what is .aba format

[Andrew Greig]

On Tue, 2008-06-03 at 22:01 +1000, Brendan Simon wrote:
> Looks like it's an Australian thing.  Some government or industry 
> standard, and there seems to be support in MYOB & Quicken.
> 
> http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/702696.html
> 
> http://www.anz.com/aus/promo/ANZ-Internet-Banking-For-Business/default.asp
> " #Compatible with accounting software that allows you to create files 
> in an .aba file format. "
> 
> http://www.bendigobank.com.au/public/fsra/pds/pdf/FTS_DirectDebiting_Current.pdf
> http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:zrcKNsijpAMJ:www.bendigobank.com.au/public/fsra/pds/pdf/FTS_DirectDebiting_Current.pdf+accounting+aba+format&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=au&client=firefox-a
> 
> Cheers, Brendan.
> 
> 
> Derek Atkins wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Quoting Brendan Simon <Brendan at BrendanSimon.com>:
> >
> >> Does anyone know what .aba format is?
> >>
> >> My bank (in Australia) offers access for business banking via accounting
> >> software that support the .aba format.  MYOB and Quicken are given 
> >> examples.
> >>
> >> I've never heard of this format before.
> >> Is it Australian specific?
> >> Is it commonly used?
> >> Does gnucash support it?
> >
> > I've never heard of it before, either.  Could you download a sample?
> > What does it look like?
> >
> >> Thanks, Brendan.
Hi Guys,

I just rang the ANZ business help line at 2 minutes past midnight.
Their help desk is 24/7 -- impressive.  Although they mention the .aba
format on the front page, they only refer to versions of accounting
packages inside.  But they do export in QIF and csv still.

Cheers
Andrew Greig