Error Parsing Data File

[Derek Atkins]

Check the gnucash.trace file?   It might be an SX bug that was fixed
as of 2.1.5 but corrupted the data file in early 2.1.x series.  (remember
that 2.1.z are TEST releases).

-derek

Quoting David Brock <david at tubits.com>:

> I just upgraded to 2.1.5 and I'm getting a parsing error on my data
> file.  I *think* that the previous version was 2.1.4, but it may have
> been 2.1.3.  (I try to stay current, but I may have missed one.)
>
> The program starts, but when it fails to load my data file, it ends up
> running with no file.  I tried to open my data file, but it gave the
> same error (naturally).
>
> I can't seem to generate any other information.  The std-error says
> nothing, and gdb, well, I don't run gdb, so I think that's user error.
> Whether it would give any useful info or not, I don't know.
>
> I do use SXes, but I understand that the change of the way SXes are
> stored changed between 2.0.5 (or so) and 2.1.x, and that it was still
> backward compatible - the older could be read and translated by the
> newer, but not the reverse.  I've only moved forward to date.
>
> Any ideas where I can look further to see why my file isn't parsing
> properly?  I unzipped and looked at the file, and it appears to start
> and end properly, but it's too large to check manually.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.  I'll provide whatever info I can.
>
> ;-David
>
>
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