Frank, Please reply to all so it goes to the list where others can see it and help.
It has been several years since I did my major import via QIF and now I almost never use that format so I have lost track of the details of how matching is accomplished in that importer. It may be necessary to import accounts one at a time to allow the importer to find the matching transactions from other accounts during the import process. Perhaps another user has more recent experience with QIF David C On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 3:28 PM, frank raney <frankraney...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just realized all balances were twice what they should be except for the > last account I imported.. I deleted the gc file and started > over.....EVERYTHING was twice the correct balance. > > I have come to realise, that when importing the quicken file, every think > gets imported twice. The catagories are imported as accounts and all my > cash accounts get imported and imports the same categories. It would take > days to identify the duplicates and delete the correct ones. > > There has to be a way to import the quicken file without the duplicates or > me going through EVERY account in GC? > > > *Frankie Raney* > *12454 Auberry Rd. > <https://maps.google.com/?q=12454+Auberry+Rd._Clovis,+Ca_&entry=gmail&source=g>* > *Clovis, Ca > <https://maps.google.com/?q=12454+Auberry+Rd._Clovis,+Ca_&entry=gmail&source=g>.* > *559.297.8577 <(559)%20297-8577> H* > *559.304.1751 <(559)%20304-1751> C* > > On 10/4/2017 9:13:46 AM, frank raney <frankraney...@gmail.com> wrote: > > First, your assumptions are correct. that is what i did. > > just deleted the account from gnu, exported it again from quicken by > itself, and re-imported it. its fine now......my original file was huge. I > didnt think that would matter.......now I really have to compare an see if > I need to redo any others.....what is the largest file that can be imported > accurately. > > *Frankie Raney* > *12454 Auberry Rd. > <https://maps.google.com/?q=12454+Auberry+Rd._Clovis,+Ca_&entry=gmail&source=g>* > *Clovis, Ca > <https://maps.google.com/?q=12454+Auberry+Rd._Clovis,+Ca_&entry=gmail&source=g>.* > *559.297.8577 <(559)%20297-8577> H* > *559.304.1751 <(559)%20304-1751> C* > > On 10/2/2017 10:11:19 PM, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> > wrote: > You do not mention important details that are needed to give a definitive > answer, but assuming that you followed the a likely path, you exported > transactions from your Quicken file in QIF format then imported them into > GnuCash in the same format. > > The QIF format creates a data section for each account which includes > transfers to or from whatever other accounts are used. To get complete > information you need a section for every asset and liability account in > your file. I would guess that you are missing some sections for some of > your accounts. > > It happens that Quicken uses the term Category for account types Income > and Expense, and there is no need to have QIF sections for Categories, but > all Asset and Liability accounts need to be imported individually or in a > combined file. > > If your Quicken file is large we usually recommend breaking down your QIF > file into separate files for each account, and possibly for limited time > intervals, such as Bank1_2016, Bank1_2015, etc.This helps to get better > results with matching the two sides of transfers during the import and > avoiding Imbalance entries. > > Good Luck. > > David C > > > > On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 5:22 PM, frank raney <frankraney...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Just installed and imported a quicken file. after import, one of my >> checking accounts on;y shows deposits made from another checking account. >> It does not show checks od debits. >> >> Any idea why >> >> >> Frankie Raney >> 12454 Auberry Rd. >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=12454+Auberry+Rd.+%0D+Clovis,+Ca&entry=gmail&source=g> >> Clovis, Ca. >> 559.297.8577 H >> 559.304.1751 C >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> 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. > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link> > <#m_3489956349136510886_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
