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Re: [LUG] Quicken Files

 

Neil Williams wrote:

> My recommendation is GnuCash (which handles OFX) - starting with a new
> file from the start of this financial year. Maybe go back one year if
> you really want the historical data but be honest, how often do you
> need to look back beyond that? There is no point importing data "just
> because it is there" when the import methods are (frankly) buggy. Bad
> financial data is a LOT worse than no financial data.

There is the minor problem of the requirement to keep all financial
records for six years.  Granted, for many people it just won't ever
be an issue, but for people like me who have a number of different
income sources both corporate and personal, it's way too risky not
to bother.

(There are occasions when I *have* needed to go back over several
years worth of data, too.  Not often, but I've always been significantly
better off having been able to do so.)

*If* I assume that the QIF file is correct to start with, is it
feasible to create something gnucash can import without throwing
a load of errors, perhaps by writing some sort of script to do so?

Otherwise I'll probably end up trying to get m$money working in wine
and leave it at that.

James

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