[Kmymoney-devel] [Bug 283279] Quicken 2000 QIF investment file imports only one of many security transactions.

[allan]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=283279


allan <agander93 at gmail.com> changed:

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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX




--- Comment #7 from allan <agander93 gmail com>  2011-11-02 11:08:19 ---
> >>
> > Part of the KMyMoney functionality is the possibility of updating prices
> > online, for which a ticker symbol is essential.  For varying reasons, a user
> > might use different descriptions for the same security, and being able to link
> > them via a symbol helps considerably,  Also, different institutions sometimes
> > use different names to describe the same security, even within the same file.
> >
> > For these reasons, and probably others, the current use of them in KMM is
> > fundamental to its working, and is unlikely to change any time soon.  If online
> > updating is not required, dummy symbols could be used, as long as they are
> > unique.
> >
> > The QIF format is very broken, and attempting to import multiple
> > investments in a file with no !Account lines and just one !Type:Invst
> > is just not going to work.  Heavy editing is bound to be required.  It is not
> > unusual for qif files to require some editing when setting up new accounts,
> > because of the many variations in qif formats.
> >
> > So far as ReinvInt is concerned, that is probably more of a real issue
> > and perhaps could be added at some stage.  Presumably, the requirement would be
> > for them to be treated like ReinvDiv, but with a different
> > description/category.
> >
> Thanks again for the info.  In fact I did not have any problems 
> importing with just one !Type:Invst line.
> 
> I have posted a bunch of tips and some Python code for parsing QIF files 
> on http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=97494 that may be of 
> interest.  As you can see once the files are edited using the Python 
> scripts I supplied all the imports worked fine.
> 
> John

OK John.

Yes, the forum is a good place to leave your scripts.  Another user may well
benefit from your work.

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