QIF import amounts are all $0 (well, almost all)

[Jim Stead]

On Sunday 18 May 2003 05:55 pm, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Sorry, this is a bug which has since been fixed.  We plan to
> release a 1.8.4 next weekend.  In the meantime, you can apply a
> simple fix to qif-file.scm.  Near the top of the file, change:
>         \.\.\.
> to
>         \\.\\.\\.
>
> -derek
>
> Jim Stead <jstead1 at twcny.rr.com> writes:
> > I just installed 1.8.3 on Mandrake 9.1 (installed from source).
> > I tried to import a QIF file and everything imported fine, except
> > the amounts.  The amounts were all $0, EXCEPT for one.  This was
> > the only transaction in the file for which the amount was an even
> > dollar amount less than $10.  As such, the line in the QIF file
> > for the amount had a single digit for the amount:
> > T-5
> >
> > I checked the QIF file, and I couldn't see any difference in it
> > between one I imported successfully under 1.8.0 previously (1.8.0
> > was installed from mandrake RPM).  So I tried the old file again.
> >
> > Same problem, only one transaction had other than $0.
> > So I edited the file and changed all transactions to whole dollar
> > amounts less than 10.  ALL imported correctly.
> >
> > I looked for this in the bug list and couldn't find it.
> > Anyone else seeing this?
> >
> > Here is the original QIF, followed by the edited QIF that I
> > edited: !Type:Bank
> > D04/07/2003
> > T-100
> > PATM WITHDRAWAL
> > ^
> > D04/08/2003
> > T-10
> > N4142
> > PCHECK # 00004142
> > ^
> > D04/09/2003
> > T-14
> > PPURCH-JCPENNEY C
> > ^
> > D04/09/2003
> > T-120
> > N4120
> > PCHECK # 00004120
> > ^
> > D04/09/2003
> > T-15
> > N4145
> > PCHECK # 00004145
> > ^
> > D04/09/2003
> > T-5
> > N4147
> > PCHECK # 00004147
> > ^
> > D04/10/2003
> > T-28
> > PAUTOMATED PAYMEN
> > ^
> > ------------------------------------
> > Edited QIF (this imports correctly since all amounts are single
> > digits)
> >
> > !Type:Bank
> > D05/07/2003
> > T-2
> > PATM WITHDRAWAL
> > ^
> > D05/07/2003
> > T-9
> > PAUTOMATED PAYMEN
> > ^
> > D05/09/2003
> > T+4
> > PAUTOMATED PAYMEN
> > ^
> > D05/09/2003
> > T-3
> > PATM WITHDRAWAL
> > ^
> >
> > --
> >
> > Jim
> >
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Fix worked great.
Thank you very much
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-- 

Jim