Importing QIF from Chase

[David Reiser]

On Jan 2, 2009, at 10:45 PM, hermit wrote:

> Charles Day wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 2:23 PM, hermit <hermit at outofoptions.org
>> <mailto:hermit at outofoptions.org>> wrote:
>>
>>    I have downloaded and tried to import QIF files from Chase.  I  
>> found
>>    something on the web from a year ago saying the Chase QIF's were
>>    broken
>>    and there was going to be a fix.  I am using the latest Mandriva
>>    and QIF
>>    is the ONLY choice I get for import.  Is this a compile option
>>    left out?
>>
>>
>> And what is the problem exactly? Can you point to an example or  
>> supply
>> one?
>>
>>
>>
>>    Thanks....
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Charles
> File > Import > Import QIF
>
> Opens a wizard.  I chose a file and get this.
>
> Line 5: File does not appear to be in QIF format: C*
> Read aborted.
>
> I used this some years back and I seem to remember other choices, but
> those don't show up.  I've poked around and don't see any other  
> place to
> import the bank data from.  Chase offers other formats, but I don't  
> see
> those in the menu.  I have tried to 'open' the file, but that doesn't
> work either.  Since it is a 'package' I don't know if some compile
> options were left out perhaps?  I could get the source and start over,
> but it isn't that big of deal for me to reconcile by hand.
>
> thanks


When I log into my Chase Credit card accounts, one of the formats they  
offer is "Intuit Quicken Web Connect QFX". That format matches the  
GnuCash option File>Import>Import OFX/QFX...

If you don't have that option in gnucash, then your gnucash was built  
without libofx (older versions) or aqbanking (newest version). Libofx  
uses openssl, which caused a licensing issue for debian. The most  
recent versions of aqbanking have eliminated the need for openssl, so  
there should be less problem finding an ofx enabled gnucash. In the  
older versions, you had to compile it yourself to get the ofx  
importing capability.

I download my chase transactions directly from Chase into gnucash  
using the ofxdirectconnect feature provided by aqbanking.  
(Actions>Online Actions>Get Transactions while displaying the gnucash  
register for the account the transactions belong to).

Dave
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