QIF syntax question
Bill Gribble
grib@linuxdevel.com
09 Oct 2001 09:17:27 -0500
On Tue, 2001-10-09 at 09:07, Paul Lussier wrote:
> Since I have a lot to do, I figured that the GnuCash GUI would likely
> slow me down some (too much pointing/clicking required) and opted to
> create a QIF file of all the transactions.
mmm... interesting. :) I don't think I would have done that. I like the
register's shortcuts and autofill; with those, I only have to type a few
chars to get the whole transaction filled in and I don't really have to
use the mouse at all. Oh well, different strokes :)
> What I've been doing is something similar to:
>
> D01/01/01
> N
> PPackage Store
> MBeer
> T-20.00
> SExpenses:Food:Beer
> $-18.00
> SExpenses:Bottle Deposit
> $-2.00
> ^
>
> However, when looking at some other .qif files I had laying around
> later, I noticed that all the transactions containing splits also had
> an 'L' account specified. So, my questions are: Do I need an 'L'
> account specified, and if so, what account name would be placed there?
The L line for split transactions is ignored by Gnucash. In Quicken,
it's always (as far as I can tell) the same as the S line of the first
split. You can put it or not; it doesn't matter to Gnucash either way.
b.g.