On Windows XP

[Brian]

Thanks Derek,

I think I may stay as I am for this year, and then try the Windows version 
from next year.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Regards,
Brian.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Derek Atkins" <warlord at MIT.EDU>
To: "Brian" <livebrian at gmail.com>
Cc: <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
Sent: 11 November, 2008 15:13
Subject: Re: On Windows XP


> Hi,
>
> Please remember to CC Gnucash-user on all replies using your mailer's
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>
> "Brian" <livebrian at gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hi Derek,
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.
>>
>> On Mandriva : GnuCash 1.8.11
>>
>> I mostly use the 'Duplicate Transaction' option, especially for
>> repetitive transactions like an ATM withdrawal.
>> So I am sure there would be no non-ASCII characters.
>
> So no accents or anything like that?
>
> Basically, you're jumping from 1.8 to 2.2, skipping the 2.0 release
> completely..  While that jump usually works, it's not always clean
> and definitely not always tested.  Also, I can assure you that you
> will NOT be able to take your data file BACK to 1.8 from the 2.2
> windows version.
>
> Your best bet is to get GnuCash 2.0 on Mandriva, load the data
> file there, then take it to windows...  And then update Mandriva
> to GnuCash 2.2.
>
> Good Luck,
>
>> Regards,
>> Brian.
>
> -derek
>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Derek Atkins" <warlord at MIT.EDU>
>> To: "Brian" <livebrian at gmail.com>
>> Cc: <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>> Sent: 10 November, 2008 20:59
>> Subject: Re: On Windows XP
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> "Brian" <livebrian at gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Good Day,
>>>>
>>>> I have been using GnuCash in the Mandriva environment for a few
>>>> years, and am very happy with it.
>>>
>>> What version of GnuCash on Mandriva have you been using?
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>> I have the feeling that if I enter all of the missing transactions
>>>> everything will be fine.
>>>>
>>>> Hopefully, you will spare me this ordeal with a solution.
>>>
>>> Do you have any non-ASCII characters in your transactions?
>>>
>>>> Regards, Brian.
>>>
>>>> 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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