[GNC] Trying to use gnucash need to convert .qdf to /qif

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On November 2, 2018, at 5:44 PM, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:

>If I recall correctly QDF format is a proprietary and encrypted format
>owned by Intuit.  The only way to extarct the data is to use the Guicken
>program to open the file and then export to QIF format.  Hang on to Quicken

Indeed, https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Quicken_Migration supports what you are saying here. 

As far as I know, qdf files have no conversion options. Period. You will have to export qif from quicken.

David


>until you have experimented with importing the QIF files into GnuCash to be
>sure that you are getting satisfactory results.
>David C
>On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 4:17 AM Mark Schwomeyer via gnucash-user <
>gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>> GreetingsWe have for years used Quicken, (1998 at least) (latest is 2008)
>> they have went to a paid subscription service. (I think is overpriced)That
>> said I have used Open Office for a while and thought to look for a open
>> source financial program.The search for programs listed that GNUCASH would
>> be compatible with .qdf
>> GNUCASH was chosen and downloaded. I need to import the latest file
>> (backup).The only choice was to import a .qif file. Our version of Quicken
>> used .qdf as a working extension and as backup files.I have downloaded a
>> conversion program attached to Mozilla, but the convert button only wants
>> to convert pdf .doc
>> compress, .jpg, .ppt.  Maybe a couple others, but no .qdf.The program I
>> downloaded, under further investigation, is a .pdf conversion program. [
>> fileconverter.org] Although it listed .qdf on the page.
>> Does anyone know of a conversion for .qdf to .qif so I can use gnucash.
>> Thanks Mark
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