Oops, I forgot to mention that for either source option all the csv columns should automatically be matched, but in my case the date column is not correctly choosing m-d-y for United States files. I need to manually correct the date format.
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025, 9:09 PM David Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > When importing a csv file that was exported from GnuCash it works a > little different. First, if it was exported from release 4.xx or earlier, > select that option from the types. For both types the account matching is > done in an extra step before the transaction matching step. > > For me, in W10 GnuCash release 5.10 will import a file made with release > 4.8. > > On Thu, Jan 30, 2025, 7:35 PM Jeroen Bruijning via gnucash-user < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I am trying to import CSV transactions that I have previously exported >> from GnuCash. In the import dialog I have to match columns with field names >> like Date, Description, Amount, etc. I have done this before with CSV files >> from another source, and that worked fine. >> >> In this case, matching is a puzzle to me. Not clear what all columns mean >> and how they are supposed to be matched - column names do not always match >> the names in the drop down box where I am supposed to define the mapping. >> >> But one choice I seem to have, is to load settings called “GnuCash Export >> Format” (I am using 5.10). It seems to me that this should do the required >> matching automatically. But nothing seems to happen. >> >> Am I mistaken and is Gnucash Export Format for another purpose? Or else, >> what can I do to make it work? >> >> Thanks! >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
