[GNC] QIF import error

[davidcousens49 at gmail.com]

Shaun,

The android GnuCash app is not a part of the GnuCash application which is a desktop app. I don't know if it is still being supported by its original developer but it AFAIK was a totally separate development in Java. 
The QIF format is defined in the following web pages to the extent it is defined
at all  
https://www.respmech.com/mym2qifw/qif_new.htm#:~:text=A%3A%20The%20Quicken%20interchange%20format,that%20supports%20the%20QIF%20format
 and possible more definitively by W3 
https://www.w3.org/2000/10/swap/pim/qif-doc/QIF-doc.htm or 
http://moneymvps.org/articles/qifspecification.aspx. There is no standardized
format defined by and maintained by any organization.

David Cousens


On Fri, 2022-05-06 at 16:15 +0000, Shaun Parsons wrote:
> Hi
> I have recently come across GnuCash which I have installed on my Samsung J6
> android phone.
> 
> I am trying to sync transactions between my Quicken 2016 install on my Windows
> 11 desktop with GnuCash on my android device using an exported QIF file. Each
> time I attempt to import the file I get the following error
> 
> “An error occurred while importing the GnuCash accounts at line 1, column 0:
> not well-formatted (invalid token)”
> 
> I am unable to find an example of a valid example of a file that works?
> 
> The first few lines are
> 
> !Option:AutoSwitch
> !Account
> NLloyds Linda ISA (Cash)
> TBank
> ^
> 
> I have tried removing the !option:AutoSwitch which makes no difference.
> 
> Long term I am trying to write a vbnet app to massarge the qif files to the
> correct format, any clues what I am missing?
> 
> Regards Shaun Parsons
> 
> 
> 
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