GNUCash Import QIF - Help Please!

[GT-I9070 H]

Derek,

Are you there?

Regards
GTI

2015-06-25 14:33 GMT-04:00 GT-I9070 H <gti9070h at gmail.com>:

> 2015-06-25 13:18 GMT-04:00 GT-I9070 H <gti9070h at gmail.com>:
>
> Dear Derek,
>>
>> 2015-06-25 10:10 GMT-04:00 Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu>:
>>
>>> > The fact GnuCash not import exchange rates of any file format is a
>>> major
>>>
>> > problem that must be solved someday and that day may be coming.
>>> >
>>> > My suggestion is to create a field in the QIF file that does not affect
>>> > existing and pass the call this QIF format changed to another name as
>>> Eg QIG
>>> > (QIF to GnuCash Exchange rate import) and enable the import of this
>>> new field
>>> > in GnuCash importer for QIG format.
>>>
>>> And what, pray tell, would actually generate QIF with this random, non
>>> standard field?  Quicken wont.  Banks wont.  Other QIF-emitting
>>> applications wont.   Basically, nothing will actually create a QIF with
>>> this proprietary custom field, so it seems silly to spend time on it.
>>>
>>
>> My simple VB/VBA code can !!! And that I can change and share.
>> I expected this your answer.
>> My expectation was that you might find interesting open a gateway to
>> off-line exchange rates.
>>
>>
>> Honestly, it would probably be better to update the CSV importer to add
>>> that feature.  At least CSV is an open format.  This, however, would
>>> require working in C code, but it's more likely to be acceptable
>>> en-masse.
>>>
>>
>> This was my next suggestion.
>> Update the CSV importer to import exchange rates and CATEGORIES.
>> It would also be very very GOOD!
>>
>>
>> > So you will have already created an entryway for off-line exchange rate
>>> data!
>>>
>>> I don't see the point.
>>>
>>
> I will say one thing before I forget the third time:
>
> Until GnuCash Desktop to open a gateway to import Exchange Rates, GnuCash
> Android is impaired to support multiple currencies.
>
> GnuCash Android with few modifications could also generate files "QIG"
> format.
>
>
> Regards
> GTI
>