Error Importing QIF

[Derek Atkins]

Hi, Tom,

Tom Balazs <tom123online at gmail.com> writes:

> I opened the QIF in a text editor. Here is a transaction.
> ^
> D23/08/2014
> T-27.72
> LVacation:Food
> PShaw's Grocery
> ^

Sorry I didn't respond sooner -- I find it hard to get time online over
the weekends these days.

Unfortunately this particular transaction is perfectly valid.  Can you
search the QIF file for the string "old Brew pitcher" and show that
transaction?

-derek

> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>    
>     Tom Balazs <tom123online at gmail.com> writes:
>    
>     > On my Android phone I use Financisto. I exported that to a QIF. I get
>     the
>     > error message:
>     > "Reconciliation status: Unrecognized status 'old Brew pitcher'.
>     Defaulting
>     > to uncleared.
>     > Commission: Unrecognized or inconsistent format."
>     >
>     > How can I resolve this problem? I found nothing helpful when I Googled
>     the
>     > error message.
>    
>     Most likely your QIF is completely invalid.
>    
>     Care to share an example transaction that's failing?
>    
>     > GnuCash 2.6.3
>     > Financisto 1.6.8
>     > Ubuntu 14
>     >
>     > Tom
>    
>     > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
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>    
>     -derek
>    
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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
       warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available