Windows/Linux interchange issues

[Alex Aycinena]

Tuc,

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> From: Tuc at T-B-O-H <ml at t-b-o-h.net>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Cc:
> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:12:31 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Windows/Linux interchange issues
> Hi,
>
> I've been running GnuCash on Windows for a while, and love it. So now I want
> to do the same on Linux. Loaded the same version I have on Windows (2.4.10)
> and copied my non-compressed XML file from Windows to Linux. No ^M in the file.
>
> When I try to load it, I get "The file/URL appears to be from a newer version
> of GnuCash. (etc)". They are both 2.4.10 so I don't understand.
>
> I also happened to have a copy of the Quicken exported QIF file I created from
> the Windows machine for my accountant, so I decided to try to import that. That
> results in "No suitable backend was found for file:///(path to my qif)"
>
> How can I move files back and forth? I didn't create any charts or accounts
> on the Linux system (Fresh Install), would I need to somehow replicate
> (And how?)
>
>        Thanks , Tuc
>

You should be able to move the files between the two environments.

This is a known bug that I believe has been fixed, so you may have a
not-quite-latest version. I think the issue is that the line
terminations between Windows and Linux are not the same. The problem
was introduced with r 21909 and the fix to handle that difference went
in with r22027 in the 2.4.10 series (r 21908 and r22038, respectively,
on trunk) so if the number shown on the splash screen (or in
Help->About) is between those two releases, the Linux Gnucash won't
read the Windows Gnucash file, as it should. You don't mention where
you got your 2.4.10 version on Linux (from your Linux distribution or
build yourself). Is it between those two releases?

If so, if you can upgrade to a release after the fix, that would be
the best solution. Alternatively, I believe, based on my tests, that
the Linux version can read the compressed version of the Windows file.
Can you try to save the file on your Windows Gnucash in compressed
form (Edit->Preferences->General and tick 'Compress files') and then
transfer that file to the Linux machine and see if it opens OK?

If your version is after the fix release, then this is a different problem.

I don't know what you mean by 'No ^M in the file". I have no comment
on the QIF import issue.

Look forward to your response.

Regards,

Alex