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Posted by Andrew on April 5, 2008, 9:37 am
Please log in for more thread options CSharpner wrote:
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>>> CSharpnerwrote:
>>>> I know this may not be specifically a Quicken issue, but...
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>>>> Does anyone know where to find information on the PC Banking API?
>>>> I've been looking and can't find anything. I'd like to connect to
>>>> my financial institutions via PC Banking from my own, custom
>>>> software.
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>>>> Thanks!
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>>> What so-called "PC Banking API" might you talking about? That's a
>>> pretty generic statement! Since you rule out Quicken being
>>> specific, you aren't talking about the Quicken connections I trust
>>> (like Web Connect, Direct Connect, etc....)
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>>> Regards -
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>>> - Andrew
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>> My understanding (and I may be totally wrong) is that in addition to
>> "PC Banking" being used generically by a LOT of people and
>> businesses, my understanding is that there's an actual service or
>> business called "PC Banking" which is what Quicken and many other
>> financial institutions use and this is how Quicken is able to list
>> hundreds of banks to choose from that offer the service. I guess
>> it's possible that they're all just using OFX and "PC Banking" is
>> nothing more than a totally, generic term. I'll check that link you
>> sent, but if you know whether or not "PC Banking" is an actual,
>> branded service, or not, that'd help clear up some of my vague
>> understanding so I can narrow my focus and more forward more easily.
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> Appologies in advance if the two responses from "Andrew" are
> *different* Andrews!
Yep - two different Andrew's! We're both "old timers" here; I can't
remember who was first.
So saying that, QFX is similar to OFX (Google "QFX OFX differences") and
you'll see a lot of threads on
the subject. QFX appears to me to be a 'proprietary' version (that's why
there's a"Q" in the name) of OFX that (one of the quotes from a thread I
found stated :
".qfx is NOT the same as .ofx and Quicken will not import .ofx files.
Did Quicken intentionally choose this language to mislead purchasers? That
is a question I cannot answer.
No, they chose this language to make it proprietary to Quicken...therefore
banks and financial institutions have to pay Quicken to use that .qfx
format. It's all about the revenue production."
But Andrew's answer pointing you to the OFX documentation is a good one.
Good luck!
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Regards -
- Andrew
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