QIF Import created spurious accounts

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Mon Dec 10 12:52:52 EST 2007


"Ian Lewis" <ianmlewis at gmail.com> writes:

> I figured out that it created the new accounts as Japanese Yen (my main
> currency is in Yen) even though I was importing into accounts that are in
> American Dollars. How does the QIF importer select the currency? It never
> gives me a prompt to select it if I just go strait through. Another strange
> thing is that if I hit the back button towards the end it takes me to it.

It uses your locale currency.

> Something like,
> Select File -> Select Account Name -> Add other files -> Select QIF Accounts
> -> Select Category -> Select the accounts the payments go to -> Apply screen
> <- Empty duplicates screen <- Select currency.

Yeah, this is definitely a bug in the druid.  Could you file a
bug report on this, please?

> But I never had the duplicates or currency form come up to begin with so how
> could I go back to them?

Good question.

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-derek

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