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Specifications of Intuit's .QFX Format?

Posted by Cliff on from the text-is-open-but-the-tags-are-proprietary dept.

mad.frog asks: "I recently upgraded my ancient version of Quicken to the latest (Macintosh) version, with the intention of being able to download my credit card transactions directly from my bank into Quicken, rather than entering all that stuff by hand. As it turns out, almost no banks support doing this for non-Windows platforms (not surprisingly, Intuit doesn't point this out on the package). But here's the weird part: the information downloaded is just an xml-like text file (.QFX). Anyone know how (or why) they would make such a generic file platform-specific -- what business advantage does Intuit (or my bank) have in restricting how I use this information? Also, does anyone happen to know details of this (apparently undocumented, Intuit-specific) format so that I can hack mine into submission and use this data anyway, even if it's not on my bank's Platform Of Choice?"

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  1. Continuing the First Post Quest by FirstPostRobot2 · · Score: -1, Troll

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  2. Did you try importing it? by PhysicsGenius · · Score: 1, Troll
    If that works, it could be your ticket.

    OTOH, it would be in violation of the DMCA, not to mention stealing from Intuit and your bank, so maybe you better not confess to it here.

  3. Risky by 0x0d0a · · Score: 1, Troll

    hack mine into submission

    You trust your electronic banking to an unsupported hack you're going to whip up?

    You're braver than I am...

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  4. DIE FUCKHOLES by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fucking American.
    Yankee bastard.
    Eat shit.
    I want your balls smashed.

    I hope somebody in your family dies soon.
    Eat shit.
    Fucking American.