[GNC] Downgrading to 2.6.21

Thu Apr 11 10:28:13 EDT 2019

There is a program available named TLPD that will search for long paths and give a report showing the total length and the fully qualified path/filename. It is a GNU license and can be obtained here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/tlpd/

I downloaded it and ran it on the OneDrive folder on my PC. It asks for the drive/folder to search and then the length threshold to report on. This may help in your quest to figure out what is going on.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+jelockard=outlook.com at gnucash.org> On Behalf Of Colin Law
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 9:10 AM
To: Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com>
Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
Subject: Re: [GNC] Downgrading to 2.6.21

The point is, does it show anything different in that mode?  As I said it is not suggested that you do that permanently, just use it to see what the full path actually is, rather than what Dropbox is making it look like.

On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 14:02, Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Understood. I don't have trouble getting Windows explorer to display the full path to me. That works well in text in the address bar. I have experimented with Jack's suggested setting in the past, and found it annoying.
>
> Kind regards, Greg Feneis
> (Galaxy S7)
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 05:51 Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I agree it won't fix the problem, but looking to see what the full 
>> path actually is (which I understood is not what it looks as if it 
>> is) may help to diagnose the problem.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 13:23, Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > The issue is that in 3.5.1, when I attempt to save to a location that I usually save to in 2.6.21, GnuCash won't allow it.
>> >
>> > In GnuCash's error dialog GnuCash claims the location is reserved by GnuCash. Further, in the displaying of the error message, GnuCash attempts to display the path I selected, and that varies some, but always starts with some gibberish (an indication that the binary data doesn't map to any known characters). Sometimes after the gibberish, more path text follows, and that's always ...users\Greg\app data\.... , which isn't the location I'm trying to save to.  So, even when GnuCash manages some display of path, it's wrong.  This is GnuCash trying to display the path in its own error message dialog box.
>> >
>> > Jack's suggestion was for changing the way Windows explorer displays the graphical representation of the current location selected by the user in Windows Explorer.  This won't help GnuCash display paths correctly in its error messages.  Further, getting GnuCash to display the path correctly in its error message is just a symptom or clue. The actual problem is that GnuCash 3.5.1 fails to save where 2.6.21 does.
>> >
>> > Kind regards, Greg Feneis
>> > (Galaxy S7)
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 04:41 Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Thanks Colin, I'm not having trouble viewing a path in Windows explorer, GnuCash is failing to display the correct path in its error dialog.
>> >>
>> >> Kind regards, Greg Feneis
>> >> (Galaxy S7)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 00:57 Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Did you try the suggestion from Jack Lockard earlier in order 
>> >>> that you can see the real full path to that location?  That might 
>> >>> provide a clue to what is going on.
>> >>>
>> >>> Colin
>> >>>
>> >>> On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 02:07, Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Installed 2.6.21 over the 3.5.1, and it was able to save as in 
>> >>> > the usual location, that 3.5 and 3.5.1 have trouble
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Kind regards, Greg Feneis
>> >>> > (Galaxy S7)
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 09:04 Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > > Well, I upgraded to "Rebuild of the GnuCash 3.5 Windows 
>> >>> > > Bundle", but GnuCash still gives me the strange error when I 
>> >>> > > try to save to the usual location where I've saved in the past successfully with 2.6.x.
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > > Kind regards,
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > > Greg Feneis
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 12:42 PM Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > >> So far, nobody seems to be able to repeat this issue, so we 
>> >>> > >> haven't ruled out that it's a failure of my computer that's 
>> >>> > >> causing this.  So it's probably not worth adding to the bug tracker.
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >> Kind regards,
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >> Greg Feneis 
>> >>> > >> <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A
>> >>> > >> %2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Felectromechanical&data=02%
>> >>> > >> 7C01%7C%7C245e8047a0044055ed5308d6be7f16ca%7C84df9e7fe9f640a
>> >>> > >> fb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636905850390917817&sdata=0u4
>> >>> > >> %2Fv9lFFnrTubvHBX%2F2e5PYX3igupLSNKY6jzHBmiU%3D&reserved
>> >>> > >> =0>
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >> On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 8:10 PM John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >>> Greg,
>> >>> > >>>
>> >>> > >>> 2.6.21 and 3.x are supposed to be fully file-compatible. 
>> >>> > >>> Earlier releases in the 2.6 series may not be depending on 
>> >>> > >>> what 3.x features you use.
>> >>> > >>>
>> >>> > >>> If you'd prefer to continue the troubleshooting in the bug 
>> >>> > >>> tracker, file a bug.
>> >>> > >>>
>> >>> > >>> Regards,
>> >>> > >>> John Ralls
>> >>> > >>>
>> >>> > >>>
>> >>> > >>> > On Apr 8, 2019, at 5:40 PM, Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > Just a coupe of questions,
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > 1.  Once the working file (xml) is saved by 3.5, does it 
>> >>> > >>> > remain
>> >>> > >>> backward compatible with 2.6.21 in case I want to downgrade?
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > 2.  Should I log this bug in bugzilla?
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > Kind regards,
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > Greg Feneis
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 7:27 AM Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> > >>> > Hi John,
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > Sorry I missed this yesterday.  The language is English 
>> >>> > >>> > (United
>> >>> > >>> States), The Location is United States. The current 
>> >>> > >>> language for non-Unicode programs is English (United 
>> >>> > >>> States)
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > Kind regards,
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > Greg Feneis
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 4:33 PM John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
>> >>> > >>> > Indeed. I just tried C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & 
>> >>> > >>> > D\GnuCash\GnuCash
>> >>> > >>> Docs\DeTradingWithExtraNoiseAdded.gnucash. No problem.
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > What are your Language and Region settings? Have you set 
>> >>> > >>> > LANG and
>> >>> > >>> LANGUAGES in C:\Program Files 
>> >>> > >>> (x86)\gnucash\etc\gnucash\environment? Is your userid an Administrator?
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > Regards,
>> >>> > >>> > John Ralls
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> >
>> >>> > >>> > > On Apr 7, 2019, at 4:04 PM, Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > > John,
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > > I misread your instructions and only attempted to save 
>> >>> > >>> > > outside of
>> >>> > >>> the Dropbox folder, but not in my ...\Users\Greg\... 
>> >>> > >>> folder, so I tried this path and file name:
>> >>> > >>> > > C:\Xobpord\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash 
>> >>> > >>> > > Files\Official
>> >>> > >>> Working File After Testing Path Lengh Issues.gnucash (117 
>> >>> > >>> chars, outside of Dropbox, Failure!)
>> >>> > >>> > > The error message reads:
>> >>> > >>> > > "You attempted to save in
>> >>> > >>> H[gibberish]\Users\Greg\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash or a subdirectory thereof.
>> >>> > >>> This is not allowed as GnuCash reserves that directory for 
>> >>> > >>> internal use....Please try again in a different directory. (close).
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > > Then I read your email again before starting a reply 
>> >>> > >>> > > and realized
>> >>> > >>> you spec'd the home directory, so I tried the following path and file name:
>> >>> > >>> > > C:\Users\Greg\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & 
>> >>> > >>> > > D\GnuCash\GnuCash
>> >>> > >>> Files\Official Working File After Testing Path Lengh 
>> >>> > >>> Issues.gnucash (128 chars, outside of Dropbox, inside user 
>> >>> > >>> folder, success!)
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > > So, appears with 3.5 I can only have a generous path 
>> >>> > >>> > > while saving
>> >>> > >>> within the windows user folder?
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > > Things are getting curiouser
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > > Kind regards,¯¯
>> >>> > >>> > > Greg
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > > On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 1:46 PM John Ralls 
>> >>> > >>> > > <jralls at ceridwen.us>
>> >>> > >>> wrote:
>> >>> > >>> > > Just to completely rule out Dropbox being somehow 
>> >>> > >>> > > involved, could
>> >>> > >>> you create the same hierarchy in your home directory, i.e.
>> >>> > >>> c:\Users\Greg\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & 
>> >>> > >>> D\GnuCash\Gnucash Files\
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > > I was able to successfully save C:\Users\John 
>> >>> > >>> > > Ralls\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash
>> >>> > >>> Docs\DeTradingWithExtraNoiseAdded.gnucash
>> >>> > >>> > > and its log file
>> >>> > >>> > > C:\Users\John Ralls\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & 
>> >>> > >>> > > D\GnuCash\GnuCash
>> >>> > >>> Docs\DeTradingWithExtraNoiseAdded.gnucash.20190407134124.lo
>> >>> > >>> g
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > > Regards,
>> >>> > >>> > > John Ralls
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > On Apr 7, 2019, at 10:50 AM, Greg Feneis 
>> >>> > >>> > > > <mfeneis at gmail.com>
>> >>> > >>> wrote:
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > Some more testing on the issue where 3.5 seems to 
>> >>> > >>> > > > want a shorter
>> >>> > >>> path than 2.6.x did:
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > Just now, I exited Dropbox to see if that had 
>> >>> > >>> > > > something to do with
>> >>> > >>> it, but pretty much the same error for all three path 
>> >>> > >>> variations, what worked historically with 2.6.x, no 
>> >>> > >>> ampersand but some folder names used spaces, and no 
>> >>> > >>> ampersand + no spaces.  It seemed purely to do with length, but it doesn't seem to be about total characters.
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > With Dropbox back on, here are some more tests:
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCash\test.gnucash   (52 chars)
>> >>> > >>> Success!
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCash\GnuCashFiles\
>> >>> > >>> > > > test.gnucash
>> >>> > >>> (65 chars) Failure!
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > So I shortened the name of the last folder from 
>> >>> > >>> > > > GnuCashFiles down
>> >>> > >>> to G and still got the same problem
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCash\G\test.gnucas
>> >>> > >>> > > > h  (54 chars)
>> >>> > >>> Failure!
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > So I shortened the name of the previous folder from 
>> >>> > >>> > > > GnuCash down
>> >>> > >>> to GnuCa, and it also failed even though it was 52 chars, 
>> >>> > >>> the character count that seemed to work previously.  Also 
>> >>> > >>> the error message for this is slightly different.
>> >>> > >>> > > > "You attempted to save in
>> >>> > >>> [gibberish]\Users\Greg\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash or a subdirectory thereof.
>> >>> > >>> This is not allowed as GnuCash reserves that directory for 
>> >>> > >>> internal use....Please try again in a different directory. 
>> >>> > >>> (close)."  See screen shot here
>> >>> > >>> https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3
>> >>> > >>> A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fpa3gdy6c2w21x6u%2F2019-04-07_9
>> >>> > >>> -30-31.jpg%3Fdl%3D0&data=02%7C01%7C%7C245e8047a0044055e
>> >>> > >>> d5308d6be7f16ca%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%
>> >>> > >>> 7C636905850390917817&sdata=LXFgv%2BISiAB8TE9ctxq%2BzhwO
>> >>> > >>> fyo5Clmfgi%2BuQRlYfSI%3D&reserved=0
>> >>> > >>> > > > This was the actual attempted path:
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCa\G\test.gnucash   (52 chars)
>> >>> > >>> Failure! although same char count
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > More testing:
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\G\G\test.gnucash   (48 chars)
>> >>> > >>> Failure!
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCand\G\G\test.gnucash (47 chars) Failure!
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCan\G\G\test.gnucash (46 chars) Success!
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > If I reduce the number of folders in the path, does 
>> >>> > >>> > > > the max
>> >>> > >>> character count go up?
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\G\test.gnucash   (46 chars)
>> >>> > >>> Success!
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\Gnu\test.gnucash (48 
>> >>> > >>> > > > chars)
>> >>> > >>> Success!
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCash\test.gnucash 
>> >>> > >>> > > > (52 chars)
>> >>> > >>> Success!  (confirming results from beginning of this email)
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCashTestLongerPath
>> >>> > >>> > > > \test.gnucash
>> >>> > >>> (66 chars) Success!
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCashTestLongerPathAndEve
>> >>> > >>> nLongerPath\test.gnucash
>> >>> > >>> (83 chars) Success!
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCashTestLongerPathAndEve
>> >>> > >>> nLongerPathAndEvenLongerPath\test.gnucash
>> >>> > >>> (100 chars) Success!
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandDTestEvenLongerPathEvenLonger
>> >>> > >>> PathSuperLongPath\GnuCashTestLongerPathAndEvenLongerPathAnd
>> >>> > >>> EvenLongerPath\test.gnucash
>> >>> > >>> (145 chars) Success!
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > I'm not going to test to failure on this folder 
>> >>> > >>> > > > count, but it sure
>> >>> > >>> looks like something about GnuCash 3.5 limits the path 
>> >>> > >>> based on folder count and path character count.  If I use a 
>> >>> > >>> 5 folder path, max path character count is 46.  If I used a 
>> >>> > >>> 4 folder path, I've tested up to 145 characters.
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > Hope this helps.
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > Kind regards,
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > Greg
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 8:32 AM Greg Feneis 
>> >>> > >>> > > > <mfeneis at gmail.com>
>> >>> > >>> wrote:
>> >>> > >>> > > > Hi John,
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > The path length issue was with 3.5 on Win 7-64.  
>> >>> > >>> > > > Previously used
>> >>> > >>> 2.6.x to save to the same location without trouble.
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > The path that 3.5 failed to write to is:
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash
>> >>> > >>> Files\(VerboseFileNameProbably30chars.gnucash)
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > The last successful saves to this directory was by 
>> >>> > >>> > > > GnuCash 2.6.21,
>> >>> > >>> and was:
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash
>> >>> > >>> Files\AfterImporting2018ThroughQ4.gnucash.20190401075914.lo
>> >>> > >>> g  (4/1/2019
>> >>> > >>> 8:01AM)
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash
>> >>> > >>> Files\AfterImporting2018ThroughQ4.gnucash (4/1/2019 7:59AM)
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > Since I suspected it was a path length issue, I tried 
>> >>> > >>> > > > saving the
>> >>> > >>> file name test.gnucash in the same location, but got the 
>> >>> > >>> same error.  So I went one folder back and tried to save 
>> >>> > >>> again and it failed the same way.  I kept shortening the 
>> >>> > >>> path folder by folder like this until it did save, which was as follows:
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\test.gnucash
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > Next, I copied the original folders so I could make a 
>> >>> > >>> > > > test path
>> >>> > >>> exactly like the path that causes the error, but with no 
>> >>> > >>> ampersand, and I still get the the same problem.
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C and D\GnuCash\GnuCash 
>> >>> > >>> > > > Files\
>> >>> > >>>  fails just like   C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash Files\
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > A screen shot of the error
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3
>> >>> > >>> A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fgd8rlgj1kvv0ysn%2F2019-04-05_1
>> >>> > >>> 8-37-52.png%3Fdl%3D0&data=02%7C01%7C%7C245e8047a0044055
>> >>> > >>> ed5308d6be7f16ca%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0
>> >>> > >>> %7C636905850390917817&sdata=q0RFwU63Pl6f8jojPBnXM5GPwEj
>> >>> > >>> UGs%2BWLRx9j437WTU%3D&reserved=0
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > Next, I copied the original folder so I could make a 
>> >>> > >>> > > > test path
>> >>> > >>> exactly like the path that causes the error, but with no 
>> >>> > >>> spaces in the folder names and no ampersand, and I still 
>> >>> > >>> get the same problem.  However, this time, when gnucash 
>> >>> > >>> tried to display the path in the error message, it got some of it right.
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > A screen shot of that is here:
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3
>> >>> > >>> A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fe3p0agpdlkmzia4%2F2019-04-05_1
>> >>> > >>> 8-52-26.png%3Fdl%3D0&data=02%7C01%7C%7C245e8047a0044055
>> >>> > >>> ed5308d6be7f16ca%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0
>> >>> > >>> %7C636905850390917817&sdata=iR100sPW6yBBGxyjtVfzmTVd8EG
>> >>> > >>> njTZgULHw8eFmjDk%3D&reserved=0
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > Kind regards,
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > Greg
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 10:14 PM John Ralls 
>> >>> > >>> > > > <jralls at ceridwen.us>
>> >>> > >>> wrote:
>> >>> > >>> > > > That's interesting. What is the path that's causing 
>> >>> > >>> > > > trouble with
>> >>> > >>> 3.5, and please remind me what OS you're using.
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > Regards,
>> >>> > >>> > > > John Ralls
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > > On Apr 6, 2019, at 10:04 PM, Greg Feneis 
>> >>> > >>> > > > > <mfeneis at gmail.com>
>> >>> > >>> wrote:
>> >>> > >>> > > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > > There's a problem with 3.5 where it won't save to 
>> >>> > >>> > > > > the usual
>> >>> > >>> location that I
>> >>> > >>> > > > > have saved the file to when I was using 2.6.x  For 
>> >>> > >>> > > > > some reason
>> >>> > >>> 3.5 has a
>> >>> > >>> > > > > problem with path length.  I never had a problem 
>> >>> > >>> > > > > with 2.6.21, I
>> >>> > >>> just
>> >>> > >>> > > > > thought I should keep up to the latest in case I 
>> >>> > >>> > > > > wanted to ask
>> >>> > >>> for help
>> >>> > >>> > > > > with it.  But since it's going to give me trouble, 
>> >>> > >>> > > > > I'll just go
>> >>> > >>> back to
>> >>> > >>> > > > > 2.6.21, so long as it will work with the file that 
>> >>> > >>> > > > > was
>> >>> > >>> previously saved by
>> >>> > >>> > > > > 3.5.
>> >>> > >>> > > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > > Kind regards,
>> >>> > >>> > > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > > Greg Feneis 
>> >>> > >>> > > > > <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?ur
>> >>> > >>> > > > > l=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Felectromecha
>> >>> > >>> > > > > nical&data=02%7C01%7C%7C245e8047a0044055ed5308d
>> >>> > >>> > > > > 6be7f16ca%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C
>> >>> > >>> > > > > 0%7C636905850390917817&sdata=0u4%2Fv9lFFnrTubvH
>> >>> > >>> > > > > BX%2F2e5PYX3igupLSNKY6jzHBmiU%3D&reserved=0>
>> >>> > >>> > > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > > On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 7:09 PM Fross, Michael 
>> >>> > >>> > > > > <michael at fross.org>
>> >>> > >>> wrote:
>> >>> > >>> > > > >
>> >>> > >>> > > > >> If you don't mind my asking, why are you 
>> >>> > >>> > > > >> downgrading?  What
>> >>> > >>> have you found
>> >>> > >>> > > > >> that you prefer in 2.6.21?
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>
>> >>> > >>> > > > >> Michael
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>
>> >>> > >>> > > > >> On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 1:26 PM Greg Feneis 
>> >>> > >>> > > > >> <mfeneis at gmail.com>
>> >>> > >>> wrote:
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>> Hi,
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>>
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>> I've done some work in 3.5 and I'm considering 
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>> downgrading to
>> >>> > >>> 2.6.21.
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>>
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>> Can 2.6.21 work with the xml .gnucash file once 
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>> it was changed
>> >>> > >>> and saved
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>> by
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>> 3.5?
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>>
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>> Kind regards,
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>>
>> >>> > >>> > > > >>> Greg
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