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Aug 2 2009

TRTHOMPSON  I cant get the transactions to import into Quicken for Mac 2007? Is my version to recent?

My bank only downloads qif and MSmoney.

I created the transactions on my deskto using your software but from there it acts like it imported by I can't verify.  
(Version 7.11)

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Aug 9 2009

JPLW  I am happy to help, but I do not understand what you are saying. Please give me more to go on. Best to email me directly at jplw at theWoodwards.us  
(Version 7.2)

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Jun 12 2009

DAVE232  I've downloaded it twice. There is no installation set-up...It goes directly to my App folder and when I click QIF Master, it just sits on my dock and does nothing.....  
(Version 7.11)

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Aug 9 2009

JPLW  That is normal unless you give it a file to convert or open Preferences to configure it. Checkout out the Help within the app for complete documentation.  
(Version 7.2)

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Mar 2 2009

L-I-N-K  Great support from developer. Close to perfectly support Postfinance (Switzerland)  
(Version 6.9)

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Jan 7 2006
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LIUDGER  It would make this app even better if spotlight engine was used. If spotlight could search the description of transaction for words instead of using the few first letter of description. Than it would be easier to categorise the transactions.

There is also a bug when importing a file and giving categories to the transaction. When you hit the back button an than go forward the amount of money doesn't show the right value.  
(Version 4.99)

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Jan 16 2006

JPLW  Liudger, There is already a preference to match descriptions the way you suggest: look in the "Banking/Credt Card" tab and choose "Match Description With CONTAINS instead of STARTS WITH".

I cannot repeat the bug you mentioned; can you email me some input that exhibits the bug so I can fix it? - John  
(Version 5.1)

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Jul 23 2005

JOHN WODWARD   Buzz, the Help information fully describes how to produce csv output. CSV is a general-purpose format for tables of data, but is not specific to financial data. Therefore, the csv format does not specify what financial information goes in what column. So QIF Master allows you to define a custom output format for converted data. In the control dialog, which appears for each conversion, the Output section allows you to specify the type of output you want. There is an input area to the right of "Format". The hover help explains to type a name a hit return to define a new output format. If you look in the Help, under the "control" tab, you will find a link "Producing Output In Formats Other Than QIF". Click that link and it explains how to produce csv output. I will add a few more links to that section in the Help, and add a mention of csv in the hover help.  
(Version 4.91)

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Jul 11 2005
*½...

BUZZ  I downloaded QIF Master 4.91 for one reason: to convert .qif files to .csv for me. This functionality is mentioned in both the description here, the README, and in the program's Help file. However, I can not get the program to save anything to .csv. I'm not even given the option. Nowhere do the instructions actually tell you how to do it. And having a simple "Save As..." or "Export..." feature like every other application on the planet was apparently too straightforward for the program's author.

I'm a professional programmer by trade. I'm afraid QIF Master's programmer needs to go to User Interface Design school. This is one of the most confusing, difficult-to-use, nonstandard interfaces I've seen all year. You won't find any standard interface elements here...No Print, No Save, non-working standard Edit menu items. You'll only find a program that seems to be built for a single, narrow purpose, and rather than give you some flexible functionality, it forces you down a linear path and presumes that it knows best what you want to do.

Poor user interface, lack of flexible features, lack of standard OS features, misuse of standard OS features, and the failure to allow me to find and use one of the program's advertised features means I'm giving this app the lowest score possible. Even for people with slightly non-standard QIF files, this program seems unuseable--you could probably do better just using Search and Replace in a text editor.  
(Version 4.91)

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Jul 19 2005

JOHN WOODWARD  Buzz, the Help information fully describes how to produce csv output. CSV is a general-purpose format for tables of data, but is not specific to financial data. Therefore, the csv format does not specify what financial information goes in what column. So QIF Master allows you to define a custom output format for converted data. In the control dialog, which appears for each conversion, the Output section allows you to specify the type of output you want. There is an input area to the right of "Format". The hover help explains to type a name a hit return to define a new output format. If you look in the Help, under the "control" tab, you will find a link "Producing Output In Formats Other Than QIF". Click that link and it explains how to produce csv output. I will add a few more links to that section in the Help, and add a mention of csv in the hover help.  
(Version 4.91)

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Feb 19 2004
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SARAHA62  EXCELLENT!! This program was a life saver! I spent days and days trying to get my financial crap together and set up. First tried iCash and after spending hours trying to get everything set up there, found that my bank's qif records would not import correctly. The developer there was no help, just said my files were corrupted and would not work.

Then I went over to Quicken and had the same problem. I futzed (futzed?) around with this for a week before stumbling onto QIF Master. It still would not work with my bank's files but the developer looked at a sample of my qif files and found that the bank had them set up wrong. He told me how to fix it and now everything works smoothly!! The categorizing feature is a bonus I didn't even know I needed but now love!  
(Version 3.8)

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Jun 29 2005

E  Reviewer needs to share how he got around the "bad" bank data problem. I'm having the same issue. Help us out!  
(Version 4.91)

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Jul 30 2005

ANONYMOUS  Banks sometimes produce QIF that Quickem cannot handle. If you send me a sample of what your bank produces, I have so far always been able to adapt QIF master to solve the problem. It os not something the user gets around...but rather something I change QIF Master to get around.  
(Version 4.92)

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