MrZilch
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Hey guys I have been having some problems importing private keys from paper wallets. I unlock my QT client then go to debug window. I use this command : importprivkey MYPRIVATEKEYHERE
It does a rescan but after the rescan nothing seems to happen. ( i would expect to go the the 'Receive' tab and see a the new public address I should have just imported) I have tried importing the private key in these formats.
WIF (51 Characters Base58)
WIF Compressed ( 52 Charachers Base58)
where am i going wrong. some of these wallets im trying to import to my qt have small balances and some of them are empty. None of them seem to import. The Debug window returns no errors . I have tried this on a few QT clients.
im confused
EDIT: ok so a paper wallet with a balance DID import the balance to my QT. (it worked) but when I go to the 'receive' tab that new public key is not there?
EDIT EDIT : OK SO PROBLEM SOLVED. After importing the private key in WIF format if you click on the 'receive' tab it does not show the corresponding public key. To see this public key you need to click on : The check box that says " Reuse an existing receiving address (not recommended)" and then click on the "Request Payment" Button. It then shows you a list of the public keys.
EDIT EDIT EDIT. : Ok so I was just having a blond moment here. I was unfamiliar with the software. I know my way around dash-qt now.
It does a rescan but after the rescan nothing seems to happen. ( i would expect to go the the 'Receive' tab and see a the new public address I should have just imported) I have tried importing the private key in these formats.
WIF (51 Characters Base58)
WIF Compressed ( 52 Charachers Base58)
where am i going wrong. some of these wallets im trying to import to my qt have small balances and some of them are empty. None of them seem to import. The Debug window returns no errors . I have tried this on a few QT clients.
im confused
EDIT: ok so a paper wallet with a balance DID import the balance to my QT. (it worked) but when I go to the 'receive' tab that new public key is not there?
EDIT EDIT : OK SO PROBLEM SOLVED. After importing the private key in WIF format if you click on the 'receive' tab it does not show the corresponding public key. To see this public key you need to click on : The check box that says " Reuse an existing receiving address (not recommended)" and then click on the "Request Payment" Button. It then shows you a list of the public keys.
EDIT EDIT EDIT. : Ok so I was just having a blond moment here. I was unfamiliar with the software. I know my way around dash-qt now.
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