Can't open account

[Dave Smith]

On Sun, 2005-02-27 at 09:38 -0500, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Dave Smith <dave.smith at tstt.net.tt> writes:
> 
> > I needed to do a clean re-install of FC3 and so I backed up up my /home
> > directory; did a clean install; and then moved /home back to its
> > original location.
> >
> > Now that I am trying to open GnuCash I get the error message the my
> > original accounts "can't be found". 
> 
> Are you sure it's in the same place?  Are you sure you have the same
> UID?

Well, I didn't change anything so nothing should have moved. 
> 
> > So I then try and open them by going into the programme and opening
> > Account Summary. I get another error message saying: "This file/URL
> > appears to be from a newer version of GnuCash. You must upgrade ..."
> 
> What file did you open?  Are you sure you opened your gnucash data file
> and not something else?

I just opened the programme and it tried to look for the last account
that it used. That is what gave me the original error messages. After
that I tried to open this file: Account Summary.20050122173006.xac 
> 
> > Now the problem is that is not so. I have the most recent version of
> > GnuCash (8.1.11) and, just as important, I have the same version (as far
> > as I know) that I had when I created the accounts int he first place.
> >
> > Does anyone know what is going on here and what to do about it?
> 
> Generally that error means you pointed gnucash at an unknown file.  I
> dont think anything changed in the file-open code path since 1.8.9
> that could cause this, so my first guess is that you're trying to open
> a non-gnucash file, and gnucash is complaining at you about it.
> 
What extension should I be looking for? I'll do a search. 

Dave

> 
Dave Smith
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