[GNC] Fwd: Where is the list of saved settings for CSV transactions imports?

[David T.]

David, 

Having dug around in the gcm files recently, I can tell you that an entry for csv definitions will appear in the first portion of the gcm file, above any register column settings. 

The entry will be identified by a bracketed opening line that begins with the word "Import" followed by the format (e.g., csv) and the type (e.g., price) and then the name you gave the specification. The details of the spec are then delineated on separate lines. For example:

[Import csv,price - Google Sheet]
Name=Google Sheet
SkipStartLines=1
SkipEndLines=0
SkipAltLines=false
CsvFormat=true
Separator=\t
DateFormat=2
CurrencyFormat=0
EncodingFormat=UTF-8
PriceToCurrency=CURRENCY::USD
ColumnTypes=Commodity From;Date;Amount;

HTH,
David T. 


On February 8, 2026 5:43:42 AM GMT+05:30, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
>Now I am really puzzled.  I found a reference here <
>https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#Environment_variables_LOCALAPPDATA_and_APPDATA>
>that states that the CSV settings should be in the GCM file that I
>originally used to put that data into the Flatpak instance so I have no
>idea how it got lost.
>
>---------- Forwarded message ---------
>From: David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
>Date: Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
>Subject: Where is the list of saved settings for CSV transactions imports?
>To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>
>
>Strangely, the list of saved settings for CSV transactions has disappeared
>from the particular instance of data used by my Flatpak version 5.14 copy
>of GnuCash.  It has most of the other settings such as saved report
>configurations, etc.
>
>I want to cherry pick that list of settings from other history backups, if
>it is possible.
>
>-- 
>David Carlson
>
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