At Thu, 5 Jan 2023 11:52:04 -0500 stepbystepf...@comcast.net wrote: > > This discussion merits a comment. > > ALL .csv means is an indication that the data is in a file of "records" > each of which contains data fields separated by commas. It does not mean > ANYTHING about what the fields mean (what sort of data is there) or what > is the logical order of the fields.
Does gnucash include a "header row"? If so, this will provide a level of "documentation" of what the data is. > > Thus a record with the dataÃÂ A,BAC,WYZ,LMNOPÃÂ would be a perfectly well > ordered record with four fields separated by commas. But it would have > no meaning to your accountant. > > So what we are really talking about "would an accountant be happy with > data exported from gnucash in .csv (with the fields that gmucash puts > into these records, in the order in which gnucash puts them, etc.). For > example, the data that the accountant want might be there but not in the > order expected by his or her software. > > << those of you using a 'nix OS should be able to write a shell script > to rearrange the order --Note that this cannot be a responsibility of > gnucash to :get the order right" as no way to know what order is > required. AFAIK there is no accepted standard << but if there were, then > a request "make the export/imports of gnucash match this published > standard" would be a legitimate request >> I would expect that the .csv file could be imported in a "modern" spreadsheet program (Excel, localc, etc.) by the accountant. If there is a header row, the columns would be labeled. I expect most modern spreadsheet programs can re-order columns. > > > Michael D Novack > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364 Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services hel...@deepsoft.com -- Webhosting Services
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