cannot read old files

[Guido Milanese]

> What version of gnucash?  Make sure you've got 1.8.9.
> Also, you may need to run with --nofile and then Edit ->
> Preferences -> Scheduled Transactions and turn off
> the SX autorun feature.

Solved! Thanks a lot. The version is in fact 1.8.8 -- the one that came with Mandrake 10.0. Should I upgrade? Anyway, the trick was definitely the --nofile option and turning off the autorun feature. 
But turning it off, is autorun still effective in some way?

g.

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