Showing account codes in reports

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Tue Oct 5 09:43:03 EDT 2004


Actually, you can export an HTML file that contains the output of
the report.  For example you could create a register report or
transaction report and export that in HTML format.

-derek

David Harrison <DavidHarrisonCGA at gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 23:01:22 -0400, Laurent Duperval
> <lduperval at videotron.ca> wrote:
>
>> Ok. Actually, I have to give him a file that contains all the expenses I
>> made over the year so he can do my end-of-year books or something. He's
>> on that other OS, using that expensive stuff, so I can't just give him
>> my GC file and tell him, "Here ya go, knock yourself out!".
>
> I think you may just have to give him a paper copy of your file.  The
> only export you can do from CG is an XML file.  Unfortunately,
> programs like CaseWare (which is what I use), can't import that.  I
> know it (CaseWare) can do an ASCII file import, but I have no idea how
> hard it is to produce an ASCII file from GC.   I also seem to
> remember, but I'm not at work to check, that I could do an import from
> exel.  So if it's possible to export to a spreadsheet, then Open
> Office could convert it.
>
> If it makes you feel any better, for at least half of our clients, we
> end up entering the trial balance into the file prep software by hand.
>  For example, importing from QuickBooks is useless because it doesn't
> use account numbers.  I'm sure your accountant will charge you more
> money for only giving them a paper copy (any excuse to raise the
> bill!!), and it is more work to trace transactions, but it's certainly
> do-able.
>
> Anyway, good luck
>
> Dave
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