Hey look! I can help with this one! Clara, if you look for a thread called "Quicken Window QIF export and date error" (link at the bottom) you will see that I had/have the same problem. Here is my solution
1. Open a term window 2. cd to the qif file 3. type the following replace NAME with the name of your file perl -pe "s/(D.*?)\'/\$i\//" < NAME.qif > NAME-post.qif 4. Now import NAME-post.qif If that is all geek (no I didn't leave out the 'r') you are not alone, I have that effect on people. The fix is simple but can be a tad intimidating if you are not familiar with what happens under the hood of your mac. I would be more than happy to help you work through it. Contact me directly and I can help you with directions that are more specific to your exact situation. Kevin, Would it help if I sent you a simple perl script for that folks can use? You can distribute it from the site if you choose. Jaysen. http://groups.google.com/group/no-thirst-software/browse_thread/thread/9337c24e8febee3e On Dec 28, 4:30 pm, Kevin Hoctor <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 28, 2008, at 3:01 PM, ciara belle wrote: > > > > > I am trying this software .... i have several years of data from > > quicken... (08 win version) - which i exported to qif (mac format > > checked)... when i import it changes ALL dates (thousands) to today's > > date.! i tried 2 date formats so far > > dd-MM-yyyy > > and > > dd/mm/yyyy > > > i get the following error when i start the import > > > 2/ 5' 5 (= cannot convert date using selected format) > > > course i cannot even considering buying this software unless this > > import does the following > > proper dates > > imports attachments (pics, receipts etc) > > imports budgets > > imports scheduled transactions > > Hi Ciara, > > This is a very strange date format that seems to be a popular one in > use by Quicken for Windows. I'm adding the ability to read this better > in the 1.4.2 patch that should be ready within a week or so. > > Peace, > > Kevin Hoctor > [email protected] > No Thirst Software LLChttp://nothirst.comhttp://kevinhoctor.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "No Thirst Software User Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/no-thirst-software?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
