command line QIF import

[David Carlson]

John R. Sowden,

Could you please elaborate on your assertions that

1. "errors, often based on changing amounts (2 debits, etc.,) are hidden
from the user."

2. "A 'preference' switch to allow users who are familiar and comfortable
with the 'Intuit Way' to continue, vs. those with accounting knowledge who
want a transaction to look like a transaction, could have it that way, is a
possibility."

3. is "In House Accountant" available on the internet?

David C

On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 10:36 AM, John R. Sowden <jsowden at americansentry.net
> wrote:

> To: Liz, the moderator, and the list:
>
> Actually Gnucash seems to strike a strong resemblance to Quicken.  The
> data entry in the journal mode with no payee in the check or source account
> entry (from cash, checking, or credit cards), and where the amounts of the
> entry change in during the data entry process, and where errors, often
> based on changing amounts (2 debits, etc.,) are hidden from the user.
>
> It makes sense that users of the Intuit family of products want to leave,
> due to some of their business practices; and some desire to use an
> operating system that is not founded on enhancing the profits of the
> publishers at the user's expense.
>
> I watch Gnucash for fixes to these problems, but all I see are
> justifications of why they exist.  A 'preference' switch to allow users who
> are familiar and comfortable with the 'Intuit Way' to continue, vs. those
> with accounting knowledge who want a transaction to look like a
> transaction, could have it that way, is a possibility.  The end result
> would be a transaction posted to the appropriate accounts.
>
> I use a DOS program run under Dosemu in Ubuntu, written by 2 programmers
> who sold their program to Intuit.  Intuit buried their program, "In House
> Accountant", and use some of its code in Quickbooks.  I declined their
> offer to 'switch'.
>
> John Sowden
> American Sentry Systems, Inc.
>
>
>
> On 10/16/2017 07:06 PM, Liz wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 06:52:17 -0700 (MST)
>> Nelson <fkjasdhf878 at mailinator.com> wrote:
>>
>> You're getting very defensive here David and your posts are not
>>> contributing to this discussion at all.
>>>
>>>
>>> Gnucash is Gnucash.
>> It isn't a Quicken-to-Gnucash project.
>>
>> Yes, we do get many queries about this, but the process once completed
>> is soon forgotten, and while there is much knowledge about this in the
>> mailing lists, Quicken-to-Gnucash is not the main focus of this project.
>>
>>
>> Nelson, you are free to try and do what you like, except start personal
>> attacks on other contributors.
>>
>> Liz, the moderator.
>> (Profanity is also something I heavily discourage)
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