Money 2005 will not automatically import .ofx files

[Paul Fearnley]

At one time, when I downloaded my bank statement as a .ofx file, money
automatically imported it and showed the transactions. It no longer does
this. I have to select file>import and find the file. I cannot find any
settings to change this. Any ideas?

Paul

[Jim]

Sounds like the .OFX file extension is no longer associated with
Money. Try right-clicking the file in Explorer, choosing Open With,
browsing to Money.exe a ticking the "always open with" box.

Jim

[Paul Fearnley]

Thanks but the .ofx file is a data file of bank transactions, not a Money
file. Money will not open with this. This is a file which is imported as
data using the file>import command.

Paul

"Jim" <j...@nospam.com> wrote in message
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[Cal Learner-- MVP]

You could either re-install Money 2005, which requires an additional
step, which you should learn about, or you can adjust the file
associations in your unspecified operating system.

[Jim]

Hi Paul,

No, I still believe I'm on the right lines. I know what an .ofx file
is, and Money should handle it IF the file extensions are set up
correctly. Setting the "always open with" sorts that out, as does
Cal's suggestion of a reinstallation.

Jim

On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:07:48 -0000, "Paul Fearnley"

[Natéag]

In Internet Explorer /Tools/security
add the "https" address of your bank download page.
Set security to medium.

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[Paul Fearnley]

Jim,
I have reassociated the OFX file to money, ensured it is in the correct
folder where money looks for imports, but it still will not open
automatically as it used to, I have to import it by selecting the file using
file>import.

guess its a reinstallation or living with it!

Thanks,

Paul

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[Natéag]

I made a suggestion earlier.
I do not know if you have tried it. But that it is how I solved the
problem.

Be sure that the https:// address of your banking institution is present in
IE Tools Security - After which I cannot be really helpful
since my Windows version is french. But the third Icon
reads "Sites de confiance". Click on the button below, and
add your page. You must be connected to it.

Then activate Protected Mode, and set it to medium.

I hope someone there is someone with an English version of Windows
that can be more helpful.

"Paul Fearnley" <pa...@pdfearnley.demon.co.uk> a �crit dans le message de

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[Natéag]

I made a suggestion earlier.
I do not know if you have tried it. But that it is how I solved the
problem.

Be sure that the https:// address of your banking institution is present in
IE Tools Security - After which I cannot be really helpful
since my Windows version is french. But the third Icon
reads "Sites de confiance". Click on the button below, and
add your page. You must be connected to it.

Then activate Protected Mode, and set it to medium.

I hope someone there is someone with an English version of Windows
that can be more helpful.

"Paul Fearnley" <pa...@pdfearnley.demon.co.uk> a �crit dans le message de
news:50924212-03A5-4E05...@microsoft.com...

[Cal Learner-- MVP]

In microsoft.public.money, Paul Fearnley wrote:

>I have reassociated the OFX file to money, ensured it is in the correct
>folder where money looks for imports, but it still will not open
>automatically as it used to, I have to import it by selecting the file using
>file>import.
>
>guess its a reinstallation or living with it!

With XP, here is the procedure:
Start->Settings->ControlPanel->FolderOptions->FileTypes

Select OFX-- Open Financial Exchange File .

Click Advanced. Check Confirm Open After Download unless
you would not like the pop-up box.

See that the "Actions" box contains "Open" in bold. If it is not
bold, you can select Open as the default action by clicking the
Set Default button.

Click Edit.

When you click edit, the application used to perform action
should be similar to the following line:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money 2004\System\mnyimprt.exe" %1
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money Plus\MNYCoreFiles\mnyimprt.exe" %1

WITH the quotes, and the %1 after the quote. The path will
differ based on your installation. Modify for your setup.

Application should be mnyimprt with the appropriate path.
The easy way to fix this may be to reinstall Money.

For Vista or Win7, you still would want to associate to mnyimprt.exe
and not msmoney.exe. You might need to edit the registry to get the
%1 into place.

You should learn to reinstall Money 2005, and take preparations for
the post Jan 2011 time. See other discussions on that.