Hi Geoff,
thanks a lot for confirming my problem. I thought about a date problem
(which also explains why it worked sometimes) but as the import let's
you select the right format I didn't dig deeper.
Anyhow you are right. Using a unambiguous date it works just fine. Going
back to an older version is not an option for me right now (to much
work) and therefore I'll just wait for the fix.
I created a bug if you'd like to follow it:
https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799160
Best regards
Thomas
On 09.12.23 02:38, Geoff wrote:
Hi Thomas
I also use QIF files extensively and was surprised when you reported
this error.
Coincidentally, yesterday I upgraded to v5.4.1 and found that I can
reproduce the same error. By a process of elimination I found that it
is due to the ambiguity in the date format. Using your example, a
date of "01/12/2023" could be interpreted as 1st of December *or* 12th
of January. Despite telling GnuCash that the dates are to be
interpreted as "d-m-y" this information seems to be lost and the
process fails. I also tried "2023/12/01" with "y-m-d" and this failed
too. Unambiguous dates like "29/11/2023" work fine.
I have now downgraded to v4.8 and your file was imported without any
errors - see attached screenshot.
I recommend that you:
(a) Downgrade to a version 4 release.
(b) Submit a bug report about this problem
https://bugs.gnucash.org/enter_bug.cgi
Regards
Geoff
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GnuCash v4.8 on Windows 10
On 9/12/2023 7:59 am, Thomas via gnucash-user wrote:
Hello,
i'm using GnuCash for a very long time (thanks a lot for it). In order
to handle some regular (monthly) payments I created a small script to
create very simple QIF files that I can then import into GnuCash. That
was working perfectly for some years now. Anyhow for the last 2 or 3
months (only using it once a month) the import failed without telling me
why (there is just no message in the dialog). It happened for the first
time (I think) two months ago. Then I did it manually and it worked the
following month. Anyhow now (this month) it fails again. There it does
not seem to be a "one time problem".
The QIF file is very simple and I can't see why that should fail:
!Account
NAktiva:Umlaufvermögen:Girokonto (1234567)
^
!Type:Cash
D01/12/2023
T-123
LAktiva:Anlagevermögen:Bausparer (1234567)
^
(the real file contains more payments but this simple also fails)
During the import wizard GnuCash identifies both accounts to exist and
accepts the date format as d-m-y. Anyhow it fails without message.
Any idea on why that happens?
Thanks a lot.
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