[GNC] QIF File import

[David T.]

Tommy,

Thanks for pointing to the wiki! Note that your first link (to the FAQ) simply refers the reader to the page at the second link…

I think the page at this second link covers most of the issues that users have raised over the years.

David T.

> On Apr 27, 2019, at 4:17 AM, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 9:58 PM Hardeep Sodhi <hsodhim3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am trying to import Quicken data into Gnucash.
>> 
>> I have created a QIF File. The import starts well, but stops at the
>> 'Tradeable Commodities' screen since there is no 'Next' button I can see at
>> the bottom of the screen ( as there is in screens previous).
>> 
>> I think this is a user interface issue. Have tried on my laptop as well as
>> desktop but with no success.
>> 
> 
> What version of GnuCash?
> What operating system?
> 
> Have you checked the FAQ?
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_import_my_data_from_...
> 
> Have you seen the FAQ link to the Quicken Migration page?
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Quicken_Migration
> 
> I have not done a QIF import in many years, but if you're importing several
> years of data you might go back into Quicken and export just a single year
> or a single account category to get started. You can do several "test"
> imports and see ways to make the final import go a lot smoother. Since
> you're stumbling on "tradeable commodities," maybe at minimum it would help
> to export your trading accounts separately.
> 
> If you continue to have trouble at a specific point, you may need to look
> carefully at the QIF file in a text editor to see if you can see an obvious
> error in the data.
> 
> (Please don't forget to reply to the list, as suggested below.)
> 
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