tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/switching-from-another-personal-finance-program/1137-importing-data-from-quickenInfinite Kind: Discussion 2018-03-17T05:31:45Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/388326062016-01-05T01:59:12Z2016-01-05T01:59:13Zimporting data from Quicken<div><p>I am trying Money dance on my new mac book pro. I have
successfully entered data for a new business account for 2015. I
want to import data from my old mac book pro. I have tried to do so
and always get the following error message:
java.lang.nullPointerException.</p>
<p>any ideas? I've tried to export to a QIF file and save it on a
flash drive. I have also tried to export it to a file in dropbox.
Always get this error message when I try to import it to Money
dance. Thanks! Laura</p></div>Laura tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/388326062016-01-05T02:08:24Z2016-01-05T02:08:25Zimporting data from Quicken<div><p>Thanks, I think I've followed these instructions but still get
the error message.<br>
java.lang.NullPointerException</p>
<p>My Quicken program is old: 2007. Does this matter?</p></div>Laura tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/388326062016-01-05T03:46:48Z2016-01-05T03:46:48Zimporting data from Quicken<div><p>The age of Quicken is not important, the main thing is to be
able to export QIF files from it. In some ways older versions of
Quicken could even be better in this regard.</p>
<p>I'm not a Mac user but your error looks strange to me for what
you are attempting.</p>
<p>The first thing I would do is to have a look at your QIF file to
make sure it is as it should be</p>
<p>QIF are just text files with embedded instructions so are easily
viewed with any text editor, word processor etc</p>
<p>The entries in the QIF file should look something like:</p>
<p>D01/07/1999<br>
U-4.10<br>
T-4.10<br>
N<br>
PFinancial Inst Duty<br>
LTax:Financial Inst Duty:FID - Cheque<br>
^ D01/07/1999<br>
U-2.50<br>
T-2.50<br>
PAccount Fees<br>
MBank charges<br>
LBank Charge:Fees - Cheque<br>
^ D05/07/1999<br>
U-300.00<br>
T-300.00<br>
NATM<br>
PCash<br>
LCash Point Withdrawal:Cash<br>
^ D10/07/1999<br>
U-67.45<br>
T-67.45<br>
N273<br>
PTelstra Payment<br>
^</p>
<p>If they do not then that is the first thing to look into.<br>
.</p></div>dwgtag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/388326062016-01-05T14:57:01Z2016-01-05T14:57:01Zimporting data from Quicken<div><p>Hi Laura,</p>
<p>Before we proceed, I want to double check, did you follow the
instructions <a href="http://help.infinitekind.com/kb/importing-from-quicken-or-ms-money/how-can-i-transfer-my-data-from-quicken-into-moneydance">
here</a>? There are some errors that can happen in the importing
process that are prevented by following the instructions on that
page.</p>
<p><a href="http://help.infinitekind.com/kb/importing-from-quicken-or-ms-money/possible-problems-after-qif-import-from-quicken">
Here</a> are a list of possible errors you might have and their
solutions.</p>
<p>If you've done it all correctly, please let me know and we can
look at additional solutions.</p>
<p>David Hanley<br>
Infinite Kind Support</p></div>David Hanley