Routing Number (Account Details Screen) - Quicken Deluxe 2006

On my Account Details screen (General Information Tab), I can not get the Routing Number of my Banks to stay there once I enter it. I put the number in (along with all the other info) and a few days from now it will revert back to 123456789.

You can go to this link for a snapshot of the screen I'm referring to:

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On my program, all these fields shown are filled out, and I have removed them for security purposes in this snapshot. All the other items that I filled in info for do not change - ONLY the Routing Number! I have tried everything I know, and I CANNOT get the Routing Number that I enter to stay as entered. This has been an ongoing problem for me and I've finally reached the point where I want to get this fixed. Can anyone offer some help or assistance or is this a bug in my Quicken Deluxe 2006 software?

Thanks for any forthcoming help/info.

Gunner

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Gunner
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Have you contacted your bank to confirm that you're using the correct number?

Notan

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Notan

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Gunner

What's the R/T (aka, ABA) number that you're trying to input?

db {25+ years in check processing, and a former bank VP]

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danbrown

Rather than the actual number, how about posting the format that you're using. (e.g., xxx-xxxxxxxxx)

Notan

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Notan

I'm using the only format I can use - a 9 digit number xxxxxxxxx (Quicken won't let you place any spaces or dashes in as far as I can tell. There are ONLY nine spaces available for use. So if I take my Credit Unions Routing Number and add spaces or dashes, the number is chopped off!

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Gunner

When you said the problem applies to "numerous accounts," are they all using the same routing number?

Notan

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Notan

The R/T number is TOO PERSONAL??? How more so than the FI name?

One explanation of the OP's issue would be if the R/T was NOT in fact being enterred correctly. I can, thru various means, validate R/T numbers ... thus eliminating that possible reason.

BTW, Notan, I hadn't realized previously that you're Canadian (determined by the R/T format you used).

db

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danbrown

Nope, not Canadian!

It wasn't until I went into Quicken, that I actually saw that the format was xxxxxxxxx.

Notan

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Notan

Old style Canadian R/Ts were 123-45678. Old style US R/Ts were

1234-5678.

When I was writing the programming code for the check reader/sorters, one of the first edits that we used was looking at the 4th position of the R/T to determine if the document was Canadian (i.e., if the fourth position was a dash). US R/Ts have since gone to a 123456789 format, but the old US format is still valid, and you'll occasionally see some check with the old style pass thru.

Off the top of my head, I don't remember if the Canadian's changed format also ... but in any event, knowing the ACTUAL R/T could provide a clue to resolving the OP's difficulty.

Dan

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danbrown

Dan - the Routing Number (RN)/ABA is on a US Credit Union and I'm using the correct numbers (they are in a 9 digit format). The issue seems to be with Quicken - right now I went in and changed all the RN's from the mysterious default number - 123456789 to the correct RN (I've lost count how many different times I've done that!).

Bottom line, and right back to where this all started, WHY isn't Quicken keeping the good RN/ABA number once I've entered it?

Gunner

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Gunner

Again, when you said the problem applies to "numerous accounts," are they all using the same routing number?

Notan

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Notan

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Gunner

Dan,

IMHO - You bet the RN is personal! You may want something like that posted for the world to see, but I don't. I don't mean that in a smart way either... I'm just very much security aware. also, FYI, I already did a validation and also confirmed with my FI that the RN/ABA numbers that I'm using are correct.

Gunner

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Gunner

Gunner:

Routing numbers are readily and freely available, one source is:

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Bob

IMHO - You bet the RN is personal! You may want something like that posted for the world to see, but I don't. I don't mean that in a smart way either... I'm just very much security aware. also, FYI, I already did a validation and also confirmed with my FI that the RN/ABA numbers that I'm using are correct.

Gunner

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Bob Wang

Bob, I understand they are freely available. My point is simply this... I don't feel comfortable to have mine associated directly to me. If others want to disseminate that info for the world to see, that's their call. However, in my opinion, the identity thieves that seem to be lurking EVERYWHERE seem to be getting better and smarter everyday. I for one refuse to even give them a small piece of my pie (i.e. my Banks Routing Number), however casual and insignificant it may seem to the passing eye.

Anyway, back to my original issue (it seems we are getting side-tracked on providing or not providing Routing/ABA numbers) - can anyone please tell me if what I have originally asked - the problem that my RN will sometime revert back to 123456789 in a few days or weeks like it has always done... is this a bug in QD 2006 or what can I do to get my Routing Number to stay when I enter it with the various Accounts?

Thanks... Gunner

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Gunner

"Gunner" wrote in news:5N2dndk85P9sgGHZnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

In my very minor experience there are only 3 possibilities:

- There is something wrong with your Q2006 setup.

- You are (in)advertently restoring a backup with the 123456789 number, rather than the real RN

- Something (reboot?) automagically restores an old data file.

Assuming that you can at laest once quit Quicken, then restart it with the correct RN: Quit Quicken. Rename the directory or directories wherein Quicken data files are stored (including those with the backups) Make sure you remember the old directory name(s) so you can rename back to the old names. Make a shortcut on your desktop pointing to the most recent *.qdf file. Power down, remove the powercord and any network cables so the machine is truly powerless. Walk around the block or otherwise wait sufficient time to let any remaining charges in the system leak away. Power back up, and use the shortcut you just made to restart Quicken.

Let us know what happens. HTH

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Han

Han, Thanks for the in-depth reply. On the 3 possibilities you mention... I think you are right that it's more than likely one of them.

Lets take'em in the order you suggested: "- There is something wrong with your Q2006 setup." --- I have other accounts with other Financial Institutions, and they (Brokerage Firms & Credit Cards) they ALL work fine. It's probably safe to rule that out. "- You are (in)advertently restoring a backup with the 123456789 number, rather than the real RN" --- I have looked at that as well, as I would go in and change the 123456789 number to the good one BEFORE I made a back-up - thus any back-up that I might bring in would have had the good number. Given the way I do the backups, I think we can also rule that out. "- Something (reboot?) automagically restores an old data file" --- Your guess is as good as mine. There appears to be no specific pattern. I do one step updates everyday and I had thought that maybe that was causing it, but if it was, it should do it each time (at least that's what I think). I know that I have reset/re-entered these number countless times, and every now and then when I'm poking around I'll look at the Account Details Screen it will have reverted BACK to 123456789 number... Grrrrrrrrrr!

Hahaha, believe it or not, I've also done the power down, change directories deal you talked about. I haven't walked around the block although I've sure felt like it (hahaha) - If that works, I'd walk around the block 10 times! I've also felt like leaking on the whole system if ya get my drift.

I've done the close, restart, reboot and the correct number is there. But eventually, it ALWAYS somehow reverts back to the 123456789. number. That's why after all this time I got fed-up with it and figured I'd put out my original post and see if anyone knew what was going on or how to correct this problem.

Maybe, just maybe, it's the way I get the One-Step Updates from this particular FI that is the problem, or it's a bug in QD 2006 (specifically with the FI that I'm using). Since I did a bunch of research on this prior to posting, I couldn't find any other people with the same problem. So, that leads me down the road that it's a good possibility it's MY Quicken/FI interface problem. If that's the case, then where does that leave me? - the FI will say it's not their fault, and Quicken/Intuit will say it's not their fault either. Been through similar things before - and it's a lose/lose situation for the end user. Well, time will tell I reckon.

I do appreciate you response and I'll try to remember to info this thread/group when it changes back or someone offers up a fix. I know it's been a mystery to me and remains so to this day.

Thanks... Gunner

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Gunner

I don't know the answer to this problem either, sorry, but here's a shot in the dark: try validating the file. And if that doesn't work and you trust your backups, try a super validate.

It might help the gurus (among whom I am not numbered ): ) if you could clarifty that "eventually" with greater detail. For example, will the reversion occur *before* you do an online update? Or only after? And are you saying specifically that after it happens, you can no longer complete an online update - ie. is the problem really functional or merely cosmetic?

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222 11851 body I don't know the answer to this problem either, sorry, but here's a shot in the dark: try validating the file. And if that doesn't work and you trust your backups, try a super validate.

It might help the gurus (among whom I am not numbered ): ) if you could clarifty that "eventually" with greater detail. For example, will the reversion occur *before* you do an online update? Or only after? And are you saying specifically that after it happens, you can no longer complete an online update - ie. is the problem really functional or merely cosmetic?

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Ah, so you're saying it occurs only *after* a one step update? If that's the case, there appears to be a log file that might contain a clue. It's in the same directory as the file data. It's named yourfilenameOFXLOG.DAT . Unfortunately, it's binary. Maybe an Intuit tech support - or a guru here - can reveal how to read it.

What happens if you log into your FI account through a web browser and do a "donwload to quicken" (assuming they permit that)? Does that cause the mutation?

Hope you solve the problem, and if so, please post the solution.

-Ron

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Ron

"Gunner" wrote in news:7LqdndqZWtc7qWHZnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

Well, I'm sure stumped. Hope you get it worked out. Any chance you can temporarily go to webconnect, and see whether that prevents the reset of the RN? Maybe that can pinpoint where in your setup things go kaplooie.

I use Q2006 Premier (who knows why I sheeled out the extra$$), but I don't bank with any credit union. I have had no problems like yours ...

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Han

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