On 10/15/2017 04:49 PM, Nelson wrote: > Thank you for your answer David. > > I am aware that QIF is a text file and I can open it in text editor. > > I have a 235000 lines QIF file created by quicken. Most of the transactions > are being imported properly but there are thousands failing as well. I have > no way to identify those failed transactions other than going line by line > in each account. What shall I "edit in quicken first" to insure a successful > import?
Hi. I am very new to the list [1] and *very* new to GnuCash [2]. Strangely, Nelson, I might get what you are asking far more than the other respondents seem to. I hope you can endure this problem, at least while it is being explored and discussed; rational, pragmatic people are vital to technical projects. ...Sometimes volunteer-based communities get a little cult-like in their public interface... So, I am a mature engineer [3] with some experience in instrumentation-sourced data wrangling (as part of large data organization and analysis systems); maybe I can try to steer the topic of file conversion/import towards the "hackers" on the list - and those otherwise interested in engaging such a conversation. To that end, could some of the software developers and maintainers chime into a technical discussion of the data structure issues involved in building a translation utility? It might be fruitful if not at least interesting :) Anyway, a belated Greetings and Salutations to you all :) [1]: Subscribed for about two days. [2]: I've only just started the semi-serious exploration, assessment and evaulation of the GnuCash software (and its representation of the historical bookkeeping/accounting processes and their traditional/societal basis) about three days ago - installation and one launch of the application on Ubuntu, one chapter of the Guide read and the introductory chapter of a financial Accounting book mused at. [3]: LinkedIn, Google::hanzer _______________________________________________ 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.