[HLUG] Gnucash

[Sarah Chard]

Rod
I remember talking to you about this 

 to export your chart of accounts with the balance for each account on
the day specified - (you can then reimport  to set up a new gnucash file
with  the same chart of accounts and correct balances) -  export >
export chart of accounts to QSF
I set up a new file each year  so it doesn't get too unmanageable


this is also worth reading
http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/4bd7mVnNMefroKJ1zs2i

it's easy to bring data in from reports using paste special in calc

I think the export methods in gnucash will be greatly improved by
version 2.4

I found it very easy to learn and to use and have not had any problems
with it other than the vat report issue which hopefully is now solved

Sarah

SFD event - 18 Sept 2010 - 
http://piratepad.net/n7Tuzn49Is


On Thu, 2010-08-05 at 17:33 +0100, Rodney wrote:
> I have done complicated domestic accounts for years using Gnucash;
> the 
> file has now reached 1MB, with hundreds of accounts/sunaccounts.
> 
> Export is a nightmare; in HTM format the accounts list is 5889 lines
> and 
> each item is bracketed <> so is not easily processed.  I have
> converted 
> into Excel/OOcalc format once but it took ages and I can not remember 
> how I did it.  I think that the lack of a csv export is the single
> real 
> failing in Gnucash.  Unless there is an easy workaround that I have
> not 
> found I can not see how it can be used to supply off-paper data to 
> accountants, HMRC etc