Re: [GNC] Transactions for multiple accounts in 1 ofx file?

[Kalpesh Patel]

Oh, I didn’t catch that change. I may need to go back to 4.4 version of GnuCash 
to get back that functionality in that case. That was by large my use case and 
that change takes away quite bit of usefulness from GnuCash for me. 

I was looking at the code base for libofx and it seems that handling of 
 is still hinted in the c header files so I wonder if this is a 
case where subtle change has just simply broken the handoff between two (libofx 
and GnuCash) and not being picked up as transaction is symptom of that or is it 
that that functionality was really removed from libofx rippling into GnuCash. 
IMHO, moving cash in and out of an account is tightly coupled with buying and 
selling an investment instrument in that account so that tactical seems counter 
intuitive philosophically.

Looks like you also submitted a bug report for this specific issue.


-Original Message-
From: David Reiser  
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2021 6:21 PM
To: Kalpesh Patel 
Cc: David Carlson ; Chris Good 
; Gnucash Users 
Subject: Re: [GNC] Transactions for multiple accounts in 1 ofx file?

There was a change in libofx 10.something that changed the way it interpreted 
cash transactions. I think they overdid it by taking the philosophy that any 
non-interest, non-dividend cash transaction should not be an investment 
transaction. In my case, that means that investment management fees are now 
skipped by the gnucash importer (I think) because libofx presents them 
differently to gnucash than it did before. 
--
Dave Reiser
dbrei...@icloud.com





> On Aug 2, 2021, at 11:56 AM, Kalpesh Patel  wrote:
> 
> There seems to be different potential bug in the ofx import it looks like.
> 
> 
> 
> I have a ofx file from a large brokerage house here in the US which has both 
> the mutual fund transaction and a bank transaction in a single account. It 
> looks like the cash transactions are not being picked up by the importer. For 
> example,  transactions for mutual fund purchase that is picked up is:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   
> 
>  
> 
> X827884101620210520
> 
>   2021052012
> 
>  YOU BOUGHT   PROSPECTUS 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> 31635T708
> 
>   CUSIP
> 
>  
> 
> +8.09800
> 
>   00014.95000
> 
>  +00.
> 
> +00.
> 
>
> -000121.0600
> 
>   
> 
>  
> 1.00
> 
> 
> USD
> 
>   
> 
>   CASH
> 
>  
> CASH
> 
>   
> 
>  BUY
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> But it didn’t pick up following transactions from the same account:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   
> 
>  DEP
> 
> 2021050412
> 
>   +64.1500
> 
>  X827882501120210504
> 
> DIRECT   DEPOSIT ELA
> 
>DIRECT   
> DEPOSIT ELAN CARDSVCRedemption
> 
>   
> 
>  
> 1.00
> 
> 
> USD
> 
>   
> 
>   
> 
>  CASH
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I did a test where I created a brand new file with just (all) basic account 
> types and then imported the file. Sure enough it only registered buy/sell 
> transactions but skipped all the banking transactions in the import windows.  
> It asked to create new (MF) securities and assign accounts appropriately but 
> no cash transactions in any of them. I tried this exercise with version 4.5 
> of gnucash on Windows 10 (my base OS). I can provided anonymized ofx file if 
> there is interest to debug it further.
> 
> 
> 
> I installed 4.6 version but I ran into two issues with it which might be 
> separate from ofx importers:  1) I am seeing silent crash between file à quit 
> and the actual process being removed from the process list. The symptoms I 
> see is that when I relaunch next time it tells me that the lock file is still 
> there on random occasions which shouldn’t be as I went through the proper 
> exit process. And 2) actions à Check & Repairs à Check & Repair All where it 
> simply hangs indefinitely after checking few accounts and need to kill the 
> process from the task ma

Re: [GNC] Simple Update Question

[Greg Feneis]

Sharon,

The risk of updating GnuCash to the most recent version on a Windows 7
computer is pretty small compared to your continued use of Windows 7.

Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7 about a year and a half ago.

 You should avoid using Windows 7 for anything of consequence.  Perhaps
things like offline games and distributed computing roles such as the
Folding at Home project would be OK.

Kind regards, Greg Feneis
(Pixel 3)


On Mon, Aug 2, 2021, 20:47 Peter West  wrote:

> Hi Sharon,
>
> I’m CC this to the list, as I cannot answer it.
>
> Peter
> —
> Peter West
> p...@ehealth.id.au
> But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not
> be afraid.”
>
> > On 2 Aug 2021, at 3:09 pm, sc  wrote:
> >
> > Many thanks to Peter and Alan and Geoff for your responses to my
> question.  So I am now persuaded that it would be wise to upgrade my
> GnuCash 3.8.
> >
> > I am using Windows 7 Home Premium on my Toshiba laptop computer. On the
> GnuCash website, it says Version 4.6 is for Windows 8/10.  Uh oh, I wonder
> if this means my Windows 7 is too old.
> > For Windows 7 it says Version 3.11.  Maybe I'm not all that outdated
> after all.
> >
> > Am I right in thinking Version 3.11 is the best this computer can
> handle?
> >
> > Again, thank you for responding.   Sharon
> >
> > On 7/28/2021 2:27 AM, Peter West wrote:
> >> Hi Sharon,
> >>
> >> Open source software is different from commercial software in that
> there is no contract, implied or otherwise, to support your use of one
> particular version of the software. Even with commercial software, there
> are limits to support, as you would have found if you you were running, say
> Microsoft XP, as your operating system. If commercial companies cannot
> maintain support for older versions beyond a few years, so much the less
> can open source.
> >>
> >> 3.8 will continue to do what 3.8 does. But if you attempt something new
> at some time in the future, and run into a problem, when you report it you
> are likely to be told that the problem was fixed in 4.x (or 5.x) and you
> should upgrade. The longer you leave it, the more likely you are to have
> upgrade problems. If your problem has not been seen before, and if it is
> found to exist in the latest version, it is not going to be fixed in 3.8,
> and you will have to live with it.
> >>
> >> All in all, it’s a good idea to keep up to date with updates. If you
> are receiving notices of updates, just keep an eye on the list for the
> following 3 or 4 weeks. Problems with the update process and with normal
> usage will surface in that time frame. After a month or so without reported
> problems, you can be confident of the update.
> >>
> >> Peter
> >> —
> >> Peter West
> >> p...@ehealth.id.au 
> >> “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their
> Father.”
> >>
> >>> On 28 Jul 2021, at 1:23 am, sc  sc...@impulse.net>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hello.
> >>>
> >>> I successfully transferred from Quicken to GnuCash years ago, with no
> troubles.  I'm a home user, nothing complex.
> >>>
> >>> Is there any reason I should upgrade from Version 3.8?  Are the
> changes mostly for business folks or are there changes that a home user
> would enjoy?
> >>>
> >>> Sharon
> >>>
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[GNC] Simple Update Question

[flywire]

> *I successfully transferred from Quicken to GnuCash years ago, with no 
> troubles.  I'm a home user, nothing complex.
*>>* Is there any reason I should upgrade from Version 3.8?  Are the
changes mostly for business folks or are there changes that a home
user would enjoy?*


It's continual improvement. After all, there are no hitching rails for
the horse anymore.

https://gnucash.org/news.phtml then Older Announcements [link] at the bottom.
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