Quickfill Issues

[Wayne Bird]

After trying this on more data it works good.  Thanks for the help!

> Subject: Re: Quickfill Issues
> From: dbreiser at earthlink.net
> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:36:38 -0400
> CC: laidlaws at hotkey.net.au; gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> To: wrbird at hotmail.com
> 
> 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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