Searching past questions/ discussions

[Chris Good]

> Message: 14
> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:58:22 -0700
> From: Bonnie Stroud <jbstroud at cox.net>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Searching past questions/ discussions
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> Here is what was in one of my qif files (a split transaction). 'meat
> thermometer' is the memo. Is this any help?
> 
> D1/18'16
> U-41.55
> T-41.55
> PBed Bath and Beyond
> Mcutting board
> LHousing:Home Maintenance and Repair
> SHousing:Home Maintenance and Repair
> Emeat thermometer
> $-21.55
> SLeisure:Allowance - Jim
> $-20.00
> 
> 
> On 10/26/2016 3:48 PM, Bonnie Stroud wrote:
> > I just started using GnuCash as well, three days ago. Really, really
> > love it. The help and guide pdfs have been excellent. I exported
> > several QIFs from Quicken, covering years 2004-2016 and I can see my
> > memos imported to the Description lines. I am not sure how to find the
> > memo field, but if you can give me some guidance, I will look for it.
> > I still have the qif files I used.
> > Bonnie
> >
> > On 10/26/2016 3:15 PM, Derek Harvey (ME) wrote:
> > > I am a bit further; imported a small Quicken file. Very disappointed
> > to find the Quicken Memo field seems to have been ignored and lost. If
> > anyone knows where this field is, please let me know.
> > >
> > > GnuCash is IMHO deficient in not having a memo field separate from
> > the Payee field and in not at least concatenating the Q'n Payee and
> > Memo fields together, perhaps with a separator so it can, as does Q'n,
> > recognise the Payee on a new entry.
> > >
> > > This deficiency is likely to make me use instead KMyMoney which does
> > import the Memo field. Still 'on the fence' as I do quite like the
> > double entry of GnuCash.
> > >
> > > Like this correspondent I prefer the forum structure.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 26/10/2016 19:31, Solomon Deutsch wrote:
> > >> I am totally new to GNU cash; I haven't even downloaded it yet.
> > Thinking
> > >> about moving a 35 MB Quicken file over, though.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> It seems like you guys use this email format.  Is there anywhere
> > where I can
> > >> search the email discussions that happened before I joined this
> > list?  I am
> > >> more used to forums, so this email format is new to me.

Hi Bonnie,

I'm not sure if this will help but have you checked the Notes field which is
visible after you do View, Double Line?

Regards, Chris Good
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