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Old 07-30-2007, 05:39 AM
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Default Re: Working with QIF Files: Quicken QIF Import Fix

As I said, I can't answer questions as I didn't use it for that. Try it and
see, answer your own questions

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> "Chester" <nojunkmail[at]pretendmail.com> wrote in message
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> > It doesn't, but, if you edit the header of the QIF file as outlined in
> > those instructions, it does. Worked like a charm getting all my checking
> > and credit card accounts out of Money and into Quicken 2007. Couldn't
> > tell ya why, except maybe the edit makes a QIF into a QFX or
> > something...? Anyways, it works: http://www.somacon.com/p468.php

> Seems interesting. What will it NOT do? I assume loans, since Money won't
> export those. What about investment accounts?

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Old 07-30-2007, 03:30 AM
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"Chester" <nojunkmail[at]pretendmail.com> wrote in message
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> It doesn't, but, if you edit the header of the QIF file as outlined
> in those instructions, it does. Worked like a charm getting all my
> checking and credit card accounts out of Money and into Quicken
> 2007. Couldn't tell ya why, except maybe the edit makes a QIF into
> a QFX or something...? Anyways, it works:
> http://www.somacon.com/p468.php


Seems interesting. What will it NOT do? I assume loans, since Money
won't export those. What about investment accounts?


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Old 07-29-2007, 08:07 PM
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Default Re: Working with QIF Files: Quicken QIF Import Fix

It doesn't, but, if you edit the header of the QIF file as outlined in those
instructions, it does. Worked like a charm getting all my checking and
credit card accounts out of Money and into Quicken 2007. Couldn't tell ya
why, except maybe the edit makes a QIF into a QFX or something...? Anyways,
it works: http://www.somacon.com/p468.php

"Chris Cowles" <spam_magnet[at]remove-me-bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> "Chester" <nojunkmail[at]pretendmail.com> wrote in message
> news:E5518733-5989-44B0-8E25-717816121535[at]microsoft.com...
> > Searching the net for a way to get QIF files from Money to Quicken, I did
> > find something useful. While it worked great for checking, savings, and
> > credit card accounts -- I didn't have any investment accounts in Money to
> > try it out with, so I'm not sure how, and if that would work. It
> > involves editing the header of the QIF file in any text editor. Sorry,
> > can't answer any questions about this as I used it to get my data out, it
> > worked, and haven't used it since:
> > > Quicken QIF Import Fix

> I thought Quicken no longer supported QIF?
> --
> Chris Cowles
> Gainesville, FL

 
Old 07-29-2007, 05:01 PM
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"Chester" <nojunkmail[at]pretendmail.com> wrote in message
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> Searching the net for a way to get QIF files from Money to Quicken,
> I did find something useful. While it worked great for checking,
> savings, and credit card accounts -- I didn't have any investment
> accounts in Money to try it out with, so I'm not sure how, and if
> that would work. It involves editing the header of the QIF file in
> any text editor. Sorry, can't answer any questions about this as I
> used it to get my data out, it worked, and haven't used it since:
> Quicken QIF Import Fix


I thought Quicken no longer supported QIF?
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Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL


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Old 07-28-2007, 09:09 PM
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Default Working with QIF Files: Quicken QIF Import Fix

Searching the net for a way to get QIF files from Money to Quicken, I did
find something useful. While it worked great for checking, savings, and
credit card accounts -- I didn't have any investment accounts in Money to
try it out with, so I'm not sure how, and if that would work. It involves
editing the header of the QIF file in any text editor. Sorry, can't answer
any questions about this as I used it to get my data out, it worked, and
haven't used it since:

Quicken QIF Import Fix

Open QIF in a text editor and manually add an "account header". The account
header is a special transaction that tells Quicken the destination account
details for the subsequent transactions. The Quicken Interchange Format
(QIF) files Specification describes it as follows: "The account header
!Account is used in two places, at the start of an account list and the
start of a list of transactions to specify to which account they belong."

To add an account header, simply place the following lines at the top of
your QIF file:

!Account
NChecking
TBank
^
Example:
!Account
NDiscover Card
TCCard
^
You have to customize the above text in the two places that are highlighted.
Replace the word Checking with the name of your destination account. Make
sure to supply the exact name used by Quicken. Next, replace the word Bank
with the type of destination account. The account type can be Bank, CCard,
or Invst.

Import the modified QIF file as usual. It does not matter what is the
destination account selected in the drop-down box labelled "Quicken account
to import into." When you click "Next" to perform the import, Quicken will
show a dialog box saying, "Transactions found for Checking account. Import
transactions into Checking account?" You can click "Yes", and voila, the
transactions will be in your bank, credit card, or investment account. You
will be able to review the transactions prior to posting them into your
register. This method has been tested in Quicken 2005, 2006, and 2007 for
banking transactions. It may not work for investment accounts.



 

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