Re: [GNC] Trouble with import and splits (David Cousens)

2019-10-03 Thread ornd25
> "AFAIK the import process for securites and transactions with currency > changesis problematical even when importing data re-exported from GnuCash." > ... > "One thing you could try is to create a correct dummy transaction of > thetype(s) you need to import, export them to CSV using the > mu

Re: [GNC] Trouble with import and splits

2019-09-26 Thread David Cousens
It's unfortunate but successfully importing a lot of data often requires a fairly detailed knowledge of how GnuCash functions and how that differs from the program being imported from and when we need to do this is usually when our experience is minimal. I did it over 10 years ago now with several

Re: [GNC] Trouble with import and splits

2019-09-26 Thread ornd25
"AFAIK the import process for securites and transactions with currency changesis problematical even when importing data re-exported from GnuCash." ... "One thing you could try is to create a correct dummy transaction of thetype(s) you need to import, export them to CSV using the multi-splitmult

Re: [GNC] Trouble with import and splits

2019-09-26 Thread David Cousens
AFAIK the import process for securites and transactions with currency changes is problematical even when importing data re-exported from GnuCash. It is on my list of things to test out systematically and document. I imported some dual- currency transactions after a trip to Singpore earlier this yea

Re: [GNC] Trouble with import and splits

2019-09-26 Thread ornd25
This is with GnuCash 3.7 and the import file is .csv. Thanks, David. Sep 26, 2019, 20:10 by orn...@tutanota.com: > > I can't get the split to calculate a price properly after an import. > > The account block in the Import Preview is right and the debit amount is > right and in the proper accou

Re: [GNC] Trouble with import and splits

2019-09-26 Thread David Carlson
First, you do not specify the type of file that you are importing from. Since CSV, QIF and OFX imports each use different code, that is important to know. Second, you must be using version 3.something because release 2.6.x was unable to import stock transactions, but it would help to know your ope

[GNC] Trouble with import and splits

2019-09-26 Thread ornd25
I can't get the split to calculate a price properly after an import. The account block in the Import Preview is right and the debit amount is right and in the proper account after import, the split accounts are right (after the import matcher), and the deposit amount is right and it goes to int