Loading 1.8.12 into 2.0.99

[Dan Black]

Tuc at Beach House wrote:
> On 4/9/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>> "Tuc at Beach House" <tuctboh at gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> The data file format hasn't changed.  You should be able to load
>> a 1.8.12 Unix version into a 2.0.99 Windows version.  Just for
>> kicks, what happens if you load the 1.8.12 Unix version into a
>> 2.0.5 Unix version, save it out, and THEN send it over to Windows?
> 
> 
>       Yes, I thought it was supposed to be as simple as "File->Open". But it
> isn't happening that way for me.
> 
>      I don't know that I'll be able to get a 2.0.5 Unix version running
> right now, but I'll see what I can do. I'll have to see if I have a spare
> server to load it on that won't impact other things.

I believe that the last line of Knoppix  disks has GnuCash 2.0.x



> 
> [snip]
>>> Or am I misinterpreting compression???
>> I dont know if you're misinterpreting compression.  Generally, unless
>> you told it NOT to, 1.8.x will compress your data file automatically.
>> But if you "cat" (or "more", or "less") the data file and it shows
>> you that XML snippet, then clearly it's NOT compressed.
> 
> 
> 
>       Maybe not having it compressed is part of the standard config from the
> FreeBSD ports, but thats the case. So it definitely isn't compressed, so any
> indications the program is trying to account for compression are  incorrect
> on its part.
> 
>> As for the inability to make backups, yes, there was an issue. I was
>> running
>>> it off a CD. I later moved the file to the server itself just incase
>> that was
>>> causing more issues than just unable to write a lock.
>> Ahh, you didn't mention this before!  Then yes, you can ignore the
>> "can't make backup" or "can't delete lockfile" messages if it's
>> sitting on ReadOnly media like a CD.
> 
> 
> 
>      Now that I moved it to a R/W device, I still am seeing :
> 
> *   WARN <gnc.backend> [gnc_file_be_write_to_file()] unable to unlink
> filename C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Gnucash.TBOH:
> Permission denied
> *   WARN <gnc.backend> [file_session_end()] Error on g_unlink(C:\Documents
> and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Gnucash.TBOH.LCK): 13: Permission denied
> 

If you copied the file from CD to Disk, it might still be marked as 
Read-Only.






>      I'm administrator, it better not have permission errors!
> 
>> All I tried to do in the trace file is "File->Open" and my file. I am
>> trying
>>> to open files created on 1.8.12 Unix using 2.0.99 Winderz.  Am I
>>> misunderstanding what a "compressed" file is? Like it shows above, it
>> doesn't
>>> look compressed to me. If anyone wants the file, I'll happily provide
>> it.
>>
>> Well, in trace.1 it looks like you tried multiple times...
>>
>> I don't have a windows box handy to test so sending me the data file
>> wont help.  It's certainly true that what you just sent above (which I
>> snipped out above) is NOT compressed.  But windows seems to think it
>> is.
>>
>>> Tuc
> 
> 
>      So where do I go from here unless I get the Unix 2.0.5 running?
> 
>                            Thanks, Tuc
> _______________________________________________


Dan