Thanks for the help - now about importing

[Matt Burkhardt]

On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 13:47 +0100, Maf. King wrote:

> On Thursday 08 May 2008, Matt Burkhardt wrote:
> > On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 18:04 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Quoting Matt Burkhardt <mlb at imparisystems.com>:
> > > > I'm trying to get a fairly large checking register in from Quicken. 
> > > > I'm just pulling in from 1/1/2007 to present, but I can't get the
> > > > reconciliation to work.
> > > >
> > > > For example, I had a starting balance of $164 - which I put in when I
> > > > create the account and then point the QIF file to load it into there. 
> > > > I then try and do a reconcile and it says that I have a beginning
> > > > balance of -$2,500, so it will never let me reconcile.  How do I fix
> > > > this?
> > >
> > > So you're saying that on 12/31/2006 you had $164 in the account?
> >
> > Yes
> >
> > > What are you putting as your reconcile date and the ending balance
> > > at that date?
> >
> > I've tried 1/23/2007 - which is the date of my checking statement with
> > the amount shown (about $200) and I've also tried 1/1/2007 with $164 as
> > the ending balance.  But both give me that huge negative amount as the
> > starting balance.
> >
> 
> Hi,
> 
> What happens if you ignore the starting balance?
> Can you get the ending balance to be correct?
> 
> (it has been said on this list before, that the starting balance can be safely 
> ignored in the reconcile dialog - only the end is important.)
> 
> HTH,
> Maf.
> 
> 
> 

For example, I'm starting with $100 in my account, I write a $50 check
and deposit $75 in during the course of the month.  If the software is
telling me my starting balance is -$125, I tell it the ending balance is
$125, I need a $225 deposit to get it to agree which would be bogus.  Is
that how I do it?  Otherwise, you're never allowed to hit the "Finish"
button on the reconcile panel.

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Matt Burkhardt, MSTM
President
Impari Systems, Inc.
Phone:  (301) 644-3911
mlb at imparisystems.com
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