[GNC] Import from Quicken to GnuCash not Working

[Geoff]

Hi Tom

To answer your specific question:
 > How do I track down a problem when the GnuCash software isn't giving
 > me any error?

(a) Try some debugging:
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Windows_Debugging

(b) Divide & Conquer:
Split your input file in half and try again.  If it works, try the next 
half.  If it fails, go back to (b).


To achieve your goal:
 > I'm trying to import a QIF file from Quicken 2016 to GnuCash 5.8 on a
 > Windows 11 system.  It's a 14 MB QIF file with over 30 years of data
Be patient.  Learn from those who have gone before you and start with a 
much much smaller input file.  Try importing a single transaction, then 
a day's transactions, then a whole month, than a whole year.  See what 
works and what doesn't.  Backup and restore as you go along.

I have been doing QIF imports for over a decade.  The QIF Importer 
works, but does get bogged down as the input file gets larger and larger.

Good luck!

Geoff
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On 23/09/2024 9:38 am, Tom R wrote:
> Hi Ken,
> I did try looking thru a bunch of those archive messages (although
> admittedly no more than a few dozen). But none of those postings seem
> to address the same thing that I've run into.  Most are regarding
> problems that users found with the accounts or entries in the
> resulting .gnucash file that gets created.  Or in some cases, users
> reported getting an error during the Import process, and the Import
> having failed because of that error.  That's not the problem I'm
> having.
> 
> My problem is that I get NO error at all from the Import process.  It
> just stops and closes after several hours with NO indication at all as
> to why.  I don't know how to troubleshoot a problem where there's no
> error being reported, and the Import software is just silently closing
> for no apparent reason.  If there's any folks out there that have run
> into the same thing as that, I'm not seeing any reports of it in the
> archives.  That's why I'm asking about it here.  How do I track down a
> problem when the GnuCash software isn't giving me any error?
> 
> On Sun, Sep 22, 2024 at 5:48 AM Ken Farley <farleykj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Here's a search of the mailing list archives that lists many past
>> inquiries of the same thing.
>>
>> https://www.google.ca/search?q=site%3Alists.gnucash.org%2Fpipermail%2Fgnucash-user+quicken+import&sca_esv=a80879f033c926a9&sca_upv=1&source=hp&ei=MQPwZqzKM7SrptQP24z9-AY&iflsig=AL9hbdgAAAAAZvARQdBHj4OmwwqZoCly_k6EaOplGlya&ved=0ahUKEwjspv3lvNaIAxW0lYkEHVtGH28Q4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=site%3Alists.gnucash.org%2Fpipermail%2Fgnucash-user+quicken+import&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IjxzaXRlOmxpc3RzLmdudWNhc2gub3JnL3BpcGVybWFpbC9nbnVjYXNoLXVzZXIgcXVpY2tlbiBpbXBvcnRI9ztQlRRYxjdwAHgAkAEAmAE6oAGKBKoBAjExuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIAoAIAmAMAiAYBkgcAoAfvAw&sclient=gws-wiz
>>
>> It's a very long link. Alternatively you could search the archives
>> yourself and find all these past discussions.
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