Until now, you had two solutions: manually alter the QFX file type and creator codes, or use IE. In answer to this shortcoming, I've created a "folder action" script that automatically recognizes any file with a "qfx" extension, and changes the file type and creator codes for you.
Here's what you do:- Copy and past the following AppleScript into your Script Editor and run it:
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items tell application "Finder" repeat with aFile in added_items if the name of aFile contains ".qfx" then set file type of aFile to "WBCN" set creator type of aFile to "INTU" display dialog ¬ "Successfully changed .qfx file. Ready for import into Quicken." end if end repeat end tell end adding folder items to - Save this as a "compiled script" with a name like QFX Fixer, and put it into your ~/Library/Scripts/Folder Action Scripts folder.
- If your "script menu" isn't running already (evident by the AppleScript icon in your menubar), go to your ~/Applications -> AppleScript folder and double-click the "Script Menu.menu" folder. The AppleScript icon should appear in your menubar.
- Under the Script Menu icon, find Folder Actions, and select "Attach Script to Folder"
- A dialogue box will appear. Select the QFX Fixer script you saved above.
- Another dialogue box will appear, asking to which FOLDER this script should be attached. Choose the folder to which Safari downloads.
- Go back to the Script Menu, find Folder Actions, and select "Enable Folder Actions."

