Thnks Derek My bad
David On Sun, 2024-11-17 at 15:14 -0500, Derek Atkins wrote: > > > > David, > > QFX != QBX > > -derek > Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos. > > > > On November 17, 2024 15:03:26 David Cousens > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > David, > > > > There is a wikipedia entry on the QFX file format which states that > > it > > is a standard OFX file with the inclusion of additional fields to > > support a licensing fee paid by institutions to Intuit. It means > > that > > Quicken software will only import data where the providing > > institution > > has paid a fee to Intuit. see > > ( > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QFX_(file_format)#:~:text=QFX%20is%20I > > ntuit's%20proprietary,financial%20information%20over%20the%20intern > > et.&text=A%20QFX%20file%20is%20a,with%20a%203%20year%20expiration > > .) > > > > If that is the case, it may be possible to edit the file to remove > > the > > fields involved to make into a standard OFX file. My guess is that > > these fields will be in the OFX header > > > > To be able to check this out would require some one to generate and > > supply a dummy file with a few typical dummay entries to work out > > if > > this is feasible or not and to design a script/program to do the > > conversion. It may even be possible to get the developers of libofx > > to > > simply skip over such fields in QFX files if they have not already > > incorporated this. > > > > David Cousens > > > > > > On Sun, 2024-11-17 at 10:16 +0300, [email protected] wrote: > > > This comes up with regularity on the lists as people look to > > > abandon > > > QuickBooks and come to GnuCash. > > > > > > There is an entry in the FAQ on the wiki > > > ( > > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_import_my_data_from_ > > > Qu > > > ickbooks.28TM.29.3F) that explains that QB uses a proprietary > > > format > > > that no one has put in time to decipher, rendering it non trivial > > > for > > > a user to migrate. I'm reasonably sure that this information is > > > still > > > accurate, with regards to GnuCash capabilities in late 2024. > > > > > > I will also note that while there is information online about > > > Quicken's *other* formats, there is nothing about how a QBX file > > > is > > > structured. This suggests that OP will not find any help with > > > converting into a GnuCash friendly format. > > > > > > Further, previous discussions on this topic (Google search: > > > "quickbooks site:lists.gnucash.org") have revealed that QB > > > doesn't > > > offer its users the kind of export that GnuCash advisors here > > > suggest > > > (QIF, QFX, and OFX are the usual list recs). > > > > > > The past threads that I scanned in the archives came to the same > > > conclusion: close out your QB books, change over to GnuCash as of > > > a > > > certain date, and start fresh. Optional: continue using QB for a > > > period of time, either in parallel, or for reference. > > > > > > David T. > > > On Nov 17, 2024, at 4:29 AM, David Cousens > > > <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > John, > > > > > > > > I would try importing the .qbx export file as an OFX file if > > > > you > > > > can > > > > open it with a text editor. There is a good chance that it is > > > > just > > > > a > > > > proprietary version of the OFX standard format since it is > > > > intended > > > > for > > > > export of Quickbooks data to accountants who may or may not be > > > > using > > > > Quickbooks and Quickbooks has given it a non-standard extension > > > > to > > > > confuse everyone. You can find details of the OFX file format > > > > at > > > > https://docs.fileformat.com/finance/ofx/ > > > > , > > > > https://www.financialdataexchange.org/FDX/FDX/About/OFX-Work-Group > > > > . > > > > aspx?a315d1c24e44=2 > > > > to compare the .qbx file with to check whether it is in an OFX > > > > format. > > > > > > > > David Cousens > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2024-11-15 at 23:04 -0500, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > Hey y'all, > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for building GNUCash. > > > > > > > > > > From Quickbooks to GNUCash, what is the file transfer setup > > > > > from > > > > > one > > > > > to the > > > > > other? > > > > > Is GNUCash stable in 2024+? I don't intend to step on any > > > > > foots, > > > > > I've > > > > > been > > > > > with Linux since late 1994. > > > > > > > > > > Is it better on hardware or a VM, does anyone build it on a > > > > > docker > > > > > container > > > > > with its own database? > > > > > > > > > > Thank you everyone, > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > gnucash-user mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > > > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > > > > ----- > > > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > > > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > gnucash-user mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > > > ----- > > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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