error parsing

[Vaughn Family Farm, Bryant]

So this transaction I would do nothing to?

</gnc:account>
<gnc:transaction version="2.0.0">
  <trn:id type="guid">15b860c25f2147632595a1ecf79cac9e</trn:id>
  <trn:currency>
    <cmdty:space>ISO4217</cmdty:space>
    <cmdty:id>USD</cmdty:id>
  </trn:currency>
  <trn:date-posted>
    <ts:date>2011-11-30 23:19:00 -0500</ts:date>
  </trn:date-posted>

And this transaction I would add to?
BEFORE:
<gnc:transaction version="2.0.0">
  <trn:id type="guid">dea827985a196c292e7861f01d83114b</trn:id>
  <trn:currency>
    <cmdty:space>ISO4217</cmdty:space>
    <cmdty:id>USD</cmdty:id>
  </trn:currency>
  <trn:num>995545</trn:num>
  <trn:date-posted>
    <ts:date>2012-02-04 00:00:00 -0500</ts:date>
  </trn:date-posted>
  
AFTER
</gnc:transaction>
<gnc:transaction version="2.0.0">
  <trn:id type="guid">dea827985a196c292e7861f01d83114b</trn:id>
  <trn:currency>
    <cmdty:space>ISO4217</cmdty:space>
    <cmdty:id>USD</cmdty:id>
  </trn:currency>
  <trn:date-posted>
    <ts:date>2011-11-30 23:19:00 -0500</ts:date>
  </trn:date-posted> 
  <trn:num>995545</trn:num>
  <trn:date-posted>
    <ts:date>2012-02-04 00:00:00 -0500</ts:date>
  </trn:date-posted>

Thanks,
Bryant

-----Original Message-----
From: Geert Janssens [mailto:janssens-geert at telenet.be] 
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 3:16 PM
To: Vaughn Family Farm, Bryant
Cc: 'Derek Atkins'; gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: error parsing

Op zondag 4 maart 2012 14:38:13 schreef Vaughn Family Farm, Bryant:
> As I have now tried to manually edit the many, many, many 
> transactions, with the same error parsing error.  Here are the
instructions I am following:
> 
> Q: When I try to open my datafile on Windows, I get "Parse error". 
> What happened ?
> A: There is a peculiarity in GnuCash on Windows when you use the 
> Opening balance tab of the account dialog. If you enter a two-digit 
> year in that tab, the date is not saved properly. Subsequently, when 
> you reopen your datafile afterwards, GnuCash thinks it's invalid. If 
> you encounter such a situation, you can attempt to fix your data file
manually.
> Make a copy of your data file and uncompress it (with a tool like 7Zip).
> Open the uncompressed file with a text editor such as Wordpad or
Notepad++.
> This is an xml file. xml looks a bit like html, but uses different tag 
> names.
> Look for transaction sections that are missing a <trn:date-posted
section>.
> If you find such transactions, add the <trn:date-posted> section below 
> the <trn:currency> section, like so:
>  <trn:currency>
>  ...
>  </trn:currency>
>  <trn:date-posted>
>  <ts:date>2011-07-06 00:00:00 -0400</ts:date>  </trn:date-posted> 
> Obviously, you can enter the date that suits you, but keep the format 
> as shown.
> When all transactions have a <trn.date-posted> section, save your file.
> It should now open with GnuCash again
> You could run into the same problem when you enter opening balances 
> via the New Account Hierarchy Assistant. The solution is the same: you 
> will have to add the missing <trn:date-posted> sections.
> Note: This problem occurs in all versions of GnuCash 2.4.x and older. 
> It will be fixed in version 2.6.x when it is released.
> 
> _____
> 
> Should I be searching for every occurrence of <trn:currency> (without 
> the slash mark between the "<" symbol and the "t") - these seem to be 
> the ones which are not followed by a <trn:date-posted>... ?  and then 
> replace it or add after it?  In other words do I leave the 
> "<trn:currency> or replace it with </trn:currency> as it seems to say 
> above.  I have already tried to replacing it but I get the same 
> parsing error after I try to open the file, with all of the accounts given
a zero balance.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bryant
> 
> 
You should add after it, not replace it. If you replace it, your file will
again be unparseable, but for another reason (missing trn:currency
sections).

You should only add the trn:date-posted lines after the trn:currency
sections if they are missing.

For clarity: the <trn:currency> (without slash) and </trn:currency> (with
slash) mark the beginning and end of your transaction's currency definition.

It should be present in each transaction. The dots in the example suggest
there is some more information between the two markers, which you should
leave unchanged.

The <trn:date-posted> and </trn:date-posted> mark the beginning and end of a
block defining the date at which your transaction was posted. This block
should be added right after the currency block (so right after
</trn:currency>, the one with slash).

Geert