Electronic Banking: which file type is best?

[David Carlson]

On 12/24/2014 3:26 PM, Greg Feneis wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I use GnuCash 2.6.3 on a Win7-64 system.
>
> When I download files from my bank and credit card web sites, it appears I
> usually use files with the .OFX extension (Microsoft Money?).  My friends
> at AMEX appear not to supply the data in OFX files any more.  Instead, they
> offer Quickbooks (.qbo), Quicken (.QFX), or CSV (.CSV).
>
> Of these three types above, which does GnuCash work with, and which is best
> to import?
>
> Does anyone else get .OFX files from AMEX?  Maybe it's something I'm doing
> wrong?  Because old files I downloaded last year from AMEX are .OFX.
>
> Is OFX going away and should I get used to a new file type?
>
>   Thanks!
>
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>
> Kind regards,
>
> Greg Feneis
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QFX is essentially the same as OFX.  I have been importing QFX files
from some of my financial institutions for years with no problems.

David C