xac headers all unreadable!

[ablot]

Thanks again Derek,
I know that I should not use an xac file as though it is a normal file but
it has come from opening gnucash to find that what has opened is a <no-file>
... in other words it is blank - and when I tried to reload an xac file it
told me it could not read the header (whatever that means) ... but I fumbled
about abit an found that I could open the xac (which I immediately changed
to the correct page title). Its done this three times now - then I had the
crash ... so its been a bit exciting. Still, gnucash is perfect for me.
I've had a look at the FAQ thanks ... it answers my question (even though it
is basically "no").



Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Quoting ablot <tim at ablot.com>:
> 
>> What happened was I was using GNUCash ... I went to produce a new invoice
>> then changed my mind.
>> Perhaps in my impatience I went immediately to my checking account -
>> double
>> clicked the date to select and change it ... nothing happened so I
>> clicked
>> elsewhere - still nothing happened ... then the cursor stopped moving ...
>> so
> 
> This sounds like a bug in your video driver or window manager.
> Gnucash can't really do this.  Or at least I find it hard to
> believe that gnucash can grab so much focus that you can't do
> anything else.  I've certainly never seen it in almost a decade
> of working with gnucash.
> 
>> ... However, I am not sure any of this has got anything to do with the
>> xac
>> files ... but I think I have solved that one ... I do not try and replay
>> the
>> xac file - I open it.
> 
> Actually, the .xac files are backups.  You shouldn't open them, either,
> unless you need to go back to a previous state.  You should just let
> gnucash
> open your regular data file, which it will open by default the next time
> you start gnucash.
> 
>> Perhaps you can answer one other question ... is it possible for me to
>> delete a customer - I have one which is basically a duplicate?
> 
> See the FAQ.  http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ
> 
>> ... thank you all for getting back to me ... I will know where to come
>> should I have any other problems.
> 
> This list (NOT to my personal email) is the right place.  Or IRC.
> Or... check the FAQ. ;)
> 
> -derek
> 
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