I don't think I have ever heard of anyone directly importing a QIF into any relational database, you would have to translate the resulting data into a delimited txt file and then import. You may want to check to see if Quickbooks has an API that you can use to access the data natively rather than trying to move it around from platform to platform.
-----Original Message----- From: Jan Steinman [mailto:j...@bytesmiths.com] Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 2:37 PM To: David Brian Chait Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: Import from Quicken 2004 Mac? On 11 Aug 11, at 14:17, David Brian Chait wrote: > The QIF file includes a lot of data aside from basic transactions, what > exactly are you trying to end up with at the end of the day? Simply a copy of > your QB data in Mysql? That would be a good start. We don't need a complete duplicate, but in my experience, it's easier to get it all and winnow out the bits you don't want than to selectively import. That said, we really only need the basic transaction info: date, payee, amount, memo, category, account from, account to. This is to reconcile the chart of accounts (in Quick Books) with project management (in MySQL). > From: Jan Steinman [mailto:j...@bytesmiths.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 2:15 PM > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: Import from Quicken 2004 Mac? > > I'm looking for ways to import QuickBooks 2010 Mac. I've only just started > researching this, so feel free to "RTFM" me -- with a proper reference, of > course! > > I'll be wanting to set up a process to do this periodically (and hopefully, > automagically) for new transactions. > > QB 2010 Mac appears to only export ".IIF" format, which appears to be a > variant of the older ".QIF" format, and Google didn't turn up really anything > for getting IIF/QIF files into MySQL. The best I could find would be > importing them into Excel first, then CSV out of Excel into MySQL, which > sounds like a lot of bother and not readily scriptable for routine use. I > find it hard to believe I'm the first one to ever attempt this! > > IIF/QIF seems to be a rather unusual format. Lacking a one-step MySQL import > tool, does anyone know of good parsers and translators for IIF/QIF that may > be useful? > > Thanks in advance for any advice offered! > > ---------------- > Science uses mathematics to predict the future; economics uses statistics to > predict the past. -- Jeff Barton > :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op :::: > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=dch...@invenda.com > ---------------- Always do right. This will surprise some people and astonish the rest. -- Mark Twain :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op :::: -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
