ofx import truncates memo/description

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Thu Oct 1 09:48:34 EDT 2009


Christophe Roy <roychris at free.fr> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I repost the exactly same post that it was posted on Nov,17 2008 because I have exactly the same unresolved problem :
>> Hi,
>> When I do an import of my ofx history file from my bank, the ofx memo 
>> field is truncated to the first 32 characters in the register description 
>> field. I need the whole field do come over with the import. The full memo 
>> is in the ofx file and in the gnucash log file.
>>
>> Is this just the way it is or can I do something to get it take the whole 
>> field?
>
> I use Gnucash on Windows, on Linux, with ofx files and ofx online banking.

The whole field should be there, if not in the Description then in the
Notes field, or in the Split Memo.  GnuCash shouldn't be truncating your
data.

> Regards,
>
> roychris

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-derek

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