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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
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Subject: Re: Why I suffer [Was: Re: Microsoft dies after 47 days (was: Moving on and
To: dpilgrim@uswest.net (Nocturne)
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 19:25:40 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: veers@disturbed.net, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
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> > > in Windows-relative terms.  No software other than Quickbooks,
> > > Quattro Pro, and Quicken.  The longest it's run without a fault of
> > 
> >         A real hacker would write his own accounting system though, no need
> > for such a cop out - Q* money programs are not to be trusted!
> 
> Okay, show me an X accounting program with the features of QuickBooks
> and I'll switch right now.  As soon as I can teach the lusers^Wnon-
> technical people[1] how to use an entirely new system.  Did I mention
> that it has to be data-compatible with QuickBooks and Quicken so we
> can still read the files we get from clients?  Not as simple as one
> might think...

Data compatability is trivial.  The file formats are documented at:

Quicken QIF:

	http://www.intuit.com/quicken/technical-support/quicken/old-faqs/dosfaqs/60006.html

Quattro Pro File Format

	http://www.corel.com/partners_developers/ds/co32sdk/docs/qp7/qpf1copy.htm

Quickbooks IIF:

	http://www.intuit.com/support/quickbooks/faqs/win/1210.html
	http://www.intuit.com/support/quickbooks/faqs/win2/1776.html
	http://www.intuit.com/support/quickbooks/faqs/docs/w_iifheaders.html
	http://www.intuit.com/support/quickbooks/faqs/docs/w_iifkeywords.html
	http://www.intuit.com/support/quickbooks/faqs/docs/w_iiffiles.html


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.


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