"John Pollard" <> wrote in message news:<bcvpfo$kei$>...
> Jane wrote:
> > I have been downloading my Bank One credit card transactions to
> > Quicken 2000 for about a year. I download them to my Download file,
> > then import them into my Quicken credit card account. A week ago I
> > attempted to do the same task, and Bank One gave me a .qfx file.
> > Quicken says it cannot open the file.
> >
> > I finally got through to some one at the bank in tech suport. She
> > couldn't answer my question, and went to get help. She returned to
> > tell me that Quicken 2000 would not work with that file extension
> > and I had to get an upgraded version of Quicken.
>
> > Can this be true???
>
> Yes. This happened to me with BofA a couple of years ago; they gave me
> a free Q2001.
>
> > and if so, why can't they use both the .qfx and .qif file
> extensions?
>
> Considering your next statement, I do not understand this question.
>
> > There is also an option to download a .qif file, but when I did that
> > the file had a
> > qif.aspx extension that quicken couldn't down load, either?
>
> I am not sure how you wound up with the ".aspx" extension, but if the
> file actually contains valid QIF formatted data, you can just change
> the extension to ".qfx" and "import" it. (Quicken does not "download"
> QIF files (that is a separate process generally controlled by your
> financial institution); but it does "import" them).
>
> You can see for yourself if the downloaded file contains QIF data; you
> can open it in any word processor and view the contents. Here is a
> sample of two transactions from a QIF file; if your data resembles
> this, it is probably a valid QIF file.
>
> D1/ 1' 1
>
> U500.00
>
> T500.00
>
> PSigfried and Roy
>
> LCat food
>
> ^
>
> D4/ 1' 1
>
> U-200.00
>
> T-200.00
>
> PJohn Pollard
>
> LComputer Software
>
> ^
>
> If you are still not sure, create a new test account in Q and try the
> import there first; then delete the test account.
>
>
> > So do I have to buy a new Quicken?
>
> Not necessarily; but if you want to make your life easier (web-connect
> is easier than QIF, and direct downloads are much easier than
> web-connect) - and possibly if you want to keep the ability to
> download at all - you might want to at least consider upgrading. You
> can get newer versions of Quicken very inexpensively at eBay: I just
> bought Q2002 deluxe for Windows US on eBay for $17 including shipping.
John
Thanks for your response. I have been fiddling all weekend with this
problem. After downloading the transactions again and again, and
Quicken not recognizing the qif.aspx file extension, I just deleted
the .aspx part and VOILA! the transactions appeared in my Quicken
credit card register. You said to do this, and it worked, (but not the
first time I tried). Then, I found a BankOne credit card account with
transactions in it from the very first time I tried to do this on June
13. Where did it come from?? It said it was enabled for on-line
access.
Many mysteries buried within my Quicken. I just use it to keep track
of expenses for tax time. I guess I should try some of the other
features.
Thanks again,
Jane
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