On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 13:41 -0800, Joe Conner wrote:
> G. Roderick Singleton wrote: 
> > On Sun, 2005-01-30 at 16:41 -0800, Joe Conner wrote:
> >   
> > > Peter Kupfer wrote: 
> > >     
> > > > Joe Conner wrote: 
> > > >       
> > > > > I have calc2qif.  Unfortunately it does not open later versions of
> > > > > Quicken files.  Does anyone have a macro that will open a .QDF
> > > > > Quicken file?  If not, is anyone willing to take this on as a
> > > > > project? 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I am not a programmer, but a "calc2qdf" macro would be very useful
> > > > > to me.  If not, is anyone willing to take this on as a project? 
> > > > > 
> > > > > TIA.  Joe :-) 
> > > > >         
> > > > What doesn't open Quick files? OOo or your program? If you can open
> > > > the in OOo the you can export to PDF from there. 
> > > > 
> > > >       
> > > OOo cannot open when Calc2qif is enhanced on Calc.  Calc2qif looks for
> > > QIF files.  It does not even recognize that QDF files exist.  So,
> > > anything more recent than Quicken98 cannot be opened with Calc2qif.
> > > 
> > >     
> > 
> > Have you filed a bug with Intuit? I think this is something that Intuit
> > should offer, don't you? If after filing the bug against your release of
> > Quickbooks, you might want to try adapting calc2qif to calc2qdf since
> > you have the program and can deconstruct the file format. And before you
> > remind us, yes I remember you saying your programming skills were not so
> > good but this might be an opportunity to sharpen them since the macro is
> > in BASIC.
> > 
> > 
> >   
> Calc2QIF was not designed to open QuickBooks.  It was designed to open
> Quicken files.
> 
> Intuit changed their data format and now Calc2quf cannot open the
> files.  This is not an Intuit problem, although Intuit caused the
> problem by changing their data file structure.  Their files can be
> opened by their program.
> 
> You want me to file a bug with Intuit because a third party program
> was not updated with the necessary changes???  You are dreaming if you
> think Intuit is going to revert to their older data file structure.
> They could not care less if third party software can read their files.
> 
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Well if Intuit will not provide the necessary API then I guess we are
out of luck. :-(  However there amy still be a way if QB can import a
csv or other format that OOo can produce. The way I look at this
situation is that I would be pleased to do the work but not for free.
Others may.


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