Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2018-01-03 Thread Derek Atkins
Liz writes: > On Mon, 25 Dec 2017 00:46:30 + > "cliffhan...@gardener.com" wrote: > >>Thanks. Yes one can import one at a time but this cheque ac from >>Quicken is huge and has references to other card accounts as >> categories within it. These accounts don't exist anymore and gnucash

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2018-01-01 Thread Cliff McDiarmid
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 8:11 AM From: "jeffrey black" To: "l...@lincolnbaxter.com" , "cliffhan...@gardener.com" , "Colin Law" Cc: "gnucash-user@gnucash.org" Subject: Re: Dealing with a large QIF file On 12/24/2017 8:08 PM, Lin

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-28 Thread jeffrey black
t;>    within it. These accounts don't exist anymore and gnucash is >> trying to >>    create them as part of the import. This is something I'd like to >> avoid. >>    Hope this makes sense. Cliff >> >>    -------- Original Message >>

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-26 Thread Cliff McDiarmid
Sent: Monday, December 25, 2017 at 7:28 PM From: "John Ralls" To: cliffhan...@gardener.com Cc: gnucash-user Subject: Re: Dealing with a large QIF file > On Dec 24, 2017, at 4:58 PM, cliffhan...@gardener.com wrote: > > Thanks . Yes one can impor

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-25 Thread joe
ories within it. These accounts don't exist anymore and gnucash is trying to create them as part of the import. This is something I'd like to avoid. Hope this makes sense. Cliff Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Dealing with a large QIF file From: Col

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-25 Thread Liz
On Mon, 25 Dec 2017 00:46:30 + "cliffhan...@gardener.com" wrote: >Thanks. Yes one can import one at a time but this cheque ac from >Quicken is huge and has references to other card accounts as > categories within it. These accounts don't exist anymore and gnucash > is trying to create

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-25 Thread John Ralls
> On Dec 24, 2017, at 4:58 PM, cliffhan...@gardener.com wrote: > > Thanks . Yes one can import one at a time but this cheque ac from Quicken is > huge and has references to other card accounts as categories within it. These > accounts don't exist anymore and gnucash is trying to create them as

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-25 Thread Greg Feneis
> > > One other thing, does anyone know, is it best to import all the >accounts in one go? I have about 32 of them, but only two have over >6000 entries. > >Cliff > > References > > ​By starting out importing smaller amounts, you can checkpoint your progress. If you don't like ho

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-25 Thread David Carlson
in a large file. David C On Mon, Dec 25, 2017 at 5:53 AM, Cliff McDiarmid wrote: > > >Sent: Monday, December 25, 2017 at 3:23 AM >From: D >To: "cliffhan...@gardener.com" , "Colin Law" > > Cc: "Gnucash Users" >Su

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-25 Thread Cliff McDiarmid
Sent: Monday, December 25, 2017 at 3:23 AM From: D To: "cliffhan...@gardener.com" , "Colin Law" Cc: "Gnucash Users" Subject: Re: Dealing with a large QIF file >Gnucash creates the accounts because you and the transactions used tho

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-24 Thread David Carlson
ate them as part of the import. This is something I'd like to avoid. > Hope this makes sense. Cliff > > Original Message >Subject: Re: Dealing with a large QIF file >From: Colin Law >To: Cliff McDiarmid >CC: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > &

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-24 Thread D via gnucash-user
s references to other card accounts as categories within it. These accounts don't exist anymore and gnucash is trying to create them as part of the import. This is something I'd like to avoid. Hope this makes sense. Cliff Original Message ---- Subject: Re: Deal

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-24 Thread Lincoln A Baxter
sh is > trying to >    create them as part of the import. This is something I'd like to > avoid. >    Hope this makes sense. Cliff > >     Original Message ---- >    Subject: Re: Dealing with a large QIF file >    From: Colin Law >    To: Cliff McDiarmid >

Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-24 Thread cliffhan...@gardener.com
Thanks . Yes one can import one at a time but this cheque ac from Quicken is huge and has references to other card accounts as categories within it. These accounts don't exist anymore and gnucash is trying to create them as part of the import. This is something I'd like to avoid. Hope this makes

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-24 Thread cliffhan...@gardener.com
e to avoid. Hope this makes sense. Cliff Original Message Subject: Re: Dealing with a large QIF file From: Colin Law To: Cliff McDiarmid CC: gnucash-user@gnucash.org You should be able to export one account at a time from Quicken, I think. Then import them one

Re: Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-24 Thread Colin Law
You should be able to export one account at a time from Quicken, I think. Then import them one at a time. Colin On 24 December 2017 at 19:02, Cliff McDiarmid wrote: >Hi > >I'm importing a large QIF file(a current a/c)about 6000 entries. >There are about a dozen other a/c's from Quick

Dealing with a large QIF file

2017-12-24 Thread Cliff McDiarmid
Hi I'm importing a large QIF file(a current a/c)about 6000 entries. There are about a dozen other a/c's from Quicken, now closed, associated with this large file. When importing, Gnucash seems to want to create these defunct a/c's to 'balance the books'. I assume there isn't a