Re: [GNC] Data format compatibility between recent versions

For backwards compatibility, my understanding is you’ll need version 2.6.21 on the Ubuntu box. (but why not just use 3.1 there as well?) Regards, Adrien > On May 14, 2018, at 2:45 PM, John Pastore wrote: > > I reviewed FAQ section 3.3, but it does not cover more recent

Re: [GNC] Data format compatibility between recent versions

Dave, Yes, there are some features in 3.1 that will block using earlier versions of 2.6. You can see the list and the earliest version for each at https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/maint/libgnucash/engine/gnc-features.c#L42

Re: [GNC] Data format compatibility between recent versions

John, I was not clear. I really wanted clarification from the developers. I suspect that you may not be using features that are not compatible between the versions as I know that there are some features that are not backward compatible. David C On Mon, May 14, 2018, 7:59 PM John Pastore

Re: [GNC] Data format compatibility between recent versions

Not sure if you meant you need clarification from ME or ...? Anyway, here's my history: 1) Created original data file using GNC 2.6.12 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2) Months later installed GNC 2.6.19 on Win 7 and copied datafile from #1 with no issues. - this datafile included (1) monthly scheduled

Re: [GNC] Data format compatibility between recent versions

We need clarification on this because I recall seeing that files touched by testing releases in the 2.7 group and 3.0 and 3.1 were changed so they were no longer readable by releases prior to 2.6.21. David C On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 2:45 PM, John Pastore wrote: > I reviewed

[GNC] Data format compatibility between recent versions

I reviewed FAQ section 3.3, but it does not cover more recent versions of Gnucash. I use Gnucash 3.1 on Windows (7) and Gnucash 2.6.12 on Linux (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS), soon to transition to 2.6.19 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Data file portability appears to be fine in both directions, but I just want to