Importing QuickBooks Data

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

> I currently use QuickBooks (v6) for my personal finances, but would like
> to switch to something that runs in Linux.  I have just recently
> discovered Gnu Cash.  I tried v1.7.8 (Red Hat Rawhide).  (I haven't
> gotten my hands on 1.8.0, yet.)  I tried to import some of my QuickBooks
> data into Gnu Cash, but found that QuickBooks only exports IIF (Intuit
> Interchange Format) files and Gnu Cash only imports QIF files. 
> Unfortunately, they are not the same.
> 
> The QIF importer accepted the IIF file and acted like it was reading it,
> but did not create any accounts.  I guess the good news is that the QIF
> importer did not choke on the IIF file.  Are there any plans to add
> support for IIF files in the near future?
> 
> IIF appears to be a simple tab delimited format similar to that used by
> spreadsheet software.
> 
> Craig
> 
> P.S. I looked around the QuickBooks web site, but couldn't find any kind
> of formal specification for the IIF.  They did have a selection of
> samples available for download as exe files :(

Unfortunately there are no plans, at this point, to implement or
support an IIF import/export.  That does NOT mean that patches wont be
accepted -- indeed patches would be wonderful.  However, right now I
know of nobody who is planning to implement it.

So, I think the answer is no, there are no plans to support IIF files
in the near future.

Sorry,

-derek

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