Query on state of import QIF

[Doug Laidlaw]

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 09:00 am, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Quoting David Highley <dhighley at highley-recommended.com>:
> > I'm just trying to confirm the current state for importing Quicken QIF
> > export files. It appears from searching the net and my attempts that the
> > import operation may not be complete.
>
> QIF import should work just fine, provided you don't have a broken QIF.
> Recent versions of Money and Quicken sometimes generate "broken" QIF files
> which the importer wont read properly without some manual intervention.
>
> > I install gnucash-1.8.8-0.9 on a RedHat 9 system and tried importing
> > from Quicken 2003. While investment accounts were set up none of the
> > stock or mutual funds nor transactions were imported. I did not spend
> > time checking on other transactions or accounts.
>
> If no transactions were imported then either there were no transactions in
> the QIF file, you didn't complete the import process, or the QIF file was
> broken. I suggest you look at the QIF file in question and make sure it's a
> "valid" QIF file.
>
> > I'm also interested in transferring Quickbooks data. So are my
> > experiences to be expected or does there appear to be a problem with my
> > installation?
>
> There is no import method for Quickbooks data at this time.
>
> Your experiences are not unique, but they are not common either. 
> Generally, as I said, it's a broken QIF file.  The real problem is that QIF
> is a de facto standard, not a real standard.  This means that every version
> of Quicken and Money create QIF files that are slightly different, and the
> GnuCash importer just has not kept up with all the new variants of
> brokenness that have been introduced into the format.
>
> Without a sample of what does not work, there isn't much else I can tell
> you.
>
> -derek
>
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-- 

Does David know that each account must be imported individually?  There is no 
"global" import of a Quicken file.

Doug.

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