Quickfill Issues

[David Reiser]

Sounds like there are a bunch of spaces padded on the end of your  
imported fields, so typing a few spaces at the end is still matching  
the import.

How about typing: Taco Bellz(then delete the z)?

Dave
On Sep 9, 2009, at 12:14 AM, Wayne Bird wrote:

>
> You are right about the imported data being all caps with a string  
> of numbers after.  Quickfill with the imported data is the problem.   
> I delete TACO BELL and start typing "Tac..." and it automatically  
> fills in as "TAC..."  The only way I've found around this is to type  
> a space either in front of the name or in the middle, not at the  
> end, then go back and delete the space and it will work for that  
> transaction only.  The next imported data is all caps and I still  
> have to manually enter it with a space.
>
>> From: laidlaws at hotkey.net.au
>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> Subject: Re: Quickfill Issues
>> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:06:36 +1000
>> CC: wrbird at hotmail.com
>>
>> I think that you and the others are talking about two different  
>> things.
>>
>> Fred and Derek are talking about memorised transactions, and their  
>> ideas work
>> there.  But like you, all my bank's QIFs are in upper case, and  
>> they get
>> imported as they are, including a long string of transaction IDs.   
>> This isn't
>> exactly quickfill; it is more like importing what is there.
>>
>> As I see it, you need either to edit the QIF (or OFX file, or  
>> whatever you use)
>> first, or to import it as it stands, then edit the description  
>> afterwards.  If
>> you do the latter, your quickfills should work.  Delete (or  
>> overwrite) the
>> downloaded description and start typing "Taco" as you did last time.
>>
>> I have tried MSMoney only briefly, but Quicken will import downloaded
>> transactions and remember a description you chose before.  AFAIK,  
>> GnuCash
>> can't do that.
>>
>> Or have I got it completely wrong -- again?
>>
>> Doug.
>>
>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:38:06 am wrbird wrote:
>>> This suggestion still didn't work.  I've looked around for some  
>>> type of
>>> setting and couldn't find anything obvious.  Any other suggestions?
>>>
>>> wrbird wrote:
>>>> Thank you Derek and Fred for your answers.  This will definitely  
>>>> help!
>>>>
>>>> Wayne
>>>>
>>>> wrbird wrote:
>>>>> All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just started using Gnucash.  I was a long time user of  
>>>>> MSMoney.  I
>>>>> imported transactions from my bank and just want to change the
>>>>> description, for example, from "TACO BELL" to "Taco Bell", however
>>>>> quickfill doesn't allow me to modify this to lower case, it just  
>>>>> always
>>>>> autofills the description.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know how to change this behavior?  Also does anyone  
>>>>> know how
>>>>> I can create shortcut keys for description input.  For example,  
>>>>> can I
>>>>> create a shortcut "tb" and that will automatically insert "Taco  
>>>>> Bell"?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>>>
>>>>> Wayne
>>
>>
>
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