Updating my bank account - qif downloads

Dan Kegel dank@alumni.caltech.edu
Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:16:21 -0800


Bill Gribble wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 09:24:17AM -0800, Dan Kegel wrote:
> > I'm unclear on how it picks accounts.  Does it autorecognize the
> > recipient (e.g. "Ralphs Groceries #1140", "Lucky Supermarket
> > #0412"), notice that you assigned those to "Groceries" in the past,
> > and turn a check into 'a transfer from Checking to groceries'?
> 
> No.  You'll have to do that by hand.  If the QIF file you are
> importing has no Category information (and bank downloads generally
> don't), the transactions will be from the bank account to the Expense
> account "Unspecified".
> 
> The matching you describe would be a nice feature.

How hard would it be for me to add it?  I can't bear the thought
of importing bank downloads without it.

I assume I'll (have-to (think (backwards)) as it'll involve writing Scheme, 
right?
- Dan