saving to floppy

Sat Apr 12 11:22:06 CDT 2003

I so appreciate the quick response you give. I will try to explain more 
fully.

I had installed MDK 9.1, with the updated Mozilla, because the previous one 
in MDK9 had some problems with entering user names on some sites.I also 
liked the new support MDK 9.1 has for my video card, a GeForce MX420. But 
the problem with the QIFs import showed up with GnuCash 1.8.1. So I 
reinstalled MDK 9, with GnuCash 1.6.7, and QIF import was PERFECT! (this is 
how newbies do things, because we don't know a lot yet). I now have things 
just the way I want them in GnuCash with the accounts.

I see that my file for the present Gnucash (1.6.7) is 1.5 MG, so it won't 
fit on the floppy.

So, what I thought I could save the present file from 1.6.7 to floppy, 
reinstall MDK 9.1, and open that file in GnuCash 1.8.1. INstalling MDK 9.1 
means erasing my spare HD and starting all over, which is the one I am using 
to try out Linux. I am still somewhat "chicken" to use my main HD which has 
XP on it. Otherwise, I would install MDK 9.1 on it, and figure out how to 
access the 1.6.7 file on the other HD.

I am still not very knowledeable with using Linux. Don't know if putting it 
on the main drive will screw up the MBR, or whatever else could happen. (Can 
you spell "yellow streak?"). I also thought about trying MDK 9.1's supposed 
ability to repartition XP's NTFS, but chicken again.

So I thought I had two options.
1) Backup the file I now have in 1.6.7 in MDK 9 to floppy. Install MDK 9.1, 
and open the file saved on flopy in 1.8.1.

OR 2)Install 1.6.7 from the MDK 9 CDs on MDK 9.1, open the file, save it, 
uninstall 1.6.7, and install 1.8.1 and open the file. But I don't know how 
to install a package from one version into another one.

Sorry for the length, and I appreciate your patience.

----Original Message Follows----
From: Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU>
To: "Ray Salemink" <raysalemink at hotmail.com>
CC: gnucash-user at lsits.gnucash.org
Subject: Re: saving to floppy
Date: 12 Apr 2003 10:46:26 -0400

"Ray Salemink" <raysalemink at hotmail.com> writes:

 > If the data file has the extension, .xac, then yes I did. And as far
 > as I know, it was not compressed, i'm not even sure how to do that. I
 > tried it two ways, by right clicking on the file in Konquerer and
 > moving the file to disc, and using a command line to "cp" the file to
 > floppy. Both times, the file was there on the floppy. This floppy was
 > formatted by Windows ME, by the way.

How large is your data file?  Also note that floppies are notoriously
buggy and bit-rotting.

 > I also tried clicking "File," then "Save as" and named it with my
 > initials. Then, I closed and reopened GnuCash, tried to open that
 > file, and it said it couldn't read it because it needed a newer
 > version of GnuCash.

That's VERY strange, indeed.  You do File -> Save As, select some
file, kill gnucash, restart gnucash, try to load the newly-saved
file and it doesn't load it properly?!?!?  Is this in 1.6 or 1.8?

 > SEcond question: THere is a long list of files that are saved in the
 > home directory with .xac and .log as extensions. CAn i delete previous
 > ones? I see that in the code there is a date.

Yep, you can delete any .log file and any backup .xac file.  Indeed,
gnucash-1.8 will auto-delete the backup files after 30 days (you can
set this to a shorter date if you wish).

 > What I was trying to do was install GnuCash 1.6.7, read the QIFs in,
 > save it to floppy, then remove 1.6.7, and install 1.8.1, and read the
 > saved data file.

Sure, but why do you need to save to a floppy to do this?  Just
replace gnucash and all will be happy.

 > Although, I really don't have a reason for doing this. I simply am
 > thrilled with 1.6.7, and really don't need the scheduler, because you
 > have done a wonderful job of making hte "duplicate" button work so
 > well. It' almost better than a scheduler.

Gnucash 1.8 has a LOT of bugs fixed, and you wont get any support from
the developers if you run into a problem on 1.6.  That alone should be
a reason to upgrade.

 > THanks again for your help
 >
 >
 > Ray Salemink
 > raysalemink at hotmail.com

-derek

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