Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Gyle McCollam
I use my credit cards as much as I can and I have 40 to 50 transactions on my main card per month. Yes, CSV can be more of an issue, but I have found that most, except for Discover, have an option to download as QFX/OFX. The real time saver is that once you go through the matching process to m

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread R Losey
I may try it; I've seen several people talking about problems with it, or having to massage the CSV data before importing it. You say once I try it, I'll never go back, but I have; I had it with Quicken, and it was nice and helpful... but I've been in GnuCash for years now and I don't miss that fe

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Steve Brown
Hi Stan, I read your email again. It appears that you are you accessing the Vanguard site as a web site? It's an OFX server. You have to send it properly formatted OFX requests in order to get a response. The ofxget tool will do this for you. So should aqbanking, although I haven't had much luck.

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Steve Brown
The command 'ofxget prof vanguard' seems to talk to the Vanguard OFX server. I get a profile response back. It appears that the ofxhome site tests the ofx servers almost daily and reports whether or not they are up. Steve On Thu, 2023-03-16 at 09:28 -0700, Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.19) wrote: >

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.19)
On 2023-03-16 09:17, Steve Brown wrote: > I've been using ofxget from ofxtools to download from my banks and > broker. So long as your bank has a functioning OFX server, it should > work. > > There is a website with a comprehensive list of OFX server status at > https://www.ofxhome.com/ Like so

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Steve Brown
I've been using ofxget from ofxtools to download from my banks and broker. So long as your bank has a functioning OFX server, it should work. There is a website with a comprehensive list of OFX server status at https://www.ofxhome.com/ Steve On Wed, 2023-03-15 at 20:17 -0400, Chip Reid wrote: >

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Gyle McCollam
You really should try to download and import transactions. It is a rather simple process and you can choose to reconcile during the import function. Most financial institutions allow you to download transactions, either from a date range or statement period. There are some slight differences,