OFX file example

[Richard Thomas]

Hi Derek,

My choice of file format to import is down to the way I use Gnucash and my
online banking.

I hand enter my transactions and then import from my online banking data.

I have now written a script to convert my bank's CSV file format to OFX
file format.

It's producing OFX files that Gnucash is understanding, which I'm really
pleased with.

Thanks,

Richard.

On 30 July 2012 23:00, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Richard Thomas <richdthomas at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Would anybody be able to point me in the direction of a really simple OFX
> > file example please.
> >
> > Below is an example of a QIF file, to show the type of transaction I want
> > to import as OFX:
> >
> > !Type:Bank
> > D19/07/2012
> > NTST PRICHARD ENTERPRISES
> > Cc
> > T-12.34
> > ^
>
> There is no such thing as a "really simple OFX file".  OFX is a fairly
> complicated SGML protocol.  Why do you want to convert a nice, simple
> QIF transaction to the complicated OFX format?  The only benefits of
> OFX, IMHO, are the ability to do automated duplicate-import detection
> (using the account-unique OFX FITID) and the Bayesian account mapping.
> OTOH QIF lets you do mass assignment of transactions with the same Payee
> or Memo.
>
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Richard.
>
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> -derek
>
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