<s>
Quicken	B-Application
Interchange	I-Application
Format	I-Application
(	O
QIF	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
specification	O
for	O
reading	O
and	O
writing	O
financial	O
data	O
to	O
media	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
still	O
widely	O
used	O
,	O
QIF	B-Application
is	O
a	O
format	O
older	O
than	O
Open	O
Financial	O
Exchange	O
(	O
OFX	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inability	O
to	O
reconcile	O
imported	O
transactions	O
against	O
the	O
current	O
account	O
information	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
QIF	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
personal	O
money	O
management	O
software	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Money	I-Application
,	O
GnuCash	B-Language
and	O
Quicken	B-Application
's	O
low	O
end	O
products	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Quicken	B-Application
Personal	O
and	O
Quicken	B-Application
Personal	O
Plus	O
)	O
,	O
can	O
read	O
QIF	B-Application
files	O
to	O
import	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intuit	O
's	O
Quicken	B-Application
used	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
import	O
QIF	B-Application
,	O
too	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
its	O
2006	O
version	O
it	O
dropped	O
that	O
support	O
for	O
several	O
important	O
account	O
types	O
,	O
including	O
checking	O
,	O
savings	O
,	O
and	O
credit	O
card	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Australian	O
version	O
of	O
Quicken	B-Application
still	O
allows	O
the	O
importing	O
of	O
QIF	B-Application
files	O
for	O
these	O
account	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
export	O
data	O
to	O
QIF	B-Application
or	O
any	O
other	O
file	B-Operating_System
type	O
for	O
any	O
account	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QIF	B-Application
format	I-Application
does	O
not	O
allow	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
mark	O
the	O
currency	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
transaction	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quicken	B-Application
's	O
proposed	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
QIF	B-Application
format	I-Application
has	O
been	O
the	O
proprietary	O
Quicken	B-Application
Web	O
Connect	O
(	O
QFX	B-Application
)	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
commonly	O
supported	O
by	O
financial	O
institutions	O
to	O
supply	O
downloadable	O
information	O
to	O
account	O
holders	O
,	O
especially	O
by	O
banks	O
that	O
support	O
integration	O
of	O
Money	O
or	O
Quicken	B-Application
with	O
their	O
online	O
banking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
banks	O
dislike	O
it	O
because	O
Quicken	B-Application
(	O
Intuit	O
)	O
charges	O
licensing	O
fees	O
to	O
use	O
QFX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
banks	O
pass	O
the	O
fees	O
on	O
by	O
charging	O
customers	O
for	O
downloading	O
QFX	B-Application
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Money	I-Application
imports	O
either	O
QIF	B-Application
or	O
OFX	O
format	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
does	O
not	O
charge	O
banks	O
any	O
licensing	O
fees	O
to	O
use	O
OFX	O
for	O
Money	O
,	O
banks	O
do	O
not	O
normally	O
charge	O
for	O
downloading	O
QIF	B-Application
and	O
OFX	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
QIF	B-Application
and	O
OFX	O
are	O
open	O
formats	O
,	O
free	O
for	O
anyone	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
QIF	B-Application
file	B-Operating_System
typically	O
has	O
the	O
following	O
structure	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
data	O
in	O
the	O
file	B-Operating_System
is	O
stored	O
in	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
strings	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
file	B-Operating_System
could	O
be	O
edited	O
in	O
any	O
text	B-Application
editor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
line	O
in	O
the	O
file	B-Operating_System
must	O
be	O
a	O
header	O
line	O
,	O
to	O
identify	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
data	O
contained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
values	O
for	O
QIF	B-Application
files	O
of	O
internal	O
Quicken	B-Application
information	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
T	O
and	O
U	O
are	O
present	O
in	O
QIF	B-Application
files	O
exported	O
from	O
Quicken	B-Application
2015.AllU-1	O
,	O
234.50	O
M	O
Memo	O
—	O
any	O
text	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
record	O
about	O
the	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
literal	O
values	O
are	O
those	O
defined	O
in	O
the	O
Quicken	B-Application
Category	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Quicken	B-Application
file	B-Operating_System
uses	O
Classes	O
,	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
indicated	O
by	O
a	O
slash	O
("/"	O
)	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
class	O
literal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Investment	O
Q	O
4,896	O
.201	O
O	O
Commission	O
cost	O
(	O
generally	O
found	O
in	O
stock	O
trades	O
)	O
Investment	O
O14.95	O
$	O
Amount	O
transferred	O
,	O
if	O
cash	O
is	O
moved	O
between	O
accounts	O
Investment	O
$	O
25,000	O
.00BBudgeted	O
amount	O
-	O
may	O
be	O
repeated	O
many	O
times	O
for	O
monthly	O
budgets.CategoriesB85.00	O
X	O
Extended	O
data	O
for	O
Quicken	B-Application
Business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Quicken	B-Application
seems	O
to	O
do	O
little	O
error	O
checking	O
on	O
these	O
items	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
same	O
field	O
is	O
included	O
twice	O
in	O
the	O
detail	O
item	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
one	O
will	O
just	O
overwrite	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
detail	O
item	O
in	O
the	O
file	B-Operating_System
should	O
end	O
with	O
a	O
separator	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickBooks	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
allow	O
exporting	O
to	O
QIF	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
IIF	O
to	O
QIF	B-Application
converter	B-General_Concept
will	O
not	O
solve	O
the	O
problem	O
either	O
,	O
as	O
journal	O
entries	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
exported	O
in	O
IIF	O
format	O
,	O
only	O
lists	O
are	O
exportable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Print	O
the	O
report	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
print	O
to	O
file	B-Operating_System
"	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
the	O
file	B-Operating_System
type	O
to	O
Excel	O
before	O
printing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rename	O
the	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
resulting	O
file	B-Operating_System
from	O
PRN	O
to	O
CSV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
this	O
to	O
convert	O
to	O
QIF	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Excel	O
file	B-Operating_System
may	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
reorganized	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
appropriate	O
format	O
for	O
the	O
macro	O
to	O
work	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
separating	O
cheque	O
accounts	O
from	O
term	O
deposits	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Intuit	O
officially	O
only	O
supports	O
QIF	B-Application
importing	O
on	O
asset	O
,	O
liability	O
,	O
cash	O
,	O
small	O
business	O
payable	O
,	O
and	O
invoice	O
accounts	O
,	O
Quicken	B-Application
will	O
still	O
allow	O
you	O
to	O
import	O
transactions	O
using	O
QIF	B-Application
into	O
any	O
account	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
:	O
If	O
you	O
really	O
need	O
to	O
get	O
data	O
from	O
a	O
QIF	B-Application
file	B-Operating_System
into	O
an	O
account	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
QIF	B-Application
imports	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Quicken	B-Application
2005	O
and	O
later	O
)	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
import	O
from	O
the	O
QIF	B-Application
file	B-Operating_System
into	O
a	O
(	O
temporary	O
)	O
Cash	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Make	O
sure	O
the	O
first	O
line	O
in	O
the	O
QIF	B-Application
file	B-Operating_System
says	O
"	O
!	O
Type:Cash	O
"	O
for	O
importing	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
Quicken	B-Application
Cash	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
QIF	B-Application
files	O
can	O
be	O
edited	O
in	O
any	O
text	B-Application
editor	I-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
that	O
you	O
cannot	O
copy	O
cash	O
transactions	O
into	O
brokerage	O
accounts	O
in	O
Quicken	B-Application
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
import	O
transactions	O
into	O
brokerage	O
accounts	O
(	O
or	O
any	O
account	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
little	O
text	B-Application
editing	I-Application
is	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
use	O
an	O
account	O
name	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
exist	O
,	O
Quicken	B-Application
will	O
ask	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
account	O
(	O
This	O
functionality	O
has	O
been	O
test	O
in	O
Quicken	B-Application
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
importing	O
the	O
file	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
account	O
you	O
choose	O
in	O
the	O
QIF-import-dialog	O
box	O
is	O
irrelevant	O
(	O
you	O
can	O
even	O
choose	O
"	O
all	O
accounts	O
"	O
)	O
-	O
once	O
you	O
begin	O
the	O
import	O
process	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
will	O
prompt	O
to	O
confirm	O
importing	O
to	O
the	O
intended	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
successfully	O
read	O
by	O
Quicken	B-Application
the	O
text	O
file	B-Operating_System
must	O
be	O
saved	O
in	O
ANSI	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
example	O
above	O
was	O
tested	O
in	O
Quicken	B-Application
2007	O
,	O
Quicken	B-Application
2008	O
,	O
Quicken	B-Application
2010	O
,	O
Quicken	B-Application
2012	O
,	O
Quicken	B-Application
2015	O
and	O
an	O
equivalently	O
formatted	O
text	O
file	B-Operating_System
using	O
"	O
TCCard	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
"	O
TInvst	O
"	O
under	O
Quicken	B-Application
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
transactions	O
are	O
being	O
imported	O
into	O
an	O
existing	O
account	O
,	O
make	O
sure	O
to	O
reconcile	O
the	O
account	O
in	O
the	O
old	O
data	O
file	B-Operating_System
before	O
creating	O
the	O
QIF	B-Application
export	O
file	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quicken	B-Application
can	O
match	O
on	O
amounts	O
even	O
when	O
the	O
dates	O
are	O
significantly	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
editing	O
the	O
QIF	B-Application
file	B-Operating_System
,	O
check	O
for	O
any	O
transaction	O
Category	O
(	O
the	O
field	O
starting	O
with	O
'	O
L	O
 '	O
)	O
for	O
an	O
account	O
name	O
contained	O
in	O
brackets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
[	O
Checking	O
Account ]	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brackets	O
reference	O
another	O
quicken	B-Application
account	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
left	O
in	O
place	O
will	O
post	O
a	O
transaction	O
in	O
that	O
account	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
account	O
being	O
imported	O
to	O
,	O
with	O
potentially	O
troublesome	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
above	O
two	O
paragraphs	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
exporting	O
and	O
importing	O
in	O
Quicken	B-Application
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
account	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
five	O
transactions	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
screenshot	O
below	O
was	O
exported	O
to	O
a	O
qif	B-Application
file	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
of	O
that	O
file	B-Operating_System
is	O
shown	O
immediately	O
beneath	O
with	O
commentary	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
transactions	O
to	O
better	O
pair	O
them	O
against	O
the	O
table	O
generated	O
from	O
an	O
Account	O
Transactions	O
report	O
of	O
the	O
sample	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
