Michael
Mon Aug 16 15:09:55 CDT 2004
I really wish it had a "Disable Duplicate Transaction
Checking" option.
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>In microsoft.public.money,
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>>Do the amount and date match existing transactions?
>>>
>>
>>Yes, the amount and date do match. However, the
>>transaction ID is different. How can I resolve the issue?
>> Both transactions ARE valid. How do I get Money to import
>>both transactions?
>
>The problem is that newer versions of Money try hard to
eliminate
>duplicates. It can be too aggressive in its approach
sometimes.
>
>You can import without the duplicate checking with
File->Import the
>QIF as a new or recovered account rather than as a statement.
>
>You would want to minimize actual duplications in the QIF
file, and
>you would want to manually check for duplicates too, if
there is a
>possibility of one sneaking thru.
>
>
>>
>>BTW, my opinion is that it is MUCH easier to view the QIF
>>in Word versus Notepad. With Notepad, it's all strung
>>together, whereas with Word each entry is on a line by
itself.
>>
>
>Good point. That particular QIF must not be using normal
crlf line
>termination. The reason I suggested Notepad vs Word is
that if you
>save a modified version, Word would be more likely to add some
>formatting characters beyond the plain ASCII.
>
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