Import file from Money not recognised
Frederick Habbe
via web
I have only two file options to save files for export in MS Money:
Loose QIF
Strict QIF
I tried Loose QIF, but when trying to import the file into Moneydance, I get the following message:
Error reading file: java.io.IOException: Unexpected end of message while reading headers.
The file extension is .Ird
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32 Posted by Frederick Habbe on 20 Aug, 2010 05:21 PM
Many thanks Ben,
This has made everything a lot clearer. I do not know how incorrect exchange rates got into the system. I did not enter any myself when posting transactions. How are the exchange rates produced? Many transactions had incorrect rates and I have now corrected every transaction manually.
Total income and expenditure is calculated in pounds sterling. Can this be changed to euros?
Regards
Frederick
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Spencer [mailto:tender+d5944ba6f582220ed3f8cb56ac9b0dfca21779362@tenderapp.com]
Sent: 13 August 2010 21:22
To: Frederick Habbe
Subject: Re: Import file from Money not recognised [Switching to Moneydance from Microsoft Money?]
Support Staff 33 Posted by Ben Spencer on 20 Aug, 2010 05:46 PM
Were the transactions with the incorrect exchange rates downloaded from a bank, imported from another program or entered manually?
If you have the exchange rate retriever extension installed rates are downloaded from finance.yahoo.com. You can install this extension by selecting Extensions->Add. select From the internet and click next. and select "Yahoo exchange rate retriever" from the list. Click install. This will add a new menu item to th Extensions menu called "Exchange rate downloader" when you click it all your currencies will have their exchange rates updated. We have never had a report of this service providing incorrect rates.
The total at the very end of an income and expense report is converted into the base currency using the current exchange rate. The subtotals for each category in the report are displayed in the currency of the category. It is not possible to change this in the report.
Sincerely
Ben Spencer