Example of .iif file format

Question

I'm looking for an example of a .iif file format, so that I can write a file to be read by quickbooks. I'm not able to google anything that is very specific.

Any good reference?

Answer 1

There is an IIF reference bundle located on the Intuit site here: Importing and Exporting data with IIF files

There is some additional information here about integrating with QuickBooks: QuickBooks Integration Wiki

Before you even consider IIF files, you should consider that IIF files are a deprecated format that are prone to breaking QuickBooks and there are much, much, much better alternatives to IIF files.

Consider instead using the QuickBooks SDK (free download from Intuit's website) which provides an XML-based or COM interface to QuickBooks which is much cleaner than IIF file imports/exports, and can be automated.

You might also consider looking at some of the libraries for integrating with QuickBooks:

• QuickBooks PHP Framework

• QuickBooks VB .NET Framework