accessing GC file on a network folder

[Tommy Trussell]

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 5:59 PM, __ <tereque at gmail.com> wrote:

> >> I don't think it's the fact that the file is residing on a file share
> that's the problem.
>
> true same error message ("No suitable backend was found for
> /path/to/file.gnucash" comes up when trying to open a local copy of it. and
> it's a new installation
>
> >>You might try installing the sqlite drivers if the file is sqlite format?
> Something like that?
>
> it's a .gnucash file ... is that sqlite format? how would I install the
> drivers you mention?
>
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Plutocrat <plutocrat at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > __ wrote on Friday, 22 July, 2016 01:48 PM:
> > > sorry... erorr message is"  "No suitable backend was found for
> >
> > That seems to be complaining about the database format. Have you opened
> > that file from that installation of gnucash before? You might try
> > installing the sqlite drivers if the file is sqlite format? Something
> like
> > that?
> >
> > Search the gnucash mailing list archives and you'll see some similar
> error
> > messages. I don't think it's the fact that the file is residing on a file
> > share that's the problem.
> >
> > P.
>

I think we may have gotten off track with the error message. The message
indicates there's something unexpected about the file. The file might not
be compatible with your exact installation of GnuCash. It's also possible
all or part of GnuCash needs to be reinstalled. It's also possible the file
got corrupted somehow.

Here are some thoughts along those lines --

What exact version of GnuCash are you running now? (In your first message
you said you're running "GC 6.7.7" which isn't a version of GnuCash I am
aware of.)

Did you use the links at GnuCash.org to download and install the latest
version for your operating system? (The latest version for Windows is
GnuCash 2.6.13.)

Have you been using different versions of GnuCash to open the same file?
(Opening an old file in a newer version of GnuCash can potentially make the
file unreadable to an older version of GnuCash, so it's better to run
similar versions everywhere.)

Did you make a backup copy of the data file before copying it to the shared
volume? (You might try backing up the current file and carefully restoring
an old file from backup to see if it opens as expected. Watch out so you
don't accidentally erase your known good data file.)



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