automagic web importing and filtering

[Derek Atkins]

Hey, *ANY* help is better than none.  I certainly don't expect
a patch next week ;)

I'm just glad that someone is working on it, even if it takes
two-three months to come to fruition.

-derek

Olaf Faaland <ofaaland at alamedanet.net> writes:

> Just so you're not disappointed...  This is going to take a while.  ATM I 
> don't know scheme/lisp/et al from a hole in the wall.  I'll definitely be 
> asking questions; thanks for the help already given.
> 
> On Saturday 24 May 2003 08:34 am, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > Olaf Faaland <ofaaland at alamedanet.net> writes:
> > > My planned next step, after fixing a preferences bug, is to look into the
> > > scheme code that already exists for slurping in QIF files to figure out
> > > how to re-use it.  If QIF files are what you are dealing with, then
> > > perhaps we could work on this QIF import re-write together.
> >
> > Indeed, hooking to qif-io-core scheme code to a UI would be a MAJOR
> > improvement in QIF importing UIs.  OTOH, I do think there are probably
> > a few architectural flaws in the new importer UI that we'll have to
> > fix or work around (and probably some qif-specific checks that we'll
> > need to do).
> >
> > For example, we'll need a specific Category -> GNC-Account UI, and
> > we'll probably need a UI to let the user choose a date format if the
> > dates are ambiguous (which happens more often than I'd care to think).
> >
> > That notwithstanding ....    EXCELLENT!!!  I'm glad that someone else
> > has started working on it.  And if I can help you in any way, please
> > let me know!  Or come to #gnucash and we can discuss issues there....
> >
> > Good Luck.
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > > If you are using some other type of file, I think you'll find the generic
> > > importer structure that Benoit wrote can do everything except the parsing
> > > for you, so writing an importer is quite easy.
> > >
> > > -Olaf
> > >
> > > On Thursday 22 May 2003 08:52 am, Benoit Grégoire wrote:
> > > > On May 12, 2003 01:11 pm, nmarshall wrote:
> > > > > hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > really like gnucash, but i got an itch an really need to fix it.
> > > > >
> > > > > as an good perl programer, im lazy. so i want my online bankstatments
> > > > > to automagicly be downloaded and entered into gnucash.
> > > > > i tryed messing with quicken files but as left with a feeling that it
> > > > > could be done better. that is, i know what entrys are me buying gas
> > > > > and food, why should i have to filter this every time i inport this
> > > > > data..
> > > > >
> > > > > really want a automagic fix.
> > > > >
> > > > > so i looked for a websluping solution, as i love perl im using
> > > > > WWW::Mechanize.
> > > > > now i need to know where to put this data?
> > > > >  im guessing in the Import module. but would like some clues.
> > > >
> > > > Indeed, you'll need to use the import module, which will offer you
> > > > transaction matching services (It should be able to automagically learn
> > > > when it is you buying food and you buying gas).
> > > >
> > > > I am not clear however as to the format of the data you are pulling
> > > > down. QIF files?  Anyhow, I'll be happy to help you, but I need more
> > > > information on what exactly you are trying to do.  Are you trying to
> > > > feed data directly into GnuCash, or only to download a file?
> > >
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