Thanks for your comments fellas! The problem is resolved. It seems the problem was the file itself. I opened it with notepad++ and it contained only "NUL-NUL-NUL..." on the top line. I created a new file and opened it with notepad++ and that one contained the cryptic characters one might expect from such a file. So, I searched for another file (named "send"; not sure why I named it that 8 yrs ago) with same size and date - that file worked. Not sure why that file was empty; not sure if it was corrupted or I was just opening the wrong file. thanks!!
Paul Wenter 954-554-7034 pwen...@gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+pwenter=gmail....@gnucash.org> On Behalf Of David T. via gnucash-user Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 5:00 AM To: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> Cc: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] No suitable backend was found I'll echo Adrien's comments regarding your use of a backup. On the reported problem, I'll note that your book file appears to be on a cloud drive ("OneDrive") and perhaps your connection to the cloud has been interrupted? You could test this by copying the data file to a known local folder on your hard drive... David T. On Jan 26, 2024, 10:36 AM, at 10:36 AM, Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: >That message is usually indicating you have the file saved in a >database format rather than the default XML, and you don't have the >proper database drivers installed. If you recently tried to save your >file in one of those formats, this could be the cause. If not, then >someone else might have some ideas. (I personally don't regularly use >Windows and even then, not with GnuCash, sorry.) > >Additionally, your error message shows the filename of your book you >are trying to open, and that reflects you are trying to open a backup >of a book called "send". > >How did you start GnuCash? Did you launch the app from an application >shortcut, or did you attempt to double-click the file you wanted to >open? > >If the latter, try just launching GnuCash by itself, as it will always >open the last used file. (assuming that is the file you want) > >You may have also just accidentally double-clicked on the wrong file. >But if that is your book, or you think it is, and it is the one you've >been working in, then you might have a problem in that it is a backup, >not the original file. Double check that its last modified date is >1/24/2016 at 5:09pm. If the modified time is more recent, then you've >been working in that backup file. The numbers in that file name >indicate it was created as a backup on 1/24/2016 at 17:09:05 and the >original file was named 'send'. > >The problem with working in a backup file is that if you *also* were >sometimes working in the original file, the two have now diverged and >do not contain the same transactions. If you've ever notice that it >seemed > >transactions you thought you entered were missing, that would be a sign > >you were working in two different files each time. If that turns out to > >be the case (I hope not!) it can be resolved, but will take some time >and tedious work depending on how much divergence there is between the >two files. > >Regards, >Adrien > >On 1/21/24 9:18 AM, pwen...@gmail.com wrote: >> Received message "No suitable backend was found for {file >> path\filename.gnucash}. Have been using Gnucash and this file for >years. >> Suddenly, I get the no suitable backend message, and I am not able to >open >> the file. Would really appreciate any guidance to restore this file! > Thx! > >_______________________________________________ >gnucash-user mailing list >gnucash-user@gnucash.org >To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >----- >Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.