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- CONVERTING DATA FROM QUICKEN
- Quicken is a registered trademark of the Intuit corporation.
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- WinCheck can import data through the WinCheck Control
- Language. This language is discussed in section xx.
- Quicken versions 3.0 and 4.0 can export data in the
- Quicken Interchange Format (QIF). QIF is a plain text
- file that has standard tags, and this is the format
- required for the Converter. Please refer to your Quicken
- Manual for the QIF description.
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- The WinCheck Quicken Converter is a separate application
- that will generate a WinCheck control file from the QIF
- file. Here is an example of how to convert your 1991 data
- from Quicken to WinCheck:
- 1. Run Quicken. Load in your 1991 data. Note your
- starting balances.
- 2. From Quicken, choose "Export" from the menu.
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- 3. For this example, let's call the export file
- EXP1991.EXP.
- 4. Once you have exported this file, exit Quicken.
- 5. Enter Windows, and double click on the WinCheck
- Converter icon. Or, choose Run from the File menu
- and specify QUICK34.EXE.
- 6. You will see an empty Window, with a convert menu.
- Choose From Quicken Version 3 or 4 from the Convert
- menu.
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- 7. A dialog box asking for the Quicken Exported filename
- will appear. Use this dialog to find the file
- EXP1991.EXP. Indicate in this dialog if the account
- to convert is a Checking account, a Savings account,
- or a Credit account.
- 8. Once you have located this file, press the Convert
- button.
- 9. An hourglass will appear. The WinCheck Converter is
- busy converting yur data.
- After a while (5-60 seconds, depending on your data),
- the Converter will display a message stating that the
- conversion is complete. The file Q34CONV.WCB has
- been created.
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- 10. Close the WinCheck Converter.
- 11. Run WinCheck.
- 12. Specify a new account. For example, we will use Y91.
- 13. Specify a Checking/Cash account, Checking/Savings
- account, or a Credit Card account.
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- 14. IMPORTANT: Change the Starting Date field in the
- Account Info dialog to 1/91 (for this example).
- 15. Fill in the description of the account with anything
- you want.
- 16. Fill in the starting balances.
- 17. Press the OK button.
- 18. Define a checkbook or press OK.
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- 19. Note that your starting balances are for the start of
- the year. Now it is time to import in the data.
- 20. Choose Run/Edit WinCheck Command File from the Acct
- menu.
- 21. Use the dialog to locate Q34CONV.WCB .
- This conversion process will take a long time.
- Typical conversion times run from 1 minute to 30
- minutes, depending on the speed of your computer and
- the amount of data to convert. Make sure you have
- the time available.
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- 22. Press the Run button.
- 23. Once the conversion is complete, the register will
- display your converted data and your current balance.
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- Conversion Issues:
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- Quicken uses Categories:Subcategories/Classes. WinCheck
- uses only Categories and Subcategories. WinCheck will
- combine the Class and category into one category. For
- example, "Utility:Electric/PERSONAL" will be changed to
- "PERSONAL/Utility:Electric". "PERSONAL/Utility" is the
- category, and "Electric" is the subcategory.
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- Quicken's export files do not specify the type of
- transaction. WinCheck will do the best that it can to
- convert your transactions to the same type (i.e. Checks to
- Checks). If WinCheck finds a transaction of an unknown
- type, it will create a Misc transaction. This will
- accurately track your dollar amount.
- WinCheck will not convert investments from Quicken 4.0.
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