Account name truncation/duplication in QIF import

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

nikkilocke <nikki at trumphurst.com> writes:

> I am trying to import a QIF file of all my existing business transactions to
> GnuCash, with a view to evaluating GnuCash, and ultimately switching to it.
>
> When I import, a my bank account transactions seem to go into 2 accounts for
> each bank account. For example, I have an account called:
>
> Current Barclays (Current A/C)
>
> but after the import, I have 2 accounts:
>
> Current Barclays (Current A
> Current Barclays (Current A/C)
>
> Some of my transactions go into one, and some into the other.
>
> Why is this?

Check your QIF.  Most likely the truncation is happening there.

> What can I do to stop it happening, or to fix it after it has happened?

As for fixing it, you can just delete one of the accounts and tell
GnuCash to move the transactions to the other one.

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-derek

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