Importing OFX/QFX

[rwshep2000.3129421 at bloglines.com]

Problem solved by deleting the "unspecified" account.  Thanks to everyone
who replied!

--Bob S.
--- David Reiser <dbreiser at earthlink.net wrote:


> On Feb 15, 2005, at 9:35 AM, rwshep2000.3129421 at bloglines.com wrote:

> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been entering all my banking transactions by
hand because 
> > somewhere
> > along the way I broke someting in my OFX/QFX
import.  Can't figure out 
> > how
> > to fix it.
> >
> > When I import,
the left-side of the transaction matcher shows
> > account "Unspecified."
 I think this used to show my Checking account. 
> >  If
> > I am understanding
correctly, the left side should be the checking 
> > account,
> > and the
right side should be the expense or income account.  If I 
> > select the

> > checking acccount on the right side, it turns my deposits into 
> >
withdrawals,
> > and vice-versa.
> >
> > Does anyone know what I'm doing
wrong, and how to fix it?
> >  This used to work.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >

> > Bob Shepherd
> >
> 
> Before trying to edit the xml, is there anything
in the 'Unspecified' 
> account? If not, you could try deleting the account
inside Gnucash and 
> then importing an OFX file -- giving the importer the
correct account. 
> I'm not sure this would work, and it certainly won't
work if you've 
> been using Unspecified for transactions, but it beats editing
xml.
> 
> Dave
> 
>