In microsoft.public.money, Joe Kennedy wrote:

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What you might consider is to load in the problem file, and
File-> Export your busiest accounts to QIF files. With a text editor
such as Notepad, delete all transactions that pre-date the early
December backup. Then import the QIF files in (all at once if more
than one) as recovered accounts. By importing all at once, transfers
can be recognized.

Keep an extra copy/backup if you might want to undo something.


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Here is a suggested backup strategy:

In M05: Tools-> Settings-> BackupOptions
I suggest checking
x Automatically backup to hard disk on exit
x Prompt me before backing up each time*
x Make my file small ...

Then periodically, perhaps once per month or more, copy your
latest backup (named differently from your earlier backups) to a
CDR. With XP, this can be a copy and paste operation. Otherwise
use the burning software that came with your CDR drive.

I strongly suggest use of a USB Flash drive also, in addition to
backing up to your hard drive. They typically act like a big
floppy. For a more automated way to make multiple backups, see
Glyn Simpson's method at http://money.mvps.org/backup.aspx


* This has two advantages. You can change the file name
occasionally. I like to pick a name something like money070211.
Then it is easy to change the name to have multiple backups. The
..mbf extension is automatic. The other advantage is that you can
choose "Don't Back Up, or you change your mind about exiting by
simply clicking the X in the upper right of the pop-up box.

After I posted my reply last night, I decided to reinstate a backup that I
took in early December to check if I was able to download statements into
that. I'm happy to report that it worked, so I have decided to revert to
that. It means a bit more work getting it up to date but I'm just happy it
works again.

I guess this means that the problem was with the datafile and not with the
program as I first thought. I suspect using the same file with MS Money on a
different PC would have made no difference.

Whilst I still don't know what the problem was, it does highlight the need
to have multiple backups that you can revert to if necessary.

Thanks for all your suggestions.
Regards
JK

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, Joe Kennedy wrote:

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One more thing that I would not expect to help in Money 2000, but
seems worth a speculative try:
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Tick
Tools-> Settings-> OnlineServiceSettings-> ShowStandardisedPayeeNames

Then repeat these four things:

Close Money

In Internet Explorer 7 delete your browser temporary files with
Tools-> InternetOptions-> Delete-> DeleteFiles.

Then open Money with Start-> Run and entering "msmoney -s" without
the quotes into the box.

Download your statement again.
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Trying the other computer is a good idea too.





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Thanks you for your reply. I was not aware if the -s option for MS Money as a
means to repair the file. I tried what you suggested but unfortunately this
did not solve the problem. I also downloaded a program named salvage from
http://money.mvps.org, but this also failed to fix the problem. I guess it's
not looking good. I might try moving the application to another PC I have
that runs Windows ME, perhaps I can get it working from there.

Many thanks
Joe Kennedy.

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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Unfortunately I do not have accounts with any other banks so I can test your
suggestion. I will however contact my bank to find out if they have changed
anything at their end. Somehow I doubt it as I get the message that the file
was imported to MS Money successfully, even though nothing appears there.

Thanks for your post.

Regards
Joe Kennedy.

"William R Wood" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, Joe.K wrote:

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Try this.

Close Money

In Internet Explorer 7 delete your browser temporary files with
Tools-> InternetOptions-> Delete-> DeleteFiles.

Then open Money with Start-> Run and entering
"msmoney -s" without the quotes into the box.

Download your statement again.

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Sounds like your bank might have changed something to make the downloaded
file incompatible with your old version of Money. Do you have any other
banks to download from so you can test them as well. I use Money 2002 and
at this point I can only use direct downloads from Citibank. All my other
banks/brokers must have dropped support for versions that old. But I can
manually download OFX and import files from every other bank or broker that
I do business with.

I doubt that IE7 is the problem. I use Firefox but I did upgrade to IE7
just to test it and that did not affect my downloads.

If nobody comes up with a solution, there is one thing that might help.
About every 2 years I format my entire main hard drive and reinstall my O/S
and all software. This gets rid of all sorts of bugs, gremlins and other
junk that accumulates on your computer and it makes everything work properly
again - plus everything is fast again. This takes me a full day but it is a
good job for a rainy Sunday.

Regards

Bill Wood



"Joe.K" <Joe.K[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0509C82D-D097-4C19-B696-09CF200E5151[at]microsoft.com...
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Hi there, I've had a copy of MS Money 2000 v8 (on Win XP) for quite a few
years now, and until recently I've been happily down loading bank statements
straight into money. I haven't downloaded any for a few months, so
conceivable something that was downloaded or installed since the last time
may be interfering. I have been automatically updated to IE 7, so that may be
of concern. The problem is this:
The act of downloading appears to go ok, i.e. it says that the statement has
been downloaded successfully, however when I view my bank statement there is
none there to click on. I have tried the following:

1) Download straight into Money.
2) Download to file and use the file/import facility within money.
3) Execute the MNYIMPRT.EXE from the run window, specifying the downloaded
file. In all case it reports that the file was imported successfully, but yet
it fails to appear.
Finally, I did a reinstall/fix of Money 2000, but to no avail. The file type
I am downloading is ofx.

Would anyone have any idea what might be causing this issue?

Kind Regards
Joe Kennedy