The Budget program can export files in text format. This makes it easy to use the data in many other programs. The data in these files is placed in tab delineated fields within each text record to facilitate importing the data to other programs. The data in each record is in the following format.

All records
Field 1 - Transaction type as a single letter (see below for abbreviations).
Field 2 - Transaction bank account name.
Field 3 - Envelope name, or blank for account history records.
Field 4 - Date.
Field 5 - Paid To, or Received From, or Envelope name (for Transfer)
Field 6 - Amount.

For Checks, Debits, Transfer, and Charges
Field 7 - For.

For Transfers
Field 8 - Direction of transfer (in or out of the envelope).

For Debits
Field 8 - Memo.

For Checks
Field 8 - Check Number.
Field 9 - Memo.