Changing the date on the transaction is not sufficient; GnuCash stores the unique FITID to match against the OFX file, so it will detect that there are no new transactions. You would literally need to delete a transaction before the re-import to get the importer to see a new one.
-derek On Fri, November 9, 2018 11:17 am, Ed Fields wrote: > Hi Folks, > > In answer to John and David, I don't use the on line banking feature. > I download the qfx file from Discover to my disk, then perform a file | > import operation. The downloaded qfx file has several newer transactions > than those in my gnuCash credit card account. > > Just for grins, I re-imported a qfx from several months ago, after first > changing a date for one of the gnu account entries to ensure that at least > one transaction would be viewed as new. > Got the same response, an unpopulated popup window titled 'generic > import transaction manager' > > The only structural difference I can see between the broken Discover qfx > files and other working qfx files from other credit card companies is that > the discover provides an additional field INTU.USERID in the preamble text > <INTU.USERID>*myAccountName*</SONRS></SIGNONMSGSRSV1> > > my previous gnuCash version # is not known, I think it was the one before > the September update version. > > Are any readers tracking Discover Card expenses successfully importing > activity data into their account? > > thanks for your patience and your responses > > ed > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 7:06 PM David Reiser <dbrei...@icloud.com> wrote: > >> >> > On Nov 8, 2018, at 6:38 PM, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.fremont.ca.us> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> >> On Nov 9, 2018, at 4:15 AM, Ed Fields <efield...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Just installed Build ID: 3.3+ (2018-09-29) on a new Win 10 setup >> >> >> >> I find I can no longer import discover card activity, but can import >> other >> >> credit card activity files into their associated credit card >> accounts. >> >> >> >> Discover want me to contact Quicken. >> >> >> >> I would normally search the archives but don't see a way to access >> them >> >> here at gnucash.org >> >> >> >> Is there an easy fix for this issue? >> >> currently I get an unpopulated popup window titled 'generic import >> >> transaction manager'. >> > >> > Are you using online banking? Was this working OK with the previous >> version of GnuCash (which version)? >> > It’s odd that you’re getting an empty match window, if there aren’t >> any >> transactions it’s supposed to put up a message box saying so. >> > >> > Regards, >> > John Ralls >> > >> I believe one way an empty matching window shows up is if there were >> transactions in the data stream, but all the transaction IDs matched >> already-imported transactions. >> >> Dave >> -- >> Dave Reiser >> dbrei...@icloud.com >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
