Actually, it was clear to me. Jim's point was that if you do these steps 130 times in a row, your brain will explode. Certainly it would be nice to be able to import them.
On Aug 16, 2022, 14:05, at 14:05, flywire <flywi...@gmail.com> wrote: >Obviously it wasn't clear that the post copied below identifies the >keystroke operations from opening GnuCash through the Security Editor >with >*** as user input. The Import accounts was an aside comment. (Thanks >David >for start the account tree comments.) Interestingly New security is one >of >the few GnuCash forms specifically requiring a name, yet many people >wouldn't recognise the name of a share but would recognise the security >code. > >The bleeding obvious is, "Why can't securities be imported by csv"? OFX >is >a good suggestion. It generally seems much more automated than csv so >it >would be worth investigating.. > >https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/appendixa_xmlconvert1.html >> An enterprising individual could go so far as to write a stylesheet >to >transform the *GnuCash* data file to an *Apache >OpenOffice*/*LibreOffice* Calc >(or vice-versa, for that matter). > >Does it follow it could be written directly into an existing file? >(Note >the guid issue >https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2022-August/102422.html >). The >two examples only output data from GnuCash. > >btw A lot (the majority?) of >https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Published_tools >are so old they won't work. > > >https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2022-August/102438.html > >> Once share securities are created the share accounts can be created >with >> File, Import, Import accounts from CSV. >> >> File, New >> Cancel >> >> Tools, Security Editor >> >> Securities: Add >> New security >> Full Name: *** >> Symbol: *** >> Type: *** - Sticky >> Fraction Traded: *** >> OK >> >> File, Import, Import Accounts from CSV >> Next, DemoAccountTree.csv Next, Apply, Apply, Close >> >>> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >gnucash-user mailing list >gnucash-user@gnucash.org >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 gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.