On 28 Aug 1999, Rob Browning wrote: > Date: 28 Aug 1999 12:07:43 -0500 > From: Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: QIF import fix for opening balances > > Peter Pointner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Qicken (at least the german version of Q8) exports opening balances > > in transactions where the transfer account is the same as the > > account. GnuCash then ignores it, because debit and credit goes to > > the same account. > > > > The patch below inhibits the debit. I'm not really happy with that, > > because it violates double entry, but it is better than ignoring > > the opening balance. And the same thing happens already for MS Money > > QIF files (see line 700 of QIFIO.c: the xfer_acc is not set). > > Is this acceptable given the double-entry invariants? Would it > perhaps be better to represent opening balances as transfers from an > adjustments (or opening balances) account? In fact I started defining a "Opening Balances" account. Then I noticed that the "single entry" is already happening: For MS Money QIF import, and also if somebody enters a value in the first split of a newly created account. (This gets the description "Opening Balance", so it seems reasonable to enter the value). So I decided to make only the small change, and add some comments. But I really think that a special account is neccessary. Peter ----- %< -------------------------------------------- >% ------ The GnuCash / X-Accountant Mailing List To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe gnucash-devel [EMAIL PROTECTED]" in the body
