Can't Parse

[JUNIPER]

Trying going "to a backup file and then move it OUTSIDE
your ~/.gnucash tree and then File -> Open it" resulted in the same problem as before, but just on chance I tried something else and it worked fine. Instead of trying to open GC via a data file or via the desktop icon, I went to "Applications" and "Office" and tried it from there. It not only opened immediately, but with the latest data.

"All's well that ends well!"

Steve J


Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Quoting JUNIPER <snijuniper at comcast.net>:
>
>> (I don't think the gun was loaded.)
>
> I'm afraid it was...
>
>> The FAQ doesn't seem to fit my situation. After the upgrade was 
>> complete GC seemed to load and run fine. It was only after adding a 
>> couple of transactions and saving and closing that the problem popped 
>> up. The current data file was apparently successfully saved but GC 
>> now no longer runs. Why would hitting the "save" button overwrite 
>> some kind of essential other program, if that is what happens? I've 
>> saved a million times before with no problem.
>
> No, it EXACTLY fits your situation.  GnuCash owns $HOME/.gnucash.
> You erroneously stored your datafile there.  Previous versions of
> GnuCash named the metadata file "Escape_url(file_fullpath)", but
> in 2.x the metadata file was changed to just "basename(file)".  So
> if your datafile was named ~/.gnucash/books/data, the metadata file
> used to be ~/.gnucash/books/home[/]myname[/].gnucash[/]books[/]data
> (where [/] is the escaping of "/")..  But as of now your metadata
> file is now ~/.gnucash/books/data.  See the problem?
>
> So, what happened is that as soon as you exited gnucash it wrote out
> the metadata file as ~/.gnucash/books/data, overwriting your data file
> ~/.gnucash/books/data.
>
> This is EXACTLY the FAQ entry.
>
> Your only recovery is to go to a backup file and then move it OUTSIDE
> your ~/.gnucash tree and then File -> Open it.
>
>> Appreciatively,
>>
>> Steve J
>
> -derek
>
>> Derek Atkins wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Quoting JUNIPER <snijuniper at comcast.net>:
>>>
>>>> We just upgraded to Kubuntu 7.1. GnuCash worked fine once, but now,
>>>> during the booting process, I get the msg:
>>>>
>>>> Can't parse the URL /home/steve/.gnucash/books/allfinance.
>>>>
>>>> Then, before closing I then get a "<no file>" window.
>>>> Any idea what might be the problem and how it might be solved?
>>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Please see the FAQ:
>>>
>>> http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_Why_can.27t_GnuCash_find_my_data_file_anymore.3F__It_just_says:_parser_error_:_Start_tag_expected.2C_.27.3C.27_not_found 
>>>
>>>>    SteveJ
>>>
>>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
>>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>>>
>>> -derek
>>>
>>
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