What's new in Paypal CSV to MT940 convertor 1.0

Feb 2, 2015
  • This because the stored configuration of 1.0 differs from 0.8.
  • Added the option to have the MT940 file being written in ascending order with respect to the transaction dates and periods. Paypal generates originally a descending ordered CSV. By default Pay2MT generated also a descending ordered MT940 file.
  • Bug fix: When the Paypal fee in a period (daily or monthly) is credit instead of debit, it alway's showed Debit. Although the calculations of Pay2MT of the balances and fee amounts were correct on the background, the Credit 'C' or Debit 'D' indicator in the MT940 file could have been wrong in case of Credit values.
  • Added Hourglass for mouse button to indicate the the conversion process to be in progress.
  • The CSV preview (stringgrid) has translated rows now

New in Paypal CSV to MT940 convertor 0.8.1 (Jul 1, 2014)

  • Added languages: French, Italian, Polish and Spanish.

New in Paypal CSV to MT940 convertor 0.8.0 (Apr 25, 2014)

  • Structured MT940 output feature added. This also brings new columns and the need to set them to the right value.
  • Option to change bank specific transaction code values.
  • Option to change the invoice prefix description.
  • The 'paypal bank account' number needs to be changed to an IBAN based one. Pay2MT does not have a build-in number check. It only checks the

New in Paypal CSV to MT940 convertor 0.7.5 (Feb 22, 2014)

  • Added German language.

New in Paypal CSV to MT940 convertor 0.7.4 (Oct 14, 2013)

  • Added acceptance of different number value notations has been improved. Across different countries, the notation for the value might differ, causing Pay2MT not to accept the CSV. The following number formats are accepted: -1234,50 / 1234,50 / -1234.50 / 1234.50 / -1.234,50 / 1.234,50
  • Added 'save settings' on exit and a restore settings at start of the program. The option to save settings is removed. All user settings made are stored and restored. Also the last used directory is stored en remembered for a next start of the program.
  • The save and load settings menu item have been removed. When the Pay2MT.cfg file is missing or corrupt, you can load the default settings and make a new cfg file.
  • The check licence item has been removed from the menu, it happens automatically at start up and shown directy at startup.

New in Paypal CSV to MT940 convertor 0.7.3 (Aug 31, 2013)

  • Bug fix: procedure that removes the 1.000 dot made a mistake. This was a major bug. For lower values it didn't harm.
  • Added 'unstructured' notification in upper Form.

New in Paypal CSV to MT940 convertor 0.7.2 (Aug 5, 2013)

  • modification: Some downloads have dots '.' in the CSV of Paypal as separation between de year.month.day notation instead of the '-'. The overall filtering of dots to be removed has been reduced to only the values that are important.
  • Bug fix: Wrong selection of the date column will block the conversion instead of proceeding.

New in Paypal CSV to MT940 convertor 0.7.1 (Jun 6, 2013)

  • Bug fix; Currency, not mentioned on the first row, blocked the conversion, although it was listed a few lines later. So during the conversion the currency field is checked each line. Now the currency theck is robust.
  • Bug fix; Other currency than EUR (by default) is selected but still EUR mentioned in the MT940 file which is wrong.
  • message bar removed, some notifications are not usefull because of extra checks and test, others are converted to a pop-up notification message.
  • UK help implemented and Dutch help content changed. Help implemented as external internet page link.

New in Paypal CSV to MT940 convertor 0.7.0 (Apr 15, 2013)

  • Menu added, some buttons / functions have moved to the menu.
  • Language selection added.
  • Help in menu added, including help file.
  • 'about' added to menu
  • link to website added to menu
  • output of the MT940 option to make a month or day based structure of the bank copy.
  • bug fix; the paypal fee and the end balance of each periods date was not at the end of period because it was based on the last line of this period in the CSV which was actually the first entry of that period.
  • the file open dialoge filters *.csv's only
  • The Paypal account number style in the MT940 format comprices 10 digits. Numbers shorter than 10 digits are leaded with zero's; 0123456789. All other symbols are deleted and reflect the new rules of Januari 2013
  • All the user settings will be checked if it reflects the contents of the CSV file. This to prevent crashes of the program when entering the wrong columns. The check does not check if an amount reflects gross, balance, etc.

New in Paypal CSV to MT940 convertor 0.6.1 (Jan 3, 2013)

  • Bug or short coming fixed;
  • At paypal you can select the data to be exported. This could result in a larger number of columns in the CSV, beyond 40, so this amount has been extended to 50 columns. Restoring Paypal to the default column amount is unclear at this moment of writing.

New in Paypal CSV to MT940 convertor 0.6 (Dec 14, 2012)

  • Ability of saving and restoring your program settings in a seperate cfg file.
  • Build-in trail functionality, without licence, the program will convert 3 lines of the CSV into MT940 format with correct balance.