Microsoft KB Archive/130091

Money: How to Save Send and Receive Files

PSS ID Number: Q130091 Article last modified on 08-18-1998

WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,4.0,4.0a,5.0,98,99

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft Money 99 Microsoft Money 98 Microsoft Money version 5.0 for Windows 95 Microsoft Money versions 4.0, and 4.0a for Windows 95 == Microsoft Money versions 3.0 and 3.0a == 

= SUMMARY =

When you initiate an Online session, Money creates the following file(s), where is the name of your file, for example “Msmoney” or “My money”:

Money 99, 98 or 5.0: .npc, .vsa, and .ofd

Money 4.0: .npc

Money 3.0: .snd

These files contain the Money information you are sending to the bank.

After sending the information, Money put the responses from your bank in the following file(s):

Money 99, 98 and 5.0: .npd, .vsb, or .ofe.

Money 4.0: .npd

Money 3.0: .rcv

These files contain the information to be added to your account book or register.

This article describes how ou can copy these files to another disk or directory and use them for Money troubleshooting.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The .vsa, .vsb, .ofd, .ofe, .npc, .npd, .snd, and .rcv files are deleted from the hard disk when you click Continue at the conclusion of your Online session. To save or capture the files, follow these steps:

  Start an Online session.   When you complete your session, you receive a Call Summary box. Do not click Continue. </li>  You must leave Money to save the .vsa, .vsb, .ofd, .ofe, .npc, .npd, .snd or .rcv files. Follow the steps below for your version of Windows. These steps involve searching for, copying and saving files. For more information about how to perform these tasks in Windows, see your Windows printed documentation or online Help.

Windows 95/98
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">  Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer. </li>  In your Msmoney folder, usually on drive C, look for the .vsa, .vsb, .ofd, .ofe, .npc, .npd, .snd, or the .rcv files. </li>  Select one file. Click the file and hold down the mouse button. Drag the file to another directory or disk. Repeat these steps with the other file. </li>  Close Explorer. </li>  On the taskbar, click the Microsoft Money button to return to the program. </li></ol>

Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">  Press CTRL+ESC. A task list will appear. </li>  Click Program Manager, and then click Switch To. </li>  In Program manager, start File Manager, usually located in the Main program group. </li>  In File Manager, select the Msmoney subdirectory, usually located on drive C. Double-click Msmoney to open the directory, and look for .snd and .rcv files. </li>  Select the .snd and .rcv files. Press F8. In the dialog box, type another directory or location to copy the files to. Click OK. </li>  Close File Manager and return to Money. </li></ol> </li>  Continue processing the *.rcv file. </li></ol>

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