automagic web importing and filtering

[Olaf Faaland]

Hi,

FWIW, I've hacked a quickie QIF importer using the new generic import module 
that Benoit wrote.  As is, it works on one flavor of QIF only, and it has a 
bug in respecting some preferences.  However, it's more than good enough for 
you to get the flavor of Benoit's generic import module to understand how to 
use it and to see if it resolves your issues. 

My planned next step, after fixing the 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 finish this QIF import re-write together.

If you are using some other type of file, I think you'll find the generic 
importer structure that Benoit wrote can do much of the work for you, so that 
you need only write the code to parse the import file.

-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?