On 27/10/2018 13:46, Kim Wood wrote:
Here is another suggestion that works for me.
I use the most recent PortableApps build, and simply delete the
\PortableApps\GnuCashPortable\App\gnucash directory, and replace it with my
more recent c:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash directory. Works fine for me,
and has since the PortableApps version of GnuCash was first released some
time ago.
If I understand what you are doing, you're relying on PA to keep your
book and its meta-data together rather than gnc itself. That makes
sense as gnc fucked up when they went the MS way. However I think you
should test your backup and restore procedures as things might not be
where you (or JTH) expect them to be since gnc 3.x
This should allow you to use the nightly build maint versions too
if you want to stay on the bleeding edge. I understand that any significant
change in GnuCash could break this hack - so I only use the latest
PortableApps 3.2.0 version of GnuCash Portable.
That only got fixed because I made a noise in these forums and elsewhere
and is one behind.
Note: This is a hack for you Windows users only. Further, I then run the
PortableApps Installer generator tool to create a fresh new installer for a
future installation should I need it. I also prefer a different GnuCash
splash screen and PortableApp icons for my portable version. All very
easily done and all works fine. This might be a better solution for you, as
the PortableApps folks appear to have done a pretty good job with their
portabilization.
The PA people are very good at what they do and understand the weirdness
of where MS want things to be much better than the gnc leaders [1], the
problem is JTH needs to be kept on his toes about changes to apps and
wasn't expecting the dir structory change.
[1] they develop an app, I understand Win users are a nuisance
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Wm
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