Can you send gnucash file to accountant?

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

vitaeterna <russelljones365 at gmail.com> writes:

> I have gnucash for Windows.  I tried sending the file to myself, as a test,
> and when I tried to open it I got the message:  "No suitable backend was
> found for file://C:\Users\myname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary
> Internet Files\Content.IE5\U8BQ5YXJ\myname.gnucash.gcm."
>
> It saved as filename.gnucash.gcm
>
> Is there a way to do this?

You sent/opened the wrong file.  The .gcm file is the GnuCash Metadata
file, which is what gnucash uses to store data about open windows, tabs,
reports, etc.

Instead, you should email/open the file "myname.gnucash".

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-derek

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