I managed to quicly put together docs for GnuCash's OFX support in time for tonight's release. They can be found in doc/README.OFX.
They include a FAQ, and I tought I'd post a copy here. Call it prevention ;) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. FAQ ---------- (1) GnuCash simply hangs when importing an OFX file This is probably bug http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101738 Unfortunately the main developpers are unable to reproduce. So far, this bug only occurs with OpenSP 1.5. It does not occur for anyone with OpenSP 1.3.x, which is shipped on most Linux distro as part of openjade, so you may wan't to downgrade. (Please note that OpenSP 1.3.x has several other issues however) This bug is beleived to be a threading issue, and may be a problem in GnuCash, LibOFX, OpenSP, or some versions of the Linux kernel. If you have any usefull info,please add a comment to the bug above (even if only to say you encountered the bug,and your version of the previously mentionned packages). (2) Why doesn't GnuCash support direct connections to bank like Quicken/Money I am striving to get this working, but banks are simply not cooperative in general, and my bank doesn't support it at all, so it will not be easy to debug once implemented. All I can say is "We're working on it...". But there are many steps left to be taken. (3) I don't see the File / Import / Import OFX/QFX menu item! If you don't see the menu mentioned above, then GnuCash was not built/compiled with --enable-ofx. Please try to compile GnuCash by yourself or contact the place where you got your pre-compiled version of GnuCash from. (4) When I import in OFX/HBCI, and change the destination account in the matcher, why doesn't other transaction with the same memo/description change? The matcher already "learns" where transactions are assigned. The only problem is thatcurrently, it only uses what it has learned on the next import. Re-processing the list during the import process is a feature you can hopefor early in the 1.8 series. (5) Can GnuCash support QFX files (Quicken Financial eXchange?) As far as GnuCash is concerned, QFX and OFX files are identical. (6) What about OFC support (Open Financial Connectivity, a Microsoft standard) OFC is a SGML based format still very commonly used in Brazil, and less frequently by banks all over the world. The main author of LibOFX managed to find specs, but needs the OFC DTD (Data Type Definition) to add support. That file is supposed to be available from a link an this page: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B162872 However, despite numerous requests to Microsoft to either fix the broken link or send him a copy of the file, they still haven't done so. That file is probably free to redistribute, and was part of their OFC development toolkit. If you still have a copy or know where to get one, please send the information to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (7) Where do I find/How do I download OFX files for bank XYZ? Somewhere on one of the banks website. We can't say anymore than this, the adress, interface, and origin of the info used as user id and password changes from bank to bank. (8) Can I export my Gnucash data in QIF, OFX, CSV, etc. ? Export capability is currently being built into LibOfx. During the 1.8.x series, Gnucash will be able to export in any format supported by LibOFX. Good night, -- Benoit Gr�goire http://step.polymtl.ca/~bock/ _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gnucash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
