File Restoration

[Mike C.]

I'm not sure exactly what you are asking, but the shortcut only lists 
the target and location (~\gnucash\bin\gnucash.cmd).  I have tried 
starting the program not using the shortcut with the same results.
I have another copy of Gnucash on my notebook so I opened the new file 
from a flash drive on that computer.  I then made some minor data 
changes, saved them, closed the program, and rebooted.  Everything 
worked fine.  I then transferred the custom reports from the .gnucash 
that didn't work and everything still worked fine.
I then copied the .gconf, .gnucash, and the data file from the notebook 
to the original computer and everything appears to work fine at the 
moment after shutdown and rebooting.  I have no idea what is different 
with the files that run now.  There is something unstable with one of 
these files but I don't know enough about the program to find what is 
changing. 
I don't believe I have permanently solved anything and expect a similar 
problem will come up again.  This is similar to a problem I had when the 
program wouldn't start at all which was solved in the same manner with 
the notebook.
Thanks for your interest in my unsolved mystery.
Mike

Colin Law wrote:
> 2009/7/14 Mike C. <subscribe307 at verizon.net>:
>   
>> I did what you suggested by moving .gnucash to another directory.  (It can't
>> be renamed in Windows XP.) when I started the program it tried again to find
>> the old file so I had to load the new file.  I saved it and closed the
>> program.  When I tried to open it again I had the same problem even though
>> the new file was listed in the book directory under .gnucash.
>> I have had to replace the .gnucash directory in the past when the program
>> wouldn't open at all but that is not the case this time.  I have an old
>> saved .gnucash file that worked before so replaced the current file with it.
>>  After I opened the program and loaded the new file I saved it and closed
>> the program.  When I opened the program again I had the same problem.  After
>> loading the new file again I changed some data and saved the file, then
>> closed the program.  When I opened it again, success!!, the new file opened
>> with the program.  I closed the program and rebooted the computer just to
>> make sure it was fixed.  Failure!! I'm back where it looks for the old file
>> at startup.
>> This is with version 2.2.9 not the new beta release.
>> Any suggestion I could try would be appreciated.
>> Mike
>>
>>     
>
> As a matter of interest if you look in the properties of the shortcut
> or menu item you are starting gnucash with does it have any command
> line parameters specified?  It may not be relevant but may provide a
> clue.
>
> Colin
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