save file suffix

[Derek Atkins]

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Ben Pracht <bpracht at nc.rr.com> writes:

> Let me see if I understand this too.  I have multiple .xac files and
> multiple .log files, with different names and times of course.  So the
> .xac files is a snapshot backup at that time and the .log file is a
> list of transactions during a session?

Yep, you've got it.  The file names have embedded time/date-stamps.

> Thanks,
> Ben Pracht

-derek

> Derek Atkins wrote:
>
>>No, you can save your data file with any name you wish.  GnuCash
>>doesn't care.  The only well-known suffixes that gnucash cares about
>>are:
>>        .xac -- backup files        .log -- log files
>>
>>-derek
>>
>>Kevin HaleBoyes <khaleboyes at chartwelltechnology.com> writes:
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>>>I'm very, very new to GnuCash.  All I've done so far is use
>>>the druid to create my list of accounts.  I haven't added
>>>transactions or really gone beyond these simple beginnings.
>>>
>>>After I used the druid I wanted to save my results and was
>>>prompted to enter a filename.  There was no automatic suffix
>>>generated and I didn't know what suffix to give the file.
>>>
>>>Is the file saved in a standard format with a "well-known"
>>>suffix?  What suffix should I use?
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help.
>>>Kevin.
>>>
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