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