Importing QIF from Skrooge

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Algeorge <agm.alistairgg at mailnull.com> writes:

> Hi using version 2.4.2 there is no log which shows where the error occurred

2.4.11 is current

> when importing a QIF file generated by Skrooge.
> Transaction amount: Unrecognized or inconsistent format.

This implies that the T or $ fields in the QIF are broken or
inconsistent.  Perhaps they include a currency symbol in them?  What's
your locale currency?  The GnuCash QIF Importer doesn't handle e.g. ₤ or
€ symbols in the QIF.

Take a look at the QIF file (it's just a text file, so open it in your
favorite text editor) and see.

> Oddly, the import works fine with 'Money Manager EX'

No clue what that is.

> Can anyone give me some tips on how to trouble-shoot importation when it
> fails?

The couple places to look are:

1) The QIF file itself
2) The gnucash.trace file
3) The console (except on Windows, because there is no console)

However the QIF importer is fairly notorious for not providing
information as to *where* the problem lies.  This is due to the way it
operates, in that it processes files in multiple steps, and it's only in
the later stages that these errors crop up, long after the line
information is gone.

> Thanks,
> Alistair.

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-derek

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