cross-ref account <-> account nr. (ofx)

[gikotim at bluemail.ch]

Thanks!
Worked exactly as you said.

Greetings
Rolf


>-- Original-Nachricht --
>From: Benoit Grégoire <bock at step.polymtl.ca>
>To: gikotim at bluemail.ch, gnucash-devel at lists.gnucash.org
>Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 08:07:25 -0400
>Subject: Re: cross-ref account <-> account nr.  (ofx)
>
>
>On May 2, 2003 07:46 am, gikotim at bluemail.ch wrote:
>> I must have messed up my accounts!
>> When I import a ofx-file the account from which the transaction comes
from
>> is automaticaly selected, right? The very first time a new account appears
>> in an ofx-file a window pops up and asks for selecting an existing account.
>> But how can I change this reference later on? It looks like I've made
a
>> mistake at that time. Now it put the transactions on the wrong account!
>
>You can't (currently).  The simplest way to fix it involves editing your
>data 
>file directly:
>
>With a text editor, open your data file, and search for the string 
>"online_id".  You will find constructs like this one:    
>    <slot>
>      <slot:key>online_id</slot:key>
>      <slot:value type="string">7000001000023421 0023421 
>815-30480-00XXXXX-EOP</slot:value>
>    </slot>
>One of them is the account you are trying to import.  Remove these4 lines
>once 
>you find it.  Next time you import, you will get asked which gnucash account
>
>you want to use fot that ofx account.
>
>If you don't want to edit your datafile, you can import some other ofx file
>
>(like one of the sample files distributed with libofx).  Each time you are
>
>asked which gnucash account to use for account number whatever, select the
>
>account that you mistakenly selected before.  Once you see the list of 
>transactions, hit cancel.  Then try to reimport your original ofx file,
you
>
>should be able to select the right account.
>
>Off course, backup your file before you proceed...
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>Benoit Grégoire
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