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Shared files/accounts? Stubby 05-08-2006
Posted by Stubby on May 8, 2006, 4:52 pm
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 GF and I maintain nearly separate finances. And we have separate
computers with separate Quicken Delux 06 on each.

We have one checking account and one savings account which are community
property. Currently, I maintain the Quicken accounts for these two but
that means she has to pass her charges through me for recording. It
would be very convenient to let either of us update the common, shared
file. Is this possible in Quicken? Is the required file and record
locking in place?

Or, does someone out there have a solution to this very common problem?


Posted by Bob Wang on May 8, 2006, 7:09 pm
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 Stubby:

I'm assuming your are both on a LAN.
This may be too simplistic, but can't you just put the shared file in your
shared documents folder.
Your GF can tell Quicken where the file is located.
I'm pretty sure Windows will not allow simultaneous access to a shared file.

Bob

GF and I maintain nearly separate finances. And we have separate
computers with separate Quicken Delux 06 on each.

We have one checking account and one savings account which are community
property. Currently, I maintain the Quicken accounts for these two but
that means she has to pass her charges through me for recording. It
would be very convenient to let either of us update the common, shared
file. Is this possible in Quicken? Is the required file and record
locking in place?

Or, does someone out there have a solution to this very common problem?



Posted by Stubby on May 8, 2006, 7:14 pm
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Bob, Is the "shared documents folder" something in Win2KP or Quicken????
I'm hoping for a solution that lets either of us startup our
Quicken and go about our business without having to manually move any
files or alert the other person ("I'm changing the joint accounts now!").



Bob Wang wrote:
> Stubby:
>
> I'm assuming your are both on a LAN.
> This may be too simplistic, but can't you just put the shared file in your
> shared documents folder.
> Your GF can tell Quicken where the file is located.
> I'm pretty sure Windows will not allow simultaneous access to a shared file.
>
> Bob
>
> GF and I maintain nearly separate finances. And we have separate
> computers with separate Quicken Delux 06 on each.
>
> We have one checking account and one savings account which are community
> property. Currently, I maintain the Quicken accounts for these two but
> that means she has to pass her charges through me for recording. It
> would be very convenient to let either of us update the common, shared
> file. Is this possible in Quicken? Is the required file and record
> locking in place?
>
> Or, does someone out there have a solution to this very common problem?
>
>

Posted by Bob Wang on May 8, 2006, 7:19 pm
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Stubby:

The other option is to just right click on your Quicken folder and share
that over the network.

I don't have a Win2KP machine to check, but your GF would open your file by
telling Quicken to go to My Network Places, Entire Network, Microsoft
Windows Network, Workgroup, Quicken, your file.

After she opens it once, it should just be in the MRU list.

Bob

Bob, Is the "shared documents folder" something in Win2KP or Quicken????
I'm hoping for a solution that lets either of us startup our
Quicken and go about our business without having to manually move any
files or alert the other person ("I'm changing the joint accounts now!").



Bob Wang wrote:
> Stubby:
>
> I'm assuming your are both on a LAN.
> This may be too simplistic, but can't you just put the shared file in your
> shared documents folder.
> Your GF can tell Quicken where the file is located.
> I'm pretty sure Windows will not allow simultaneous access to a shared
> file.
>
> Bob
>
> GF and I maintain nearly separate finances. And we have separate
> computers with separate Quicken Delux 06 on each.
>
> We have one checking account and one savings account which are community
> property. Currently, I maintain the Quicken accounts for these two but
> that means she has to pass her charges through me for recording. It
> would be very convenient to let either of us update the common, shared
> file. Is this possible in Quicken? Is the required file and record
> locking in place?
>
> Or, does someone out there have a solution to this very common problem?
>
>



Posted by Bob Wang on May 8, 2006, 7:21 pm
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Stubby:

Oh, I'm pretty sure that if you have Quicken open to that file, and she
tries to access it, she'll get a sharing violation error.
Ditto for you.

Bob

Bob, Is the "shared documents folder" something in Win2KP or Quicken????
I'm hoping for a solution that lets either of us startup our
Quicken and go about our business without having to manually move any
files or alert the other person ("I'm changing the joint accounts now!").



Bob Wang wrote:
> Stubby:
>
> I'm assuming your are both on a LAN.
> This may be too simplistic, but can't you just put the shared file in your
> shared documents folder.
> Your GF can tell Quicken where the file is located.
> I'm pretty sure Windows will not allow simultaneous access to a shared
> file.
>
> Bob
>
> GF and I maintain nearly separate finances. And we have separate
> computers with separate Quicken Delux 06 on each.
>
> We have one checking account and one savings account which are community
> property. Currently, I maintain the Quicken accounts for these two but
> that means she has to pass her charges through me for recording. It
> would be very convenient to let either of us update the common, shared
> file. Is this possible in Quicken? Is the required file and record
> locking in place?
>
> Or, does someone out there have a solution to this very common problem?
>
>



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