[GNC] GNUCash Ver 5.5 & 5.11 - Parse error wgen opening GNUCASH File

[Maf. King]

did you try the suggestions you were given to the original post?

again, I suggest you try to get rid of the # characters in the file path, and 
any other special characters that may be lurking in the path name

HTH, and please report back to the list!

best,
Maf.


On Thursday, 8 May 2025 08:06:24 BST s.singh.au at gmail.com wrote:
> Hello
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> Any suggestions to avoid the error when upgrading.
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> Hope to hear soon .
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> From: s.singh.au at gmail.com <s.singh.au at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 11:29 AM
> To: 'gnucash-user at gnucash.org' <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: FW: GNUCash Ver 5.5 & 5.11 - Parse error wgen opening GNUCASH File
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> Hi
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> I am currently on ver Ver 5.5 & found that there are newer updates.  I am
> not a frequent user, perhaps few times & around my tax time of 30 June.
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> Installed ver 5.11 & started the App & am getting this Parse error.  I tried
> with Ver5.6, Ver 5.7 etc & same error.  See attached.
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> Can some please guide me how to resolve this issue.
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> Hope to hear soon.
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> Regards
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> Satendra
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> From: s.singh.au at gmail.com <mailto:s.singh.au at gmail.com>
> <s.singh.au at gmail.com <mailto:s.singh.au at gmail.com> >
> Sent: Monday, 21 April 2025 4:34 PM
> To: 'gnucash-devel at gnucash.org' <gnucash-devel at gnucash.org
> <mailto:gnucash-devel at gnucash.org> >
> Subject: GNUCash Ver 5.5 & 5.11
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> Hello
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> I am a very infrequent user of this GNUCASH App.
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> So far, no issues.
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> I had ver 5.5 & noted there is a latest version 5.11.
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> When I installed ver5.11, GNUCASH was not able to open the .GNUCASH file.
> It showed an error as 'cannot parse file. & the file location".
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> I tried with a few other .GNUCASH files to open with ver 5.11, same error.
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> I have rolled back to ver.5.5 & no issues.
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> Is there a reason?
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> Should I install the all the versions after 5.5 etc & then install 5.11.
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> I hope to hear soon.
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> Regards
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> Satendra
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