automagic web importing and filtering

[Derek Atkins]

I think there are a few UI pieces missing.  For example, I think we
need a generic UI to choose a date format (m-d-y, d-m-y, y-m-d, y-d-m)
which is certainly needed by the QIF importer and might be needed by
other importers.  We might also need a numeric version chooser, but
I'm not sure.  For QIF we also need a Category -> Account mapper, but
that should be relatively straightforward, too.

But yes, what we've got is most of what we need.

-derek

Olaf Faaland <ofaaland at alamedanet.net> writes:

> 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?
> 
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