Importing QIF files

[David T.]

Mark,

With GnuCash, you can select the source for prices. Most people use Yahoo, and I believe that’s a default, but you can change it on a security-by-security basis. There may be a way to ensure, further, that Yahoo pulls consistently from the same jurisdiction. However, you can always specify another source.

On a side note, GnuCash uses an external tool, called AqBanking, that does the price extraction. A benefit of GnuCash is that the developer for AqBanking is quite responsive to user problems, and will work to find a solution to it. 

David

On Feb 2, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Mark Wigmore <mawigmore at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2 February 2015 at 17:24, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> 
>> No, it can import stock and mutual fund transactions.
>> 
>> However it sounds like the QIF file doesn't have the security set?
>> 
>> 
> OK, I've exported from Moneydance 2014, not 2004 as I originally mistyped.
> Sorry about that.
> 
> When I tried importing the whole file, with securities included, it came up
> with lots of errors as mentioned in the OP. I then removed the securities
> so it just had normal bank accounts and credit cards. That is when I got
> further and the new error, which was flagged up in the import dialog as a
> bug. That's when I posted the trace, hoping someone might be able to tell
> me what it was in the QIF file that I needed to fix.
> 
> As it now looks like the security synchronising feature in GnuCash uses
> Yahoo! I don't think I'll continue. Moneydance also uses Yahoo and it is
> that that I'm having difficulties with, the data from Yahoo keeps jumping
> from pence to pounds and back again for some significant holdings, so my
> net worth is completely random! I need to find a money management tool that
> gets prices from a more reliable source. All suggestions welcome!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mark
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