Shawn> I just installed xacc 1.0.18-2 from Debian Slink (but help|About
Shawn> says it's 1.0.17?). Then I went to my bank's web site and
Shawn> downloaded a QIF file. When I import it, all the transactions in
Shawn> 1999 show up as being in 2099. I looked at the QIF, and sure enough
Shawn> they use a 2-digit year field.
You could upgrade to Debian's new gnucash package. While it is in potato, you
can run it (as whatever else it needs, see below) on a slink system. I'm
quite happy with, even though it segfaulted quite a bit on me the other
day. "Save often" :)
edd@sonny:~> dpkg -s gnucash
Package: gnucash
Status: install ok installed
Installed-Size: 1473
Maintainer: Tyson Dowd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Version: 1.1.26-1
Depends: lesstifg (>= 1:0.85.2), libc6, libguile4 (>= 1:1.3-12), libjpeg62,
libncurses4, libpng2, libreadlineg2 (>= 2.1-12), xlib6g (>= 3.3-5), xmhtml1, xpm4g (>=
3.4j-0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.3)
Description: A personal finance tracking program.
Gnucash can track finances in multiple accounts, keeping running
and reconciled balances. It has an X based graphical user interface,
double entry, a hierarchy of accounts, expense accounts (categories),
and can import Quicken QIF files.
Shawn> The usual way to fix bugs like this is to assume that years past 70
Shawn> or so are in the 1900's and the rest are past 2000. Why is it not
Shawn> done this way with QIF import?
I only tried one QIF import, and it blew up on me. Very old version of
quicken, though.
Shawn> Should I just get a Motif 1.1.x series GnuCash or is that not stable
Shawn> enough?
You might to try them both. The new series has a slew of features, and
probably a few bugs as well.
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software persist, an open-software revolution could lead to yet another
divide between haves and have-nots: those with the skills and connections
to make use of free software, and those who must pay high prices for
increasingly dated commercial offerings. -- Scientific American
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