import quicken data

[Mike C.]

Also make sure you don't have any quicken names with "/" or other
disallowed characters.  I had this problem and it took some time to
figure out the problem.
Mike


On 5/14/2011 10:08 AM, Bob Plantz wrote:
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>> On 5/13/2011 1:10 PM, Ann Alexander wrote:
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>>> Hi! I just set up gnucash and am trying to import my Quicken file. I
> click on
>> Import (under File), then QIF and then click import--nothing happens. ??
>>> In Quicken, I can't download transactions from my bank any more (has
>> expired)--is that maybe why I can't download quicken to GNU? Help! Ann
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>> It's not quite that easy. You need to export the quicken data first.
>> Read the manual and plan to spend a lot of time on that project.
>>
>> Good luck.
> I did this conversion several years ago and did have some problems. I don't
> recall all the details, but I'll share my recollections here in case they
> might help.
>
> The import process stalled part way through with some errors. The file that
> is exported from Quicken is in plain text, so you can open and read it with
> your favorite text editor. After a few minutes I was able to figure it the
> general format. I created copies of Quicken's exported file so I could do a
> binary search for the problem. That is, I removed approximately the second
> half of all the transactions from one of the copies and tried to import. And
> I did the same with another copy, removing the first half. When I found the
> half that failed, I did the same copy/division process with it. I quickly
> (pun intended) found the error. It turned out that Quicken had allowed me to
> make some accounting errors, which Gnucashes double entry accounting would
> not allow. I simply removed those transactions from the original Quicken
> export file and all went well.
>
> It was a little tedious but convinced me (not an accountant) that Gnucash
> better enforces accounting accuracy than Quicken. Haven't looked back since.
>
> --Bob
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