rearranging accounts - backdoor?

[Pelton, Brian]

You can get at the raw data.  The gnu cash file is compressed, so once
you uncompress it you should see the raw data - which is in an xml
format.  If you're on windows, you can uncompress it with a utility like
7-zip.

I'm thinking that editing the xml by hand it going to be more painful
than using the GUI.  The account node holds a reference to its parent
account.  The reference is a GUID.  So, I guess you could copy and paste
the GUIDS to build your tree up.  But, again, that sounds more painful
that editing an account in the GUI and choosing a new parent account.

--Brian


-----Original Message-----
From: gnucash-user-bounces at gnucash.org
[mailto:gnucash-user-bounces at gnucash.org] On Behalf Of Brad Haack
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 12:57 PM
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: rearranging accounts - backdoor?

I'm just getting started w/ gnucash and have imported my data from 
quicken.  All of the accounts and categories got spread out at the top 
level and I'd like to reorganize them as subs under the main accounts 
(asset, income,etc).  I see how to do this with the GUI, but it's going 
to be slow and painful.  Is there a file hidden away that I can edit, or

some other way to get at this with a text editor?
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