64 bit

mshires mshires.wcc at gmail.com
Tue Jul 29 09:47:11 EDT 2014


Derek:  Awesome explanations!  Thank you very much for your reply.  Now I
get it!


On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> m shires <mshires.wcc at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I am a new user, sort of.  I installed the program a while back (March of
> > 2014) and tried using it.  I love the double entry accounting concept so
> I
> > can run my personal finances like a business.
> >
> > But, I ended up uninstalling it because of problems.
> >
> > 1.  I had a 32 bit program.  I run a 64 bit Windows but can't find the
> > GnuCash 64 bit version.  Can someone explain this?
>
> I think others have explained this well enough.  I'll note that this is
> *NOT* a problem (except perhaps in your eyes).  There is not, nor will
> there be in the foreseeable future, a 64-bit windows version of
> GnuCash.  So you either run the 32-bit version or nothing.
>
> The reasons for this are numerous, but the #1 reason is the lack of time
> on the part of the developers to properly set up, maintain, and (most
> importantly) TEST a 64-bit build, especially when we still need to
> support the 32-bit solution.
>
> Considering Win64 runs Win32 apps just fine, there's really no reason to
> spend double the effort.
>
> > 2.  At some point in setting things up it presented a very confusing
> > request to set up a database bin location.  After fumbling through this
> > confusion, I set up a database file location approved by GnuCash (or
> > acknowledege by it, anyway), using my name; but whenever I try to launch
> > the program I get a "cannot find bin....." error message.
>
> I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "database bin location".  Perhaps
> you mean the location of your data file?  Consider it just like when you
> would use Word or Excel -- when you write a document or spreadsheet you
> need to tell Word or Excel where to save that document.  With GnuCash
> you need to do the same thing.
>
> The difference is that GnuCash will remember the last-used file and
> re-open it every time you restart.  The storage of that information is
> in your stored preference data and is NOT removed when you uninstall
> gnucash (neither is your data removed, just like if you uninstall Word
> your docuements are not removed).  This is considered a feature.
>
> If you're getting a "cannot find.." message then most likely you either
> pointed gnucash to the wrong place or somehow removed the data file.
>
> Just start gnucash and go to File -> New File and you can create a new
> file, then when you save it GnuCash will use this new file.
>
> > 3.  I uninstalled the program and reinstalled it, and upon launch got the
> > same message!  So I went to my computer directory and deleted the GnuCash
> > Bin files, then uninstalled it again.
>
> See above for why this is the case.  Uninstalling GnuCash does not
> remove your data or preferences.  As I said, this is considered a
> feature.
>
> > Before I reinstall and start a "do-over", I would like to understand what
> > is going on, why the databases are not integrated into the program, and
> why
> > there is not a 64 bit version, and what all this stuff about bin files
> is.
>
> See above for all the answers to these questions (except about your "bin
> files", since I have no idea exactly what you're talking about).  Next
> time please copy-and-paste the *EXACT* message you receive.
>
> But I would recommend you re-install GnuCash, start it, and then you can
> use File -> New File to create a new data file and then be sure to
> File -> Save it.
>
> Feel free to write back to the gnucash-user list if you still have more
> questions.
>
> > Thanks!
>
> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
> > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>
> -derek
>
> --
>        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
>        Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
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