Microsoft KB Archive/167680

Money 5.0: Quicken Files Required For Conversion

PSS ID Number: Q167680 Article last modified on 12-12-1997

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Money, version 5.0 for Windows 95 == 

= SUMMARY =

Money 5.0 allows you to convert Quicken data files directly. Quicken data files consist of more than one actual file. If you try to convert a Quicken data file, and do not have all of the rerquired files, you receive the following error message:

Your Quicken data is contained in in several different files, and Money could not find all of them, or you are trying to import from an unsupported version of Quicken. Money can import from Quicken for Windows version 3.0 and later.

Please check your Quicken version number and make sure all of your database files are in the same directory. (The database files have the same name as your Quicken file but have different extensions.)

NOTE: Money cannot convert Quicken 6.0 files. Quicken 6.0 was released after Money 5.0, therefore the converter in Money 5.0 is unable to convert the new Quicken file format. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q160006 TITLE : Money 5: Quicken 6.0 File Causes an Invalid Page Fault

= MORE INFORMATION =

The following files are created in Quicken versions 4.0 and 5.0.

Quicken 5.0

 * .qdb Data file, this is a combination of the earlier .qdt, qnx, and qdi, files.


 * .qmd All memorized items such as transactions and categories.


 * .qsd Custom information, contains investment price history, account information, and information about loans.


 * .qel Contains electronic banking information; this file is required even if you do not use electronic services


 * .qtx Contains tax planning information. Only required if present

Quicken 4.0

 * .qdt Data file.


 * .qnx Index to .qdt file.


 * .qdi Dictionary file, contains address for unprinted checks and split transaction information.


 * .qmt All memorized items such as transactions and categories.


 * .qst Custom information, contains investment price history, account information, and information about loans.

Quicken is manufactured by Intuit, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product’s performance or reliability.

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