sorry Kevin - i want to help you debug this - but i cannot share my financial data files.
ml On Mar 26, 8:21 am, Kevin Hoctor <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 25, 2009, at 7:58 AM, ciara belle wrote: > > > I wrote a check for 1000. written and entered in to moneywell - based > > on the date of the check (on the check) and the payee etc. for > > accounting reasons - i always keep the date i wrote 'on' the check > > (for if you need to stop payment - you need THAT date and the Exact > > payee and amount... for it to be successfully stopped). (please don't > > tell me this is a wrong method - i worked a bank - that's how it > > works ;) and i ain't changing my method :) big grin) > > I wouldn't argue with you about that. The reason MoneyWell has two > dates in it is so you can keep the original transaction date and know > the date the check cleared as well. > > > > > yet when it was finally cashed - moneywell insisted on putting in a > > new transaction - with the new date of cashing, and a totally > > different payee etc.. i have no idea why its doing this (happened > > more than once i have been watching in case it was a 'one-off')... it > > seems to pick a random payee (from previous check writings) and apply > > it, then post it as a new transaction ... now it finds it as a > > duplicate - and will merge it - but seems to be an extra step that > > shouldn't be required when the check # and amount already match -- it > > shouldn't be pre-filling the payee at its own discretion. (in this > > case the payee is from a check i wrote previously - # 1174). i know > > the bank does not provide payee - it only provides transaction id > > info, check #, and amount ... i have not yet successfully had mw match > > a check up that is already in the register - it ALWAYS creates a new > > transaction... (i have a similar issue with transfers (i put then in - > > it add another when i download.. i don't know if its related) > > > original transaction i put into moneywell when i wrote the check > > (payee is my full name - so i removed it for privacy here) > > > 3/16/09 Check mary lou ***** (unassigned) -1,000.00 > > 3/24/09 Check Dodd RV (unassigned) -1,000.00 > > In order to debug this, I'll need a good set of sample data please > because every check transaction I have ever tested, matched up > perfectly. There was a problem with blank check numbers but that has > been fixed in 1.4.4. Can I get the following sent to > [email protected] please: > > 1. Your MoneyWell data file BEFORE checks are imported that create > this duplicate, and > > 2. The file you are importing to create this problem. > > Thanks. > > Peace, > > Kevin Hoctor > [email protected] > No Thirst Software LLChttp://nothirst.comhttp://kevinhoctor.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "No Thirst Software User Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/no-thirst-software?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
