A DLL file contains computer code and you don't want to open that (or fiddle
with it). You need to find a file(s) with a OFX suffix. So you want
xxxx.OFX.

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Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

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Thank you for your patients guys, I appreciate your help and sorry for being
such a pain in the &^%. I have changed the settings to allow OFX files to
open but when I try and open the OFX.DLL file, I get a LARGE file that does
not appear to contain the information taht I would like to edit, specifically
the list of Payee Names that MSMoney 2004 has "memorized" for Pay Bill
functions. The names that MSMoney has do not match the names that are
downloaded from my bank and I am looking for a file that I can edit (manually
change) si that the names of Pay Bill payees that are downloaded from the
bank match the names in the MSMoney algoritum.
Thanks again for your help guys,
Bob

"Michael Gordon, MVP" wrote:

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Hi Bob -
No, I don't mean IE, but rather the window that opens from My Computer, or
Win+E, or Programs | Accessories. The title should be "Windows Explorer" --
and the method I gave you is a way to adjust how Windows treats files
associated with a program (e.g., x.txt is associated with notepad.exe). Does
that help?

--
Michael Gordon
MVP


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A .dll is an executable program (aka a module) called by other
programs. You can Right Click > Properties to see information such as
module version and name. A Money update data file will be named with
an .ofx suffix.

arthur
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On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:27:01 -0700, Boblink
<Boblink[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

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Hi Michael, thank you for your help and sorry for the delay, I was away and
didn't get to read your reply until this morning. I am not quite sure what
you mean by open a folder in Explorer, go to Tools - Folder Options, File
Types -- scroll down to the OFX file, click on advanced, and then click on
"confirm open after download". By Explorer do you mean Internet Explorer? I
did a serach for OFX and found an OFX.DLL file which I tried to open with
NotePad and when I opened it, I got gobiligoog.
Thank for your help Michael,
Bob

"Michael Gordon, MVP" wrote:

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Why Windows and Bill Gates is a POS. It would be so easy for Winnie
Dose to come setup with useful shortcuts instead of things like hiding
file types to better enable virus writers.

arthur
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:42:08 -0600, "Michael Gordon, MVP"
<gordonm[at]denison.edu> wrote:

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The way to save the ofx files is to open a folder in Explorer, go to Tools -
Folder Options, File Types -- scroll down to the OFX file, click on
advanced, and then click on "confirm open after download". This will give
you the choice of opening or saving the file. If you want to view it, opt to
save it.
To send it to Notepad, open the "sendto" folder (Start - Run - Sendto will
do that), right click in the folder, select new - then shortcut - then enter
"notepad.exe".
Go back to the folder where the ofx file is located, right-click, send to,
select notepad.

--
Michael Gordon
MVP


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Did you hover your mouse over the transaction payee? Did a box pop up? I'm
not saying click accept or match. I'm asking about the pop-up box, without
clicking any buttons. Do you get one?

I believe there is a way to save the downloaded OFX file to read with
Notepad or something like it. Perhaps someone else knows how to do that. I
don't but have seen instructions posted here. Doing that may reveal what
the bank is sending. If they're only sending the check number, the problem
lies with Money; if they're sending additional information, that may
confuse the program.

Thanks guys, "If click your mouse once on the transaction before accepting,
it should show a little box with 'downloaded as:' or something like that. If
you can see that, are both yours and your wife's payees identical?".

Yes, Money has two options, something like accept this or match your own
payee and if I look at the list of payees, the one that is the RIGHT match is
greyed out (i.e. not available as a selection) so my only option is to accept
what Money chose for me and then change the payee to the right payee.


" It may depend how they're identified in the download. If ambiguous, Money
may not be able to match them uniquely with the bill recorded in the
register. If they have identifiable check numbers, it's irrelevant. It
should match on check number regardless of payee description."

Ummm, I have NO control over the downloads, they are identified by my bank.
The check number always comes through but the name of the payee on the check
is the PROBLEM. For example if the check is written by me to Payee #1 who
I'll call it Bank of Money, the dowmload will have the right check number but
identify the payee as High Gas Company who happens to be Payee #1 on my
wife's list of automatic Bill Payment.

If I click on "I'll select the Payee" on the drop down menu, Bank of Money
is greyed out (not available for selection) so I have to accept High Gas
Company and then change the name on the Money 2004 register from High Gas
Compnay to Bank of Money.

I hope that this is understandable and that some can make sense and help me
correct this problem.

Thanks,
Bob

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It may depend how they're identified in the download. If ambiguous, Money
may not be able to match them uniquely with the bill recorded in the
register. If they have identifiable check numbers, it's irrelevant. It
should match on check number regardless of payee description.

I think.
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Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL

Would that be a problem?

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What is the description as downloaded from the bank. If click your mouse
once on the transaction before accepting, it should show a little box with
'downloaded as:' or something like that. If you can see that, are both yours
and your wife's payees identical?

My wife and I use Microsoft Money 2004 to keep track of our finances. We set
up separate checking accounts, one checking account for my wife and another
checking account for myself.

We both use our bank for automatic Bill Payments and have run into a problem
when the banks transactions are downloaded to Money 2004.

My wife created automatic Bill Payments for companies that she makes
reoccurring payments to and I created automatic Bill Payments for companies
that I make monthly payments to.
The bank assigned numeric numbers (i.e. the first Payee #1, the second Payee
#2,…) for each company that my created an automatic Bill Payment for and did
the same for each payee that I created automatic Bill Payments for.

The problem is that when I download the bank transactions to Microsoft Money
2004, Money does not differentiate my payees from my wife’s payees so when I
try and reconcile my account, it includes some of the names of my wife’s
payees and when my wife reconciles her account, some of my payees appear in
her checking account.

I would guess that this is a mapping / algorithm problem and would
appreciate help in insuring that my payees are downloaded to my account and
my wife’s payees are downloaded into her account.

Thanks