Can't open account

[Derek Atkins]

Quoting Dave Smith <dave.smith at tstt.net.tt>:

> > 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. 

Are you sure the UID is the same?

> > > 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 

First, that's a backup file, not your data file.
Second, if it's not loading that file, something is really wrong.  What do you
get from:

    head Account\ Summary.20050122173006.xac

Did you actually name your data file "Account Summary"?  That seems like a
strange name, IMHO.

> > > 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. 

generally... none.  Gnucash does not impose any specific filename extension, so
it'll use whatever you gave it for the primary data file.

> Dave

-derek

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