Mac OSX "error parsing the file"--I need help!

[Colin Law]

On 23 December 2014 at 21:24, De Clarkson <deannaclarkson at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have searched for help on this parsing error problem, and have found a
> couple of posts, but I need more help…because I am NOT a programmer!
>
> I upgraded my Mac to OSX 10.9 in October.  It is not the latest operating
> system, and I checked to make sure Gnucash would work.  I am running Gnucash
> 2.4.13.  After that I could not open Gnucash.  I have ignored Gnucash since
> then, until I could fix it.  Tax time approaches.  When I try to open either
> the application via the icon or a .gnucash file  I get the message:
>
> There was an error parsing the file
> file:///Users/<home>/Gnucash/Documents.gnucash."
>
> I've looked in my Gnucash directory (<home>/Gnucash) and tried to open it
> via several .gnucash files starting with the most recent.  I have over 50
> .log files in that directory, but not every .log file has a matching
> .gnucash file.  I've also tried importing a replay of a recent .log file but
> it doesn't work, either.  The details are:
>
> --open Gnucash icon or doubeclick on a .gnucash file, get above error
> message.

What happens if, in gnucash, you use File > Open (I assume this is
available in mac) and browse to one of the .gnucash files and open it
that way.

Colin