QIF import problems

[Charles Day]

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 7:16 AM, Scott Hazelhurst <
Scott.Hazelhurst at wits.ac.za> wrote:

>
>
> I am trying to import from a QIF file which I have created. This is an
> example entry
>
>
> LOracle:BIFN080:Travelling And Accommodation:Accommodation Local
> D03/26/09
> T607.89
> MAccommodation Graton Guest House
> N1993549
> ^
>

In your QIF file, what is the first line above this transaction that begins
with "!Type"? (Examples: !Type:Bank, !Type:CCard)
And what GnuCash account type is the "Oracle" account?

>
>
> What I am trying to do is to put the entry into my existing gnucash account
> Oracle:BIFN080:Travelling..... Etc
>
> What happens is that it gets put into
>
> Oracle 2:BIFN080 2:Travelling..... Etc
>
> Which I then have to manually transfer the entries in across to the right
> place. This is really annoying, takes time and is error prone. Is there
> anyway I can fix it. What am I doing wrong?
>
> Many thanks for any help!
>
> Scott
>

-Charles