1.8.2: CRITICAL errors and Warnings

[Randall Hopper]

Derek Atkins:

Thanks for the reply.

Ok, I understand what you're saying about the format not having changed.
However, if the format hasn't changed, the constraints and restrictions on
constructs in the format have (which I would suggest is part of the format
definition).  If I do a "Check and Repair -> All" in 1.6.6 it's satisfied
with this database.  I guess I'll just stay with 1.6.6 until this is all
better understood.

I would be willing to write python XML transformation script to carefully
migrate this database to one compatible with 1.8.x, if I had a precise
definition of the syntax, including constraints.  Any pointers would be
appreciated.

Thanks,

Randall

 |Fair enough..
 |
 |> But here's one of the transactions.  As you can see -- no trn:currency.
 |
 |not only no trn:currency, but only a single split!  This is an
 |unbalanced transactions.  How was it created?  It's certainly going to
 |cause problems.
 |
 |> Why?
 |
 |I don't know.  How was this entered into the system?  You entered it
 |on May 2, dated April 11.  But it's not balanced..  I don't even know
 |how you entered it into the system.  You should probably run the
 |"Check and Repair" function.

 |> Right, or the GnuCash importer just has a bug related to importing older
 |> files.  1.6.x has been happy with it for over a year.
 |
 |You still don't understand.  There is no "importer".  The file format
 |HAS NOT CHANGED.  It's been extended, and new datatypes added, but as
 |far as 1.6 data is concerned, it's the SAME CODE as 1.6 for reading in
 |the data files.  However, what has changed is the verification steps
 |for bogus data.
 |
 |The fact that 1.6 is happy is irrelevant.  It's probably a bug in 1.6!
 |Your data file is broken, and 1.6 did it.  I don't know why, but
 |that's the problem.  A check-and-repair might help, but honestly I
 |have no idea HOW you could get a transaction without a currency....
 |It just shouldn't be possible, unless there is some bug in 1.6.  The
 |fact that the transaction is not balanced implies something else weird
 |going on.