FW: Import QIF files from Quicken

[David Carlson]

On 5/18/2015 7:01 AM, Brian Harris wrote:
> Is anyone able to help please?
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> From: Brian Harris [mailto:general at noremac.org.uk] 
> Sent: 09 May 2015 20:44
> To: 'David Carlson'
> Subject: RE: Import QIF files from Quicken
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> Hello David
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> Thank you for your suggestions on transferring QIF files from Quicken to
> GNUcash.  I have tried this and have run into a further problem.  Choosing
> one of my smallest files I set up an export as suggested, see enclosed
> screenshot.  One of the questions in quicken is which file should I transfer
> the data to and it allowed me to choose a file name of "Andrew".  However
> when I opened GNUcash I was unable to find the data I tried to export - see
> enclosed screenshot.  Do I need to set up an account in GNUcash called
> Andrew before exporting the data?  If so please point me in the right
> direction for this as in GNUcash, opening "File" and then "New File" does
> not appear to give you the option of naming that file.
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> From: David Carlson [mailto:david.carlson.417 at gmail.com] 
> Sent: 07 May 2015 23:34
> To: Brian Harris; gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Import QIF files from Quicken
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> On 5/7/2015 4:44 PM, Brian Harris wrote:
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> I am having difficulty trying to import a Quicken file into GNUcash. The
> attachment shows some screen shots of what happens and each time I try I
> receive an error message "An error occurred while loading the QIF file."
> When I close the error message QF Import Assistant just repeats the error
> message but without any details to help to rectify the problem.  Can anyone
> suggest a solution to this problem?
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> It looks like you are trying to the quicken data file.  GnuCash cannot
> import that type of file.  First open the file with Quicken and export the
> parts that you want to import.  If it is a large file be prepared to do some
> testing and much planning to get the results that you want.
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Andrew,

You have chosen to put the export from Quicken into the same directory
that GnuCash uses for it's program files.  Windows does not like that,
and you shouldn't either.  You should keep your data files in a
sub-directory of "My Documents" named something obvious like "\My
Documents\AndrewHomeGnuCashData\2015Data\" similar to the way your
document and spreadsheet programs store your documents and spreadsheets.

Then you could put your Quicken exports into a subdirectory of that so
that the particular example that you show could be named "\My
Documents\AndrewHomeGnuCashData\QuickenExport2015\AndrewHSBC Current
30-01-2015 to 06-06-2015.QIF"  Then name other exports similarly so that
you can identify the Quicken source data file name, accounts and date
ranges that they include. 

If it happens that you have put data files into that program directory,
you should change Windows Explorer to show hidden files and directories
and show file extensions, then move all of your data files and GnuCash
.log files and automatic backup files to your new data file directory. 
In Windows you can double-click a GnuCash data file to open it with
GnuCash, but do not use that method to select import files.

David C