[GNC] Crash on start up

[Samantha Payn]

   Thank you!
   > On 23 April 2018 at 15:11 John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
   >
   >
   >
   >
   > > On Apr 23, 2018, at 5:40 AM, Samantha Payn
   <samantha at boorertranslations.com> wrote:
   > >
   > > I am running GNUcash 3 on Windows 10. seem to have done something
   to
   > > corrupt my experimental GNUcash accounts file. It crashes on
   start-up.
   > > I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling GNUcash but that hasn't
   > > helped.
   > >
   > > Once it has crashed I get the locked file warning, and whether I
   choose
   > > "open anyway" or "open as read only" the file crashes. I am able to
   > > open the app only by clicking on "create new file".
   > >
   > > I am able to open an earlier version of the damaged file but would
   like
   > > to know how I have caused this problem.
   > >
   > > The initial Trace File after the first crash says:
   > >
   > > "* 07:12:40 CRIT <gnc.gui> gnc_date_edit_set_time_internal:
   assertion
   > > 'mytm != NULL' failed
   > > * 07:14:21 CRIT <gnc.gui> gnc_date_edit_set_time_internal:
   assertion
   > > 'mytm != NULL' failed
   > > * 07:15:49 WARN <qof.engine> [gnc_print_time64()] Error processing
   > > time64 9223372036854775807: Time value is outside the supported
   year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:17:17 WARN <qof.engine> [gnc_print_time64()] Error processing
   > > time64 9223372036854775807: Time value is outside the supported
   year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:17:40 WARN <qof.engine> [qof_print_date_buff()] Error
   processing
   > > time64 527765583310712933: Time value is outside the supported year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:17:40 WARN <qof.engine> [qof_print_date_buff()] Error
   processing
   > > time64 527765583310712933: Time value is outside the supported year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:17:40 WARN <qof.engine> [qof_print_date_buff()] Error
   processing
   > > time64 527765583310712933: Time value is outside the supported year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:17:40 WARN <qof.engine> [qof_print_date_buff()] Error
   processing
   > > time64 527765583310712933: Time value is outside the supported year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:17:40 WARN <GLib-GObject> invalid uninstantiatable type
   '(NULL)'
   > > in cast to 'QofInstance'
   > > * 07:17:40 WARN <qof.engine> [qof_print_date_buff()] Error
   processing
   > > time64 527765583310712933: Time value is outside the supported year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:17:40 WARN <qof.engine> [qof_print_date_buff()] Error
   processing
   > > time64 527765583310712933: Time value is outside the supported year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:21:17 CRIT <gnc.pricedb> [gnc_price_get_value()] price NULL.
   > > * 07:21:17 CRIT <gnc.pricedb> [gnc_price_get_value()] price NULL.
   > > * 07:21:17 CRIT <gnc.pricedb> [gnc_price_get_value()] price NULL.
   > > * 07:21:17 CRIT <gnc.pricedb> [gnc_price_get_value()] price NULL.
   > > * 07:21:17 CRIT <gnc.pricedb> [gnc_price_get_value()] price NULL.
   > > * 07:21:17 CRIT <gnc.pricedb> [gnc_price_get_value()] price NULL.
   > > * 07:21:17 CRIT <gnc.pricedb> [gnc_price_get_value()] price NULL.
   > > * 07:21:17 CRIT <gnc.pricedb> [gnc_price_get_value()] price NULL.
   > > * 07:21:30 WARN <qof> [gnc_numeric_to_decimal()] Rounding required
   > > when 'never round' specified.
   > > * 07:23:52 CRIT <gnc.gui> gnc_date_edit_set_time_internal:
   assertion
   > > 'mytm != NULL' failed
   > > * 07:34:34 CRIT <gnc.gui> gnc_date_edit_set_time_internal:
   assertion
   > > 'mytm != NULL' failed
   > > * 07:36:35 CRIT <gnc.gui> gnc_date_edit_set_time_internal:
   assertion
   > > 'mytm != NULL' failed
   > > * 07:37:19 WARN <qof> [gnc_numeric_to_decimal()] Rounding required
   > > when 'never round' specified.
   > > * 07:37:19 CRIT <gnc.pricedb> [gnc_price_get_value()] price NULL.
   > > * 07:37:19 WARN <qof> [gnc_numeric_to_decimal()] Rounding required
   > > when 'never round' specified.
   > > * 07:37:19 WARN <qof> [gnc_numeric_to_decimal()] Rounding required
   > > when 'never round' specified.
   > > * 07:37:19 WARN <qof> [gnc_numeric_to_decimal()] Rounding required
   > > when 'never round' specified.
   > > * 07:38:14 WARN <qof> [gnc_numeric_to_decimal()] Rounding required
   > > when 'never round' specified.
   > > * 07:38:14 CRIT <gnc.pricedb> [gnc_price_get_value()] price NULL.
   > > * 07:38:14 WARN <qof> [gnc_numeric_to_decimal()] Rounding required
   > > when 'never round' specified.
   > > * 07:38:14 WARN <qof> [gnc_numeric_to_decimal()] Rounding required
   > > when 'never round' specified.
   > > * 07:38:14 WARN <qof> [gnc_numeric_to_decimal()] Rounding required
   > > when 'never round' specified.
   > > * 07:38:32 WARN <qof> [gnc_numeric_to_decimal()] Rounding required
   > > when 'never round' specified.
   > > * 07:42:10 WARN <qof.engine> [qof_print_date_buff()] Error
   processing
   > > time64 527765583310712933: Time value is outside the supported year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:42:10 WARN <qof.engine> [qof_print_date_buff()] Error
   processing
   > > time64 527765583310712933: Time value is outside the supported year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:42:10 WARN <qof.engine> [qof_print_date_buff()] Error
   processing
   > > time64 527765583310712933: Time value is outside the supported year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:42:10 WARN <qof.engine> [qof_print_date_buff()] Error
   processing
   > > time64 527765583310712933: Time value is outside the supported year
   > > range.
   > > * 07:42:10 WARN <GLib-GObject> invalid cast from '(NULL)' to
   > > 'QofInstance'"
   > >
   > > After that all the trace files say the same thing (apart from the
   > > timestamp):
   > >
   > > "* 07:42:44 WARN <GLib-GObject> invalid uninstantiatable type
   '(NULL)'
   > > in cast to 'QofInstance'"
   > > Thanks for any help anyone can give.
   >
   > You have a pile of invalid dates in your data file. GnuCash 2.6.x had
   a broader allowable date range than 3.x: The earliest year in the
   former is 1, in the latter 1400. The maximum is 9999 in both cases.
   >
   > Open your file in 2.6 and make sure that all of the dates are valid
   with 4-digit years.
   >
   > Regards,
   > John Ralls