Nick, The CSV import assistant in release 2.6 series is not able to import files created by GnuCash.
This is a known problem which will be corrected when the 2.8 release comes out. That release will change the data file structure in a way that will not be readable by older releases of GnuCash. David C On Oct 24, 2017 12:48 AM, "Nick Judd" <n.clark.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I have been using Gnucash for personal accounting for the last couple of > years. I have questions about CSV imports relevant to this thread: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2017-March/069914.html > > 1. Using Gnucash 2.6.18, my experience is that it is not straightforward > to import transactions from CSV using a CSV /I have generated using > GNUCash/, into exactly the same account structure. > > Am I missing something here? > > 2. Looking over previous threads, I understand that Gnucash's CSV import > cannot really handle multi-split transactions. I need multi-split > transactions and I can code well in Python but am useless in Gnucash's > native C/C++. The solutions that immediately come to mind are trying to > shoehorn the data in using Gnucash's Python API (bad) or to use Python to > reshape the CSV into a more Gnucash-friendly object (easier -> better). > However, the threads I have seen focus more on the general notion that CSV > import really isn't going to be ready for prime time until 2.8 than on the > kinds of things CSV import can currently do well. I am interested in the > latter. > > > Apologies for retreading ground that I am sure comes up a lot. Thanks for > your help. > > > Best > > > Nick Judd > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.