Checkbook iPhone App

An iOS 4 compatibility update has been submitted to apple.  It fixes these known issues:

- Invalid date while creating a new entry

- multiple date groupings of the same day in transaction list

- some crashing-related issues

- Retina display support with higher-res graphics

Apple has approved 2.2.7.2, which adds the ability to transfer your existing Checkbook data to iReconcile.  

For instructions on how to convert your data, watch the "Checkbook to iReconcile" video tutorial right inside iReconcile, or view it online at www.iReconcile.com.

iReconcile has been approved, and should be available in the AppStore.  For a limited time, it will be on sale for only $2.99.  

iReconcile, the successor to Checkbook, is finished and awaiting approval from Apple.  It has a lot of advanced features, so be sure to check out the info page here:

http://www.checkbookiphoneapp.com/whatisireconcile.htm

Or click on the "What is iReconcile" link in the menu bar at the top.

For those of you who own Checkbook, a discount to iReconcile will be available (see link above for more details).

If your Checkbook keeps crashing on you, I may be able to fix the problem if I have a better idea of why the application crashed.   Below are the steps to retrieving your iPhone's crash reports:

1. Sync your iPhone with your computer
2. After syncing, retrieve the crash report for Checkbook in the log folders

C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Application Data\Apple computer\Logs\CrashReporter/[DEVICE_NAME]

Windows Vista

C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Apple computer\Logs\CrashReporter/MobileDevice/[DEVICE_NAME]

Then email that crash report to me along with a description of the problem, and what you did (or think you did) to cause the crash.

Intuit is slowly trying to phase out the use of the QIF file format in place of a newer QFX format.  QFX cannot be supported by applications such as Checkbook.

Why QFX (OFX) cannot be supported

OFX is a format for transmitting financial data.  Quicken does NOT support OFX.  Instead, they use a (slightly) modified version of the format they call QFX (Quicken Financial Exchange).  In short, the reason why Checkbook, and other similar applications, cannot support the QFX format is because Intuit (makers of Quicken) license out a special key that must be present in the QFX file in order to import it into Quicken.  This licensing is given to financial institutions (banks, etc).  Since OFX and QFX are out of the question, the only option left is QIF.

How to import QIF into Quicken

The answer to that question depends on which OS you are running:

Quicken for Mac:

1. Download the .QIF file from the export email.  Mac OS may rename the file to a .vcf.  If this happens, be sure to manually rename it to .QIF.
2. Open Quicken and navigate to the account you want to import into.
3. In the menus, find the option that says "Import" or "Import QIF."
4. Select the QIF file and you should be all set

Some users have been having trouble importing CSV files into Excel.  If you are experiencing any difficulties importing info Excel (such as all data in one column), this may help you.  Although this was written to support those using Excel 2007, it applies to all versions (of course, the steps might be slightly different).

1. In Excel go to the "Data" tab and click "From Text"
2. Select the .CSV file that was emailed to you
3. Check the "Delimited" radio button, and click Next
4. Check the "Comma" delimiter, and click Finish
5. Excel will then ask you what cell to start adding the records, so just select the cell you would like to use.