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Importing QIF files - default account

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MikeL

10 Jul, 2010 01:32 PM

Several of the accounts I use are not online, thus I import the transactions using QIF import. The issue here is an irritating one, the default destination account is always the last account that I used as an import destination. I think it would be better to use the selected account from the sidebar as the default destination.

1. 1 Posted by Ben Spencer on 10 Jul, 2010 05:47 PM

   

   Hi Mike

   I understand your desire for this feature modification and can see the benefit of it.

   I have created a suggestion ticket based on you post. The ticket is attached to this discussion. By posting in this discussion you have registered interest in the ticket which is equivalent to voting for it.

   Sincerely
   Ben Spencer

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2. 2 Posted by MikeL on 10 Jul, 2010 06:01 PM

   

   Thanks.

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3. 3 Posted by Marc S on 10 Jul, 2010 06:11 PM

   

   Can I import from quickbooks to moneydance?

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4. 4 Posted by Ben Spencer on 10 Jul, 2010 06:13 PM

   

   I am afraid not. Quickbooks uses a closed proprietary file format and does not export to the standard QIF files.

   Sincerely
   Ben Spencer

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5. Ben Spencer closed this discussion on 10 Jul, 2010 06:13 PM.

6. Marc Sopher MD re-opened this discussion on 10 Jul, 2010 06:58 PM

7. 5 Posted by Marc Sopher MD on 10 Jul, 2010 06:58 PM

   

   Ben,
   Thanks for the prompt reply. I am utterly disgusted with quickbooks and am desperate to switch to different software. However, I need to find a program that will allow me to import from quickbooks. Do you have any suggestions?
   Thanks,
   Marc
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8. 6 Posted by Ben Spencer on 10 Jul, 2010 07:30 PM

   

   I am afraid you are in for a hard time getting your data out of Quickbooks. To my knowledge there are no other finance management programs that read Quickbooks data files. Not even other intuit products such as Quicken. This topic has come up a number of times on the Moneydance forums I have never heard of someone successfully migrating their data from quickbooks to anything else.

   I recall one other user trying the following to export from Quickbooks to QIF

   http://xl2qif.chez-alice.fr/xl2qif_en.php

   Though I believe they were only partly successful.

   Sincerely
   Ben Spencer

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9. 7 Posted by Marc Sopher MD on 10 Jul, 2010 07:40 PM

   

   Ben,
   Thanks again. It is good of you to offer your help.
   Marc
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