New File Won't Open

Derek Atkins derek at ihtfp.com
Wed Feb 21 10:23:23 EST 2018


Hi,

On Wed, February 21, 2018 10:12 am, Les wrote:
> I right click on the new file to open.

Like I said below -- that does not work on the Mac.
GnuCash will always open the last-used file.
You need to use GnuCash's File -> Open to open your new file.

-derek

>
> On 02/21/2018 08:59 AM, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> HI,
>>
>> On Wed, February 21, 2018 9:44 am, Les wrote:
>>> I created a new GC file for my Mac.  When I try to open the new file,
>>> it
>>> reverts back the previous file.
>>>
>>> How to correct this problem?
>> How are you trying to open the new file?
>>
>> On a Mac you cannot double-click a file -- GnuCash does not handle the
>> Apple Open intent and will always open the last-opened file on a Mac.
>> So
>> on a Mac you MUST use File->Open from the menu to select your data file.
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Les
>> -derek
>>
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>> -derek
>>
>
>


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