Migrating Gnucash to iMac

[Bruce Schindler]

I did File->Open a number of times. It simply cannot find it. I even tried moving the file to areas I knew it recognized, e.g. desktop. 

I am not familiar with SQLite. Apparently, it is part of a number of applications. At this point, I am using the Safari browser.

-Bruce

On Sep 17, 2013, at 8:10 AM, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, September 17, 2013 8:52 am, Bruce Schindler wrote:
>> That got me several steps closer. The .gnucash file now knows it should
>> open with Gnucash. The app itself cannot find it. I have attempted opening
>> it from both directions (opening the program and trying to find the data,
>> and also clicking on the data, which knows it should open with Gnucash.
>> When I do the latter, Gnucash launches, but only shows "unsaved book."
>> What am I missing?
> 
> Unlike the other platforms, the Mac implementation of GnuCash doesn't
> understand the system file-open intents.  What this means is that unlike
> other systems, on a Mac you cannot click on a datafile and have GnuCash
> open *that* datafile.  What will happen is that GnuCash will start as you
> expect, but it will still open the last datafile you opened, which in your
> case is "none".
> 
> What you need to do is start GnuCash and then File -> Open and tell
> gnucash where your data file is.  Are you saying that you tried this and
> it didn't work?  If it didn't work, did you by any chance use SQLite as
> your backend?
> 
> -derek
> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 16, 2013, at 9:31 PM, Parameswaran S Prem <premps at sg.ibm.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Bruce,
>>> 
>>> I have done it couple of time.  Moving from Windows to MAC and MAC to
>>> Windows.  I only moved .gnucash file.
>>> 
>>> This is what I did,
>>> 
>>> 1.  Copy the .gnucash file to your preferred folder.
>>> 
>>> 2.  Install GnuCash.
>>> 
>>> 3. Right Click the .gnucash file and select "Open With" and choose
>>> Gnucash.app.  If Gnucash.app is not listed, cliek "Other...." and select
>>> it from the applications menu.
>>> 
>>> Next time when you open GnuCash, it will default to the .gnucash file.
>>> 
>>> With best regards,
>>> 
>>> P S Prem
>>> GMU(AP) System z Software, IM Technical Lead
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>>> eMail : premps at sg.ibm.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From:        Bruce Schindler <bruceschindler at gtmc.net>
>>> To:        gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>>> Date:        17/09/2013 06:40 AM
>>> Subject:        Migrating Gnucash to iMac
>>> Sent by:        gnucash-user-bounces+premps=sg.ibm.com at gnucash.org
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I have copied the .gconf and .gnucash files from my old PC. The files
>>> currently reside on both a thumb drive and on my desktop. Gnucash cannot
>>> see them. I see instructions on where they are to go in the Mac file
>>> system, but do not know how it should be done.
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