That is an incredibly useful tidbit!!!!! Thanks. David Carlson
On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 7:40 AM Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> writes: > > > IIRC, the qif importer is (or was, in the 2.6.x series) somewhat clunky > > when it came upon an unknown 'other' account or category. It may have > > needed a nudge to place it correctly into the account tree. I don't > think > > it dumped everything into some imbalance file without giving the user a > > chance make a better choice. Fo me, I last used that feature about a > > decade ago, so I could be wrong. > > The QIF import did lazy account creation -- it would only touch your > actual account tree at the end, after you click "Finish". The Generic > Importer, however, will make account modifications enroute, including > creating new accounts. > > For QIF, new accounts wont get properly mapped into the tree, so you > either need to pre-create the gnucash account and map it in the > importer, or you need to modify the QIF to read, e.g.: > > LExpenses:Groceries > > instead of: > > LGroceries > > to properly place it in the tree. > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > -derek > > -- > 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.
