GNUCASH Data File Name Question

[John Ralls]

On Nov 1, 2013, at 8:04 PM, Jay Ridgley <jridgley2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> I have been using gnucash for several years and the file name I have used is gnu-data under my home directory. That file got destroyed and now I am using a file I recovered from the logs (THANK GOD!).
> 
> I copied that file to a file with the same name as I had been using. However, I have not been successful in getting the file to work. For some reason gnucash will not open it up or does so in an improper fashion.
> 
> This is the command I am using to start gnucash:
> 
> gnucash ~/gnu-data
> 
> It starts up but displays a blank window.
> 
> How do I recover things so that I can used the same name I have been using.
> 
> The docs say to use .gnucash as an extension. But that if you have been using a file without the extension you can continue to use it.
> 
> I am using GnuCash 2.4.10 under Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS with all updates applied.
> 

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Regards,
John Ralls