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From: J C on 19 Jan 2006 04:21
Using Quicken 2000 (UK Version) how do I combine several files created using
Year-End Copy into the current file?

I have 5 QDF files that I would like to combine with my current data so that
I can report over the full period. I can see how to open them all separately
but not how to merge them.

John C


From: R. C. White on 19 Jan 2006 12:18
Hi, John.

It's been a while since I used Q2000 (using Q2006 now), and I've never used
the UK version, but I think the basic steps are the same for all versions.
You don't really want to combine the files; you want to combine data from
the files, and the Export/Import process does this well, using QIF files to
move the data.

After making sure you have adequate backups, of course, just in case...

Open your first QDF file and click File | Export | QIF file. From the next
window, choose WHAT you want to export. You probably want to choose
Transactions. You may want to choose the Account and Category Lists, too,
especially if those have changed over the years.

Then Open your current file and click File | Import | QIF file and let it
import transactions, etc. Test the results and, if you are comfy with them,
backup your new current file. Rinse and Repeat until all your files are in
the current version. ;<)

Let us know how it works out for you. As you may have seen from many
threads in this newsgroup, many (most?) of us veteran Quicken users have
abandoned the Year-End Copy. We just make sure that we have plenty of safe
and reliable backups, then keep ALL our data in the current file. This
keeps historical data at our fingertips. And, with reasonably-current
hardware and Windows versions, we've not found that it slows down our use of
Quicken, even with data filesets of 30 MB or more.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
(Retired - no longer licensed to practice)
San Marcos, TX
rc(a)grandecom.net

"J C" <jacurrie(a)cix.co.uk> wrote in message
news:dqmbuq$mqm$1(a)nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> Using Quicken 2000 (UK Version) how do I combine several files created
> using Year-End Copy into the current file?
>
> I have 5 QDF files that I would like to combine with my current data so
> that I can report over the full period. I can see how to open them all
> separately but not how to merge them.
>
> John C

From: J C on 19 Jan 2006 16:59
Thanks for the suggestion. I will try that and report back with the results.
If I manage to combine the data I promise to keep it that way!

I know that my version of Quicken is well out of date but Intuit have just
announced that they are pulling out of the UK market so any update might
just force me into the clutches of Microsoft Money!

Thanks again.

John C

"R. C. White" <rc(a)grandecom.net> wrote in message
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> Hi, John.
>
> It's been a while since I used Q2000 (using Q2006 now), and I've never
> used the UK version, but I think the basic steps are the same for all
> versions. You don't really want to combine the files; you want to combine
> data from the files, and the Export/Import process does this well, using
> QIF files to move the data.
>
> After making sure you have adequate backups, of course, just in case...
>
> Open your first QDF file and click File | Export | QIF file. From the
> next window, choose WHAT you want to export. You probably want to choose
> Transactions. You may want to choose the Account and Category Lists, too,
> especially if those have changed over the years.
>
> Then Open your current file and click File | Import | QIF file and let it
> import transactions, etc. Test the results and, if you are comfy with
> them, backup your new current file. Rinse and Repeat until all your files
> are in the current version. ;<)
>
> Let us know how it works out for you. As you may have seen from many
> threads in this newsgroup, many (most?) of us veteran Quicken users have
> abandoned the Year-End Copy. We just make sure that we have plenty of
> safe and reliable backups, then keep ALL our data in the current file.
> This keeps historical data at our fingertips. And, with
> reasonably-current hardware and Windows versions, we've not found that it
> slows down our use of Quicken, even with data filesets of 30 MB or more.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> (Retired - no longer licensed to practice)
> San Marcos, TX
> rc(a)grandecom.net
>
> "J C" <jacurrie(a)cix.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:dqmbuq$mqm$1(a)nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>> Using Quicken 2000 (UK Version) how do I combine several files created
>> using Year-End Copy into the current file?
>>
>> I have 5 QDF files that I would like to combine with my current data so
>> that I can report over the full period. I can see how to open them all
>> separately but not how to merge them.
>>
>> John C
>


From: Peter Rogers on 20 Jan 2006 13:47
"J C" <jacurrie(a)cix.co.uk> wrote:

>Using Quicken 2000 (UK Version) how do I combine several files created using
>Year-End Copy into the current file?
>
>I have 5 QDF files that I would like to combine with my current data so that
>I can report over the full period. I can see how to open them all separately
>but not how to merge them.
>
>John C
>
John

R C White pipped me to the reply. Just be careful when you do the
exports not to overlap any dates otherwise you can duplicate
transactions and mess up account balances. Best to make a note of
each files opening and closing balances first, then check in the
merged file.

Peter
Posting from Peter Rogers

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From: J C on 23 Jan 2006 03:16
Thanks both.

The suggested method worked fine. So I now have everything in the one file.



"Peter Rogers" <news.rogers(a)NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> "J C" <jacurrie(a)cix.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Using Quicken 2000 (UK Version) how do I combine several files created
>>using
>>Year-End Copy into the current file?
>>
>>I have 5 QDF files that I would like to combine with my current data so
>>that
>>I can report over the full period. I can see how to open them all
>>separately
>>but not how to merge them.
>>
>>John C
>>
> John
>
> R C White pipped me to the reply. Just be careful when you do the
> exports not to overlap any dates otherwise you can duplicate
> transactions and mess up account balances. Best to make a note of
> each files opening and closing balances first, then check in the
> merged file.
>
> Peter
> Posting from Peter Rogers
>
> Replace NOSPAM with ntlworld to reply


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