Transfer file - Win to Linux

[Gary Helbig]

Derek,

Thanks for the reply.  I did an "save as XML" in 2.3, and it _seems_ that all of the transactions are present when I read it with 2.2.9.  None of the reports are there, and I (for my peace of mind) want to audit it very carefully.  The transfer seemed good enough that an audit will not be a waste of time.

You asked twice "why are you using a test release?".  Near as I can remember, it wasn't painfully obvious that it was a test release when I downloaded it, and I definitely remember having to download several versions before finding one that worked under WinXP.  I know about the Linux Kernel revision numbering scheme, but there aren't enough examples in GnuCash to make that association.  In retrospect...

Thanks again,
Gary.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: derek at ihtfp.com
> Sent: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:31:59 -0400
> To: ghelbig at inbox.com
> Subject: Re: Transfer file - Win to Linux
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, September 25, 2010 12:48 am, Gary Helbig wrote:
>> I'm having trouble moving my GnuCash data file from Windows to Linux.
>> When I open the file in Linux, I get an "unable to parse" error message.
>> 
>> I'm using 2.3.7 in Windows XP.  Ubuntu has 2.2.9 available with package
>> manager, so I use that in Linux.
> 
> Moast likely you're using the SQL backend, because 2.3.7 defaulted to
> that.  Unfortunately 2.2.9 cannot read that, it's a new-in-2.3.x feature.
> This begs the question: why are you using a test-release?
> 
>> I tried saving the file as XML, but it's not an XML file, and it's 10%
>> of the size of the original file.
> 
> Right, because it's a COMPRESSED XML file.  However there were some bugs
> in the early 2.3.x series where a SQL->XML migration would not copy all
> your data properly.  But the File->Save As [XML] is your best bet...
> However it's quite possible that your data is irrecoverable; you can't
> even easily update to 2.3.15 because of SQL schema changes.
> 
> Again, begging the question:  why are you using a test release?
> 
>> Are there any other options?  TIA
> 
> Start over?
> 
> If the file you get from File -> Save As doesn't work, I'm afraid that's
> probably your only option.
> 
> Sorry to be the bearer of bad news..
> 
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> 
> -derek

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