Quicken Interchange Format

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The Quicken Interchange Format ( QIF ) is an open specification for saving financial data in files.

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A QIF file has the following typical structure:

!Type: type identifier string
[single character line code] Literal String Data
...
^
[single character line code] Literal String Data
...
^

Each entry ends with ^( exponential sign ). All data is stored in the file as an ASCII character string, so QIF files can be viewed (or edited) with a simple text editor.

The QIF format is older than the Open Financial Exchange Format (OFX).

The main weakness of QIF is the lack of the ability to match imported transactions with the current account postings. It is the standard file format used by many banks for exporting account statements. Most home banking software products support QIF as an import format, e.g. B. Microsoft Money , Intuits Quicken or the free GnuCash and Grisbi .

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