Re: [GNC] piecharts/linecharts turned blank in reports after upgrade

[Dong Lin via gnucash-user]

vm-ubuntu-1:~/src/build-gnucash$ mv lib lib-local-build
vm-ubuntu-1:~/src/build-gnucash$ ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gnucash lib

this only switches the libgnc-*.so libs only.  all other libs continue to
point to /usr/lib.

vm-ubuntu-1:~/src/build-gnucash$ ./bin/gnucash
./bin/gnucash: symbol lookup error: ./bin/gnucash: undefined symbol:
gnc_run_report_with_error_handling


> Switched how? What libwebkit2gtk.so and libjavascriptcoregtk.so was
> libgnc-html.so linked to if not the ones in /usr/lib?
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
>> On Jul 20, 2021, at 7:55 PM, Dong Lin  wrote:
>>
>>
>> On a freshly installed Ubuntu 21.04 VM with apt installed GNC 4.4. the
>> apt
>> installed GNC runs fine with charts visible.
>>
>> But locally built GNC (tip of the latest maint branch) has the same
>> issue.
>> I tried switching the libs in build_dir to point to
>> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gnucash,  but the local gnucash encountered an
>> undefined symbol gnc_run_report_with_error_handling and couldn't start.
>>
>> apt removed the system gnucash, purged ~/.cache. reran the local gnc,
>> same
>> problem, blank charts.
>> only the table is visible.
>>
>> the build environment was prepared with apt-get build-dep gnucash as
>> instructed.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Thank you John.  I can confirm that 4.x works with Ubuntu 21.04.
>>>
>>> As for release 3.11, the problem exists with the unstable version of
>>> 3.11
>>> (4064c58cd) only. The stable 3.11 (0fe8ba79e) release works just fine.
>>>
>>> | * | | 0fe9ba79e21d0545f4c1f9eb373a9450803a83c4 Release GnuCash 3.11
>>> * | | | | | | 4064c58cd03b7f7fb613d593c93569048adb Release GnuCash
>>> 3.11
>>>
>>> I guess issue lies in it's one of the 163 shared libs that GNC uses
>>> that
>>> came with Ubuntu 20.04.
>>>
>>>
 Dong Lin,

 You've already demonstrated that the problem doesn't happen on 3.11 so
 there's no point going backwards in 3.x.
 According to https://repology.org/project/gnucash/versions Ubuntu
 21.04
 provides GnuCash 4.5. I suggest that you clean up your system and
 install
 GnuCash 4.4 from apt. If it has trouble displaying charts then raise a
 bug
 on Ubuntu and let their packager figure out what's going on.

 Regards,
 John Ralls

> On Jul 18, 2021, at 6:24 PM, Dong Lin  wrote:
>
>
> Thanks for the instructions John. I tried it on a Ubuntu 20.04 system
> with
> no GNC installed.  The problem still exists in 4.x.  It seems the 3.x
> stable branch works.  The issue happens in the unstable branch only.
>
> I also tried running 4.x on a Mac, I can see the plot. Not sure if
> the
> issue is Linux only or Ubuntu only.
>
> unstable 2455071 bad
> stable   3.6-d42695e75  good
> unstable 3.5-b7479e8fb  bad
>
> I cannot build 3.4 or anything older.  The fix for
> G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE does not apply cleanly on older commits.
> Compile still fails after resolving all conflicts.
>
> So it seems a very old bug that hasn't been fixed in the unstable
> branch.
> I believe running 4.x or any 3.x unstable build on standard issue
> Ubuntu
> 20.04 should easily reproduce.
>
>
>> It turns out that bisecting between 63232f and 8024f4 flat won't
>> work,
>> they're on different branches. 63232f is on the 3.x branch which is
>> why
>> it
>> works. 2c637a is from 2019 where the master branch splits off from
>> the
>> maint branch (we had a pull request merge mishap at aa53c23 that
>> temporarily collapsed them together, but there hadn't been any
>> development
>> on master at that point anyway). 2c637a is actually the first commit
>> where
>> the two branches start to diverge.
>>
>> Since the failing 8024f4 is on master I looked at the changes
>> leading
>> up
>> to that in a graphical history viewer. One particular change stands
>> out,
>> 2455071 where we start the conversion from jqplot to chartjs. That
>> would
>> be a good place to test.
>>
>> HOWEVER
>> The problem may well be that there are remnants of the
>> Ubuntu-provided
>> GnuCash 3.8 that are interfering with the 4.x chartjs-based chart
>> rendering, so before you do any more bisecting I suggest that you
>> completely remove all GnuCash shared libraries, loadable modules,
>> and
>> Scheme caches from your system, then reinstall GnuCash 4.6 with apt.
>> The
>> shared libraries will be /usr/lib/libgnc* and you can get rid of the
>> shared modules and system cached guile by `sudo rm -rf
>> /usr/lib/gnucash/`.
>> Remove ~/.cache/guile/ccache as well if it exists. That may fix the
>> problem with no more troubleshooting required. If it doesn't `sudo
>> apt-get
>> remove gnucash` to have a clean system before doing any test builds.
>> Guile
>> is exceptionally stupid about what it loads and trying to 

Re: [GNC] piecharts/linecharts turned blank in reports after upgrade

[John Ralls]

Switched how? What libwebkit2gtk.so and libjavascriptcoregtk.so was 
libgnc-html.so linked to if not the ones in /usr/lib?

Regards,
John Ralls

> On Jul 20, 2021, at 7:55 PM, Dong Lin  wrote:
> 
> 
> On a freshly installed Ubuntu 21.04 VM with apt installed GNC 4.4. the apt
> installed GNC runs fine with charts visible.
> 
> But locally built GNC (tip of the latest maint branch) has the same issue.
> I tried switching the libs in build_dir to point to 
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gnucash,  but the local gnucash encountered an
> undefined symbol gnc_run_report_with_error_handling and couldn't start.
> 
> apt removed the system gnucash, purged ~/.cache. reran the local gnc, same
> problem, blank charts.
> only the table is visible.
> 
> the build environment was prepared with apt-get build-dep gnucash as
> instructed.
> 
> 
>> 
>> Thank you John.  I can confirm that 4.x works with Ubuntu 21.04.
>> 
>> As for release 3.11, the problem exists with the unstable version of 3.11
>> (4064c58cd) only. The stable 3.11 (0fe8ba79e) release works just fine.
>> 
>> | * | | 0fe9ba79e21d0545f4c1f9eb373a9450803a83c4 Release GnuCash 3.11
>> * | | | | | | 4064c58cd03b7f7fb613d593c93569048adb Release GnuCash
>> 3.11
>> 
>> I guess issue lies in it's one of the 163 shared libs that GNC uses that
>> came with Ubuntu 20.04.
>> 
>> 
>>> Dong Lin,
>>> 
>>> You've already demonstrated that the problem doesn't happen on 3.11 so
>>> there's no point going backwards in 3.x.
>>> According to https://repology.org/project/gnucash/versions Ubuntu 21.04
>>> provides GnuCash 4.5. I suggest that you clean up your system and
>>> install
>>> GnuCash 4.4 from apt. If it has trouble displaying charts then raise a
>>> bug
>>> on Ubuntu and let their packager figure out what's going on.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> John Ralls
>>> 
 On Jul 18, 2021, at 6:24 PM, Dong Lin  wrote:
 
 
 Thanks for the instructions John. I tried it on a Ubuntu 20.04 system
 with
 no GNC installed.  The problem still exists in 4.x.  It seems the 3.x
 stable branch works.  The issue happens in the unstable branch only.
 
 I also tried running 4.x on a Mac, I can see the plot. Not sure if the
 issue is Linux only or Ubuntu only.
 
 unstable 2455071 bad
 stable   3.6-d42695e75  good
 unstable 3.5-b7479e8fb  bad
 
 I cannot build 3.4 or anything older.  The fix for
 G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE does not apply cleanly on older commits.
 Compile still fails after resolving all conflicts.
 
 So it seems a very old bug that hasn't been fixed in the unstable
 branch.
 I believe running 4.x or any 3.x unstable build on standard issue
 Ubuntu
 20.04 should easily reproduce.
 
 
> It turns out that bisecting between 63232f and 8024f4 flat won't work,
> they're on different branches. 63232f is on the 3.x branch which is
> why
> it
> works. 2c637a is from 2019 where the master branch splits off from the
> maint branch (we had a pull request merge mishap at aa53c23 that
> temporarily collapsed them together, but there hadn't been any
> development
> on master at that point anyway). 2c637a is actually the first commit
> where
> the two branches start to diverge.
> 
> Since the failing 8024f4 is on master I looked at the changes leading
> up
> to that in a graphical history viewer. One particular change stands
> out,
> 2455071 where we start the conversion from jqplot to chartjs. That
> would
> be a good place to test.
> 
> HOWEVER
> The problem may well be that there are remnants of the Ubuntu-provided
> GnuCash 3.8 that are interfering with the 4.x chartjs-based chart
> rendering, so before you do any more bisecting I suggest that you
> completely remove all GnuCash shared libraries, loadable modules, and
> Scheme caches from your system, then reinstall GnuCash 4.6 with apt.
> The
> shared libraries will be /usr/lib/libgnc* and you can get rid of the
> shared modules and system cached guile by `sudo rm -rf
> /usr/lib/gnucash/`.
> Remove ~/.cache/guile/ccache as well if it exists. That may fix the
> problem with no more troubleshooting required. If it doesn't `sudo
> apt-get
> remove gnucash` to have a clean system before doing any test builds.
> Guile
> is exceptionally stupid about what it loads and trying to build
> GnuCash
> when there's a package-manager version installed seldom comes out
> well.
> 
> If more bisecting is in order, try 2455071. If it works, try 598c37;
> that's the end of the chartjs upgrades. If that works then check
> 8024f4
> again to make sure that that still fails, then `git bisect
> --first-parent
> start 8024f4 598c37` to find the problem commit (which may well be a
> merge).
> 
> Regards,
> John Ralls
> 
> 
>> On Jul 17, 2021, at 8:01 PM, 

Re: [GNC] piecharts/linecharts turned blank in reports after upgrade

[Dong Lin via gnucash-user]

On a freshly installed Ubuntu 21.04 VM with apt installed GNC 4.4. the apt
installed GNC runs fine with charts visible.

But locally built GNC (tip of the latest maint branch) has the same issue.
I tried switching the libs in build_dir to point to 
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gnucash,  but the local gnucash encountered an
undefined symbol gnc_run_report_with_error_handling and couldn't start.

apt removed the system gnucash, purged ~/.cache. reran the local gnc, same
problem, blank charts.
only the table is visible.

the build environment was prepared with apt-get build-dep gnucash as
instructed.


>
> Thank you John.  I can confirm that 4.x works with Ubuntu 21.04.
>
> As for release 3.11, the problem exists with the unstable version of 3.11
> (4064c58cd) only. The stable 3.11 (0fe8ba79e) release works just fine.
>
> | * | | 0fe9ba79e21d0545f4c1f9eb373a9450803a83c4 Release GnuCash 3.11
> * | | | | | | 4064c58cd03b7f7fb613d593c93569048adb Release GnuCash
> 3.11
>
> I guess issue lies in it's one of the 163 shared libs that GNC uses that
> came with Ubuntu 20.04.
>
>
>> Dong Lin,
>>
>> You've already demonstrated that the problem doesn't happen on 3.11 so
>> there's no point going backwards in 3.x.
>> According to https://repology.org/project/gnucash/versions Ubuntu 21.04
>> provides GnuCash 4.5. I suggest that you clean up your system and
>> install
>> GnuCash 4.4 from apt. If it has trouble displaying charts then raise a
>> bug
>> on Ubuntu and let their packager figure out what's going on.
>>
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
>>
>>> On Jul 18, 2021, at 6:24 PM, Dong Lin  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for the instructions John. I tried it on a Ubuntu 20.04 system
>>> with
>>> no GNC installed.  The problem still exists in 4.x.  It seems the 3.x
>>> stable branch works.  The issue happens in the unstable branch only.
>>>
>>> I also tried running 4.x on a Mac, I can see the plot. Not sure if the
>>> issue is Linux only or Ubuntu only.
>>>
>>> unstable 2455071 bad
>>> stable   3.6-d42695e75  good
>>> unstable 3.5-b7479e8fb  bad
>>>
>>> I cannot build 3.4 or anything older.  The fix for
>>> G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE does not apply cleanly on older commits.
>>> Compile still fails after resolving all conflicts.
>>>
>>> So it seems a very old bug that hasn't been fixed in the unstable
>>> branch.
>>> I believe running 4.x or any 3.x unstable build on standard issue
>>> Ubuntu
>>> 20.04 should easily reproduce.
>>>
>>>
 It turns out that bisecting between 63232f and 8024f4 flat won't work,
 they're on different branches. 63232f is on the 3.x branch which is
 why
 it
 works. 2c637a is from 2019 where the master branch splits off from the
 maint branch (we had a pull request merge mishap at aa53c23 that
 temporarily collapsed them together, but there hadn't been any
 development
 on master at that point anyway). 2c637a is actually the first commit
 where
 the two branches start to diverge.

 Since the failing 8024f4 is on master I looked at the changes leading
 up
 to that in a graphical history viewer. One particular change stands
 out,
 2455071 where we start the conversion from jqplot to chartjs. That
 would
 be a good place to test.

 HOWEVER
 The problem may well be that there are remnants of the Ubuntu-provided
 GnuCash 3.8 that are interfering with the 4.x chartjs-based chart
 rendering, so before you do any more bisecting I suggest that you
 completely remove all GnuCash shared libraries, loadable modules, and
 Scheme caches from your system, then reinstall GnuCash 4.6 with apt.
 The
 shared libraries will be /usr/lib/libgnc* and you can get rid of the
 shared modules and system cached guile by `sudo rm -rf
 /usr/lib/gnucash/`.
 Remove ~/.cache/guile/ccache as well if it exists. That may fix the
 problem with no more troubleshooting required. If it doesn't `sudo
 apt-get
 remove gnucash` to have a clean system before doing any test builds.
 Guile
 is exceptionally stupid about what it loads and trying to build
 GnuCash
 when there's a package-manager version installed seldom comes out
 well.

 If more bisecting is in order, try 2455071. If it works, try 598c37;
 that's the end of the chartjs upgrades. If that works then check
 8024f4
 again to make sure that that still fails, then `git bisect
 --first-parent
 start 8024f4 598c37` to find the problem commit (which may well be a
 merge).

 Regards,
 John Ralls


> On Jul 17, 2021, at 8:01 PM, Dong Lin  wrote:
>
>
> I see two 3.11 release commits in maint.
>
> 3.11-4064c58cd bad
> 3.11-0fe9ba79e good
>
> bisecting in this range pointed to 2c637a971.
>
> bisecting in 63232f388..8024f44bc also singled out 2c637a971.
>
> But it cannot be as it's just a version update.  Reverting it did not
> produce 

Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[John Ralls]

I don't have One Drive so I'm guessing, but macOS10.15 introduced some security 
restrictions on access to certain folders which macOS 11 tightened up even 
more. You might need to give GnuCash some extra privileges. Open System 
Preferences, go to the Security and Privacy pane, select the privacy tab, and 
scroll down the left list to Files and Folders. With that selected find 
Gnucash.app in the right list and see what folders are listed under it. If 
OneDrive appears there and isn't checked, click the padlock in the lower left 
corner, authenticate, and then check the box for the OneDrive folder. Start 
GnuCash and see if you can find your file.

If that doesn't work or if there is no line for OneDrive, go to the Full Disk 
Access item, one up in the left list. Find Gnucash.app in the right list and 
check its box (you'll have to click the padlock and authenticate if you haven't 
already). Start GnuCash and try to open the file. 

Regards,
John Ralls


> On Jul 20, 2021, at 11:53 AM, Derek Atkins  wrote:
> 
> Sounds like a permission problem.
> Not sure how to fix it, I'm afraid.
> -d
> 
> On Tue, July 20, 2021 2:33 pm, cbp...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi Derek, Gyle - thanks for the responses.
>> 
>> I'd like to add one other error message - perhaps it will be helpful. When
>> I try to go the File -> Open route, I get a slightly different error
>> message (though it still doesn't work). The error message I get here is
>> below.
>> 
>> ---
>> Could not read the contents of 
>> Error opening directory '/Users//OneDrive/':
>> Operation not permitted
>> ---
>> 
>> Not sure if that means anything to anyone - but I figured I'd add it
>> anyway in case it helps!
>> 
>> Cameron
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Derek Atkins 
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:14 AM
>> To: Gyle McCollam 
>> Cc: Cameron Podd ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
>> files with OneDrive
>> 
>> Gyle,
>> 
>> Cameron is on a Mac, not a Windows box, so OneDrive may behave differently
>> there.  Right now it sounds like GnuCash cannot see the OneDrive
>> directory.
>> 
>> I am hoping JRalls can pipe up and provide some insights, as he is our
>> resident Mac expert.
>> 
>> -derek
>> 
>> On Tue, July 20, 2021 2:07 pm, Gyle McCollam wrote:
>>> I use one drive as well, but I have no problem with GNU Cash finding
>>> the info.  However, I have another directory between Documents and
>>> GnuCashData.gnucash (although mine is named differently).
>>> When you click on file/open you can navigate to the file on one drive
>>> and it should work fine from that point.  I had an old program called
>>> Money Counts for Windows (MCW) and when I changed the name of that
>>> subdirectory to GNUCash recently, I had a problem with GNC finding my
>>> info, but using file/open and navigating to the new directory and then
>>> ?.gnucash worked for me.  Hopefully, this helps.
>>> 
>>> Thank You,
>>> Gyle McCollam
>>> 
>>> Gyle McCollam
>>> 
>>> 609.680.2326 Mobile
>>> 
>>> gmccol...@live.com   email
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: gnucash-user 
>>> on behalf of Cameron Podd 
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:33 AM
>>> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
>>> Subject: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
>>> files with OneDrive
>>> 
>>> I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution
>>> to - this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
>>> However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file.
>>> See the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to
>>> correct it?
>>> 
>>> Can't parse the URL
>>> /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>>> 
>>> Thanks - Cameron
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
>   Derek 

Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Derek Atkins]

Sounds like a permission problem.
Not sure how to fix it, I'm afraid.
-d

On Tue, July 20, 2021 2:33 pm, cbp...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi Derek, Gyle - thanks for the responses.
>
> I'd like to add one other error message - perhaps it will be helpful. When
> I try to go the File -> Open route, I get a slightly different error
> message (though it still doesn't work). The error message I get here is
> below.
>
> ---
> Could not read the contents of 
> Error opening directory '/Users//OneDrive/':
> Operation not permitted
> ---
>
> Not sure if that means anything to anyone - but I figured I'd add it
> anyway in case it helps!
>
> Cameron
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Derek Atkins 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:14 AM
> To: Gyle McCollam 
> Cc: Cameron Podd ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
> files with OneDrive
>
> Gyle,
>
> Cameron is on a Mac, not a Windows box, so OneDrive may behave differently
> there.  Right now it sounds like GnuCash cannot see the OneDrive
> directory.
>
> I am hoping JRalls can pipe up and provide some insights, as he is our
> resident Mac expert.
>
> -derek
>
> On Tue, July 20, 2021 2:07 pm, Gyle McCollam wrote:
>> I use one drive as well, but I have no problem with GNU Cash finding
>> the info.  However, I have another directory between Documents and
>> GnuCashData.gnucash (although mine is named differently).
>> When you click on file/open you can navigate to the file on one drive
>> and it should work fine from that point.  I had an old program called
>> Money Counts for Windows (MCW) and when I changed the name of that
>> subdirectory to GNUCash recently, I had a problem with GNC finding my
>> info, but using file/open and navigating to the new directory and then
>> ?.gnucash worked for me.  Hopefully, this helps.
>>
>> Thank You,
>> Gyle McCollam
>>
>> Gyle McCollam
>>
>> 609.680.2326 Mobile
>>
>> gmccol...@live.com   email
>>
>> 
>> From: gnucash-user 
>> on behalf of Cameron Podd 
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:33 AM
>> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
>> Subject: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
>> files with OneDrive
>>
>> I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution
>> to - this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
>> However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file.
>> See the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to
>> correct it?
>>
>> Can't parse the URL
>> /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>>
>> Thanks - Cameron
>>
>> ___
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>
> --
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>
>
>


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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[cbpodd]

Hi Derek, Gyle - thanks for the responses. 

I'd like to add one other error message - perhaps it will be helpful. When I 
try to go the File -> Open route, I get a slightly different error message 
(though it still doesn't work). The error message I get here is below.

---
Could not read the contents of 
Error opening directory '/Users//OneDrive/': Operation 
not permitted
---

Not sure if that means anything to anyone - but I figured I'd add it anyway in 
case it helps!

Cameron

-Original Message-
From: Derek Atkins  
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:14 AM
To: Gyle McCollam 
Cc: Cameron Podd ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files 
with OneDrive

Gyle,

Cameron is on a Mac, not a Windows box, so OneDrive may behave differently 
there.  Right now it sounds like GnuCash cannot see the OneDrive directory.

I am hoping JRalls can pipe up and provide some insights, as he is our resident 
Mac expert.

-derek

On Tue, July 20, 2021 2:07 pm, Gyle McCollam wrote:
> I use one drive as well, but I have no problem with GNU Cash finding 
> the info.  However, I have another directory between Documents and 
> GnuCashData.gnucash (although mine is named differently).
> When you click on file/open you can navigate to the file on one drive 
> and it should work fine from that point.  I had an old program called 
> Money Counts for Windows (MCW) and when I changed the name of that 
> subdirectory to GNUCash recently, I had a problem with GNC finding my 
> info, but using file/open and navigating to the new directory and then 
> ?.gnucash worked for me.  Hopefully, this helps.
>
> Thank You,
> Gyle McCollam
>
> Gyle McCollam
>
> 609.680.2326 Mobile
>
> gmccol...@live.com   email
>
> 
> From: gnucash-user  
> on behalf of Cameron Podd 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:33 AM
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
> Subject: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open 
> files with OneDrive
>
> I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution 
> to - this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
> However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file. 
> See the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to 
> correct it?
>
> Can't parse the URL
> /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>
> Thanks - Cameron
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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Derek Atkins]

Gyle,

Cameron is on a Mac, not a Windows box, so OneDrive may behave differently
there.  Right now it sounds like GnuCash cannot see the OneDrive
directory.

I am hoping JRalls can pipe up and provide some insights, as he is our
resident Mac expert.

-derek

On Tue, July 20, 2021 2:07 pm, Gyle McCollam wrote:
> I use one drive as well, but I have no problem with GNU Cash finding the
> info.  However, I have another directory between Documents and
> GnuCashData.gnucash (although mine is named differently).
> When you click on file/open you can navigate to the file on one drive and
> it should work fine from that point.  I had an old program called Money
> Counts for Windows (MCW) and when I changed the name of that subdirectory
> to GNUCash recently, I had a problem with GNC finding my info, but using
> file/open and navigating to the new directory and then ?.gnucash
> worked for me.  Hopefully, this helps.
>
> Thank You,
> Gyle McCollam
>
> Gyle McCollam
>
> 609.680.2326 Mobile
>
> gmccol...@live.com   email
>
> 
> From: gnucash-user  on
> behalf of Cameron Podd 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:33 AM
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
> Subject: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files
> with OneDrive
>
> I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution to -
> this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
> However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file. See
> the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to correct
> it?
>
> Can't parse the URL
> /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>
> Thanks - Cameron
>
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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Gyle McCollam]

I use one drive as well, but I have no problem with GNU Cash finding the info.  
However, I have another directory between Documents and GnuCashData.gnucash 
(although mine is named differently).
When you click on file/open you can navigate to the file on one drive and it 
should work fine from that point.  I had an old program called Money Counts for 
Windows (MCW) and when I changed the name of that subdirectory to GNUCash 
recently, I had a problem with GNC finding my info, but using file/open and 
navigating to the new directory and then ?.gnucash worked for me.  
Hopefully, this helps.

Thank You,
Gyle McCollam

Gyle McCollam

609.680.2326 Mobile

gmccol...@live.com   email


From: gnucash-user  on 
behalf of Cameron Podd 
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:33 AM
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
Subject: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with 
OneDrive

I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution to - this 
bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive. However, with 
the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file. See the error below. 
Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to correct it?

Can't parse the URL /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash

Thanks - Cameron

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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[cbpodd]

Hi Derek,

Yeah - that's kind of where I am as well. It's there and not corrupted. As soon 
as I move the file out of OneDrive (to my Downloads folder or something like 
that) it works fine, but when I move it back in, it fails again. 

Yes - in both cases - starting GNUCash or selecting and opening it - it doesn't 
work. In the case of starting GNUCash and File -> Open, I can't even browse my 
parent OneDrive directory - or get to the subdirectory where my file is. 

That's why I suspect there is something about the most recent OneDrive update 
GNUCash isn't handling well/correctly. 

Cameron Podd
cbp...@gmail.com | +1 (303) 653-3718

-Original Message-
From: Derek Atkins  
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 9:47 AM
To: Cameron Podd 
Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files 
with OneDrive

HI,

Well, this shows the file is there and is not corrupted, so I am at a loss as 
to why GnuCash says it cannot parse it.

If you start GnuCash and then File -> Open, can you browse to the file?
If you select it and click open -- same error?

-derek


On Tue, July 20, 2021 12:36 pm, Cameron Podd wrote:
> Hi Derek,
>
>
>   1.  head
> 
>   xmlns:gnc="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/gnc;
>  xmlns:act="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/act;
>  xmlns:book="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/book;
>  xmlns:cd="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/cd;
>  xmlns:cmdty="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/cmdty;
>  xmlns:price="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/price;
>  xmlns:slot="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/slot;
>  xmlns:split=http://www.gnucash.org/XML/split
>
>
>   1.  tail
>   2
>   -159644/100
> 
>   
> 
>   
> 
> 
> 
>
> Thanks – Cameron
>
> From: Derek Atkins 
> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 9:25 AM
> To: Cameron Podd 
> Cc: Derek Atkins , gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
> 
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open 
> files with OneDrive What about:
>
> gunzip < /Users//CameronPoddMoney.gnucash | head
>
> And also:
>
> gunzip < /Users//CameronPoddMoney.gnucash | tail
>
> If it can see if there, I don't see why GnuCash can't see it.  Unless 
> the data is corrupted.  The head and tail will help discover that.
>
> -derek
>
> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:54 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
>> Hi Derek,
>>
>> From gzip, I get “gzip compressed data, original size modulo 2^32 
>> 1969815”/
>>
>> From zcat, I get “zcat: can't stat: CameronPoddMoney.gnucash
>> (CameronPoddMoney.gnucash.Z): No such file or directory”.
>>
>> Thanks - Cameron
>>
>> From: Derek Atkins 
>> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:52 AM
>> To: Cameron Podd 
>> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot 
>> see/open files with OneDrive Hi,
>>
>> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:43 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
>>> Hi Derek – thanks for your response.
>>>
>>>
>>>   1.  I am using MacOS Big Sur 11.4
>>>   2.  Yes, my OneDrive is mounted. I can access that spot from my 
>>> filesystem & terminal and see/copy/move the data file there.
>>
>> Okay, if you open the terminal, what do you get from:
>>
>>   file /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>>
>> Assuming it says gzipped data, what do you get from:
>>
>>   zcat /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash | 
>> head
>>
>> -derek
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks – Cameron
>>>
>>> From: Derek Atkins 
>>> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:40 AM
>>> To: Cameron Podd 
>>> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
>>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot 
>>> see/open files with OneDrive Hi,
>>>
>>> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:33 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
 I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible 
 solution to
 -
 this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
 However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file.
 See
 the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to 
 correct it?

 Can't parse the URL
 /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>>>
>>> What OS/Distro are you using?
>>> Is OneDrive actually *mounted*?
>>> Can you browse to /Users//OneDrive/Documents from a 
>>> Terminal/Command-line and see your data file there?
>>>
 Thanks - Cameron
>>>
 Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
 You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>>>
>>> -derek
>>>
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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Derek Atkins]

HI,

Well, this shows the file is there and is not corrupted, so I am at a loss
as to why GnuCash says it cannot parse it.

If you start GnuCash and then File -> Open, can you browse to the file?
If you select it and click open -- same error?

-derek


On Tue, July 20, 2021 12:36 pm, Cameron Podd wrote:
> Hi Derek,
>
>
>   1.  head
> 
>   xmlns:gnc="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/gnc;
>  xmlns:act="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/act;
>  xmlns:book="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/book;
>  xmlns:cd="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/cd;
>  xmlns:cmdty="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/cmdty;
>  xmlns:price="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/price;
>  xmlns:slot="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/slot;
>  xmlns:split=http://www.gnucash.org/XML/split
>
>
>   1.  tail
>   2
>   -159644/100
> 
>   
> 
>   
> 
> 
> 
>
> Thanks – Cameron
>
> From: Derek Atkins 
> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 9:25 AM
> To: Cameron Podd 
> Cc: Derek Atkins , gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> 
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
> files with OneDrive
> What about:
>
> gunzip < /Users//CameronPoddMoney.gnucash | head
>
> And also:
>
> gunzip < /Users//CameronPoddMoney.gnucash | tail
>
> If it can see if there, I don't see why GnuCash can't see it.  Unless the
> data is corrupted.  The head and tail will help discover that.
>
> -derek
>
> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:54 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
>> Hi Derek,
>>
>> From gzip, I get “gzip compressed data, original size modulo 2^32
>> 1969815”/
>>
>> From zcat, I get “zcat: can't stat: CameronPoddMoney.gnucash
>> (CameronPoddMoney.gnucash.Z): No such file or directory”.
>>
>> Thanks - Cameron
>>
>> From: Derek Atkins 
>> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:52 AM
>> To: Cameron Podd 
>> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
>> files with OneDrive
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:43 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
>>> Hi Derek – thanks for your response.
>>>
>>>
>>>   1.  I am using MacOS Big Sur 11.4
>>>   2.  Yes, my OneDrive is mounted. I can access that spot from my
>>> filesystem & terminal and see/copy/move the data file there.
>>
>> Okay, if you open the terminal, what do you get from:
>>
>>   file /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>>
>> Assuming it says gzipped data, what do you get from:
>>
>>   zcat /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash | head
>>
>> -derek
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks – Cameron
>>>
>>> From: Derek Atkins 
>>> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:40 AM
>>> To: Cameron Podd 
>>> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
>>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
>>> files with OneDrive
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:33 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
 I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution
 to
 -
 this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
 However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file.
 See
 the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to
 correct
 it?

 Can't parse the URL
 /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>>>
>>> What OS/Distro are you using?
>>> Is OneDrive actually *mounted*?
>>> Can you browse to /Users//OneDrive/Documents from a
>>> Terminal/Command-line and see your data file there?
>>>
 Thanks - Cameron
>>>
 Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
 You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>>>
>>> -derek
>>>
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Re: [GNC] My screenshot FYI. - Re: Big problem GC 4.6 wiping history list? Mac OS Big Sur

[John Ralls]

Anita,

Thanks for the followup, but please remember to copy the list on all replies.

Regards,
John Ralls


> On Jul 20, 2021, at 8:54 AM, Anita Graves  wrote:
> 
> Dear John and others who helped me, I wish to inform you that I was able to 
> solve my problem by simply carefully following the file path and discovered 
> that I had re-named a folder and that caused my problem.  It had nothing to 
> do with trying to update GC.
> 
> Thanks so much for your help and your kind attention!
> 
> Anita
> 
>> On 2 Jul 2021, at 8:04 PM, John Ralls  wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, that's the dialog I expected. It's offering to remove the entry in the 
>> File menu, not to delete the actual file. After all, it can't find the 
>> actual file so how could it delete it?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 2, 2021, at 9:30 AM, Anita Graves  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On 1 Jul 2021, at 7:36 PM, John Ralls  wrote:
 
 
 
> On Jun 28, 2021, at 11:52 PM, Anita Graves  
> wrote:
> 
> Please see the attached screenshot:
> 
> I don’t know what to do but I refuse to delete the file I need to work 
> with, or any of the other files in the history list.  This all happened 
> to me when I installed GC 4.6.  Before I was using 4.1.  Now, when I try 
> to import a log file it gives the same screen.   Then GC crashes!
> 
> I am afraid to wipe all my history and all my work!
> 
> Thanks for your help and suggestions.
 
 Your screenshot didn't make it onto the list, but if GnuCash is asking if 
 you want to delete a file from the history list that means that it can't 
 find the file. You'll want to investigate why that is, but rest assured 
 that GnuCash isn't offering to delete the file, just to remove it from the 
 history list. 
 
 For the crash, please open a bug and attach the crash report from Console. 
 You can find instructions for finding the crash report at 
 https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Stack_Trace#MacOSX. Write out what you did 
 leading up to the crash in the bug description.
 
 Regards,
 John Ralls
 
>>> 
>> 
> 

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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Cameron Podd]

Hi Derek,


  1.  head

http://www.gnucash.org/XML/gnc;
 xmlns:act="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/act;
 xmlns:book="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/book;
 xmlns:cd="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/cd;
 xmlns:cmdty="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/cmdty;
 xmlns:price="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/price;
 xmlns:slot="http://www.gnucash.org/XML/slot;
 xmlns:split=http://www.gnucash.org/XML/split


  1.  tail
  2
  -159644/100

  

  




Thanks – Cameron

From: Derek Atkins 
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 9:25 AM
To: Cameron Podd 
Cc: Derek Atkins , gnucash-user@gnucash.org 

Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files 
with OneDrive
What about:

gunzip < /Users//CameronPoddMoney.gnucash | head

And also:

gunzip < /Users//CameronPoddMoney.gnucash | tail

If it can see if there, I don't see why GnuCash can't see it.  Unless the
data is corrupted.  The head and tail will help discover that.

-derek

On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:54 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
> Hi Derek,
>
> From gzip, I get “gzip compressed data, original size modulo 2^32
> 1969815”/
>
> From zcat, I get “zcat: can't stat: CameronPoddMoney.gnucash
> (CameronPoddMoney.gnucash.Z): No such file or directory”.
>
> Thanks - Cameron
>
> From: Derek Atkins 
> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:52 AM
> To: Cameron Podd 
> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
> files with OneDrive
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:43 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
>> Hi Derek – thanks for your response.
>>
>>
>>   1.  I am using MacOS Big Sur 11.4
>>   2.  Yes, my OneDrive is mounted. I can access that spot from my
>> filesystem & terminal and see/copy/move the data file there.
>
> Okay, if you open the terminal, what do you get from:
>
>   file /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>
> Assuming it says gzipped data, what do you get from:
>
>   zcat /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash | head
>
> -derek
>
>>
>> Thanks – Cameron
>>
>> From: Derek Atkins 
>> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:40 AM
>> To: Cameron Podd 
>> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
>> files with OneDrive
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:33 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
>>> I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution
>>> to
>>> -
>>> this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
>>> However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file.
>>> See
>>> the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to
>>> correct
>>> it?
>>>
>>> Can't parse the URL
>>> /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>>
>> What OS/Distro are you using?
>> Is OneDrive actually *mounted*?
>> Can you browse to /Users//OneDrive/Documents from a
>> Terminal/Command-line and see your data file there?
>>
>>> Thanks - Cameron
>>
>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>>
>> -derek
>>
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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Dean Gibson]

On 2021-07-20 08:40, Derek Atkins wrote:

Hi,

On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:33 am, Cameron Podd wrote:

Can't parse the URL
/Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
What OS/Distro are you using?
Is OneDrive actually *mounted*?
Can you browse to /Users//OneDrive/Documents from a
Terminal/Command-line and see your data file there?


I've had my GnuCash files in OneDrive for years without a problem.

However, there is one issue that *all users who put their files in the 
Documents folder* need to acquaint themselves with:


Ever since Windows XP (& I think before), Windows has had "Special 
Folders" ( see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_folder ) that 
appear to be in the user's "home" directory, can be moved elsewhere & 
still appear to be in the home directory.  There are currently twelve 
such folders, & one of them is "Documents". This is why most users see 
two copies of each of these folders in File Explorer.  One is the real 
folder, & one is a Special Folder that points to the real folder.  
Special Folders are visible in File Explorer, but not in a command window.


"Special Folders" is a really *STUPID* name, & I personally refer to 
them as Shell Folders (because they only appear in the File Explorer. 
which technically a "shell" in computer terminology).  However, for the 
purpose of this message, I will use Microsoft's terminology.


This feature has several advantages (& I use it), but *only if you 
educate people about it *(which goes against the grain of Microsoft 
clearly documenting anything, other than in the bowels of Tech Notes)!


Windows has been known to change the Special Folders to refer to actual 
folders in OneDrive, leaving the original real folders (& their files) 
intact in the home folder.  Or, after complaints, it has moved the files 
from home folders to the OneDrive folders, leaving the original folder 
empty.  Now, when you have *TWO *real Documents folders (one in the home 
directory & one in OneDrive), plus the Special Folder that appears in 
File Explorer (but not in a command window), things can get confusing 
for the uninformed user.


Most 3rd party software ignores the Special Folder pointer, & just uses 
the real Documents folder.   However, if the real Documents folder is 
not pointed to by the Special Documents folder, it can appear that your 
files are gone!


Solution: *Don't EVER put non-Microsoft files in a Documents folder*.  
Create a new folder in OneDrive that's not in your Documents folder, & 
it will be untroubled by this nonsense.


ps: Hint: If you want to have both Documents folders easily 
distinguished from the Special Folder, put references to them in Libraries.



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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Derek Atkins]

What about:

gunzip < /Users//CameronPoddMoney.gnucash | head

And also:

gunzip < /Users//CameronPoddMoney.gnucash | tail

If it can see if there, I don't see why GnuCash can't see it.  Unless the
data is corrupted.  The head and tail will help discover that.

-derek

On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:54 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
> Hi Derek,
>
> From gzip, I get “gzip compressed data, original size modulo 2^32
> 1969815”/
>
> From zcat, I get “zcat: can't stat: CameronPoddMoney.gnucash
> (CameronPoddMoney.gnucash.Z): No such file or directory”.
>
> Thanks - Cameron
>
> From: Derek Atkins 
> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:52 AM
> To: Cameron Podd 
> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
> files with OneDrive
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:43 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
>> Hi Derek – thanks for your response.
>>
>>
>>   1.  I am using MacOS Big Sur 11.4
>>   2.  Yes, my OneDrive is mounted. I can access that spot from my
>> filesystem & terminal and see/copy/move the data file there.
>
> Okay, if you open the terminal, what do you get from:
>
>   file /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>
> Assuming it says gzipped data, what do you get from:
>
>   zcat /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash | head
>
> -derek
>
>>
>> Thanks – Cameron
>>
>> From: Derek Atkins 
>> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:40 AM
>> To: Cameron Podd 
>> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
>> files with OneDrive
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:33 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
>>> I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution
>>> to
>>> -
>>> this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
>>> However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file.
>>> See
>>> the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to
>>> correct
>>> it?
>>>
>>> Can't parse the URL
>>> /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>>
>> What OS/Distro are you using?
>> Is OneDrive actually *mounted*?
>> Can you browse to /Users//OneDrive/Documents from a
>> Terminal/Command-line and see your data file there?
>>
>>> Thanks - Cameron
>>
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>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>>
>> -derek
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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Cameron Podd]

Hi Derek,

>From gzip, I get “gzip compressed data, original size modulo 2^32 1969815”/

>From zcat, I get “zcat: can't stat: CameronPoddMoney.gnucash 
>(CameronPoddMoney.gnucash.Z): No such file or directory”.

Thanks - Cameron

From: Derek Atkins 
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:52 AM
To: Cameron Podd 
Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files 
with OneDrive
Hi,

On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:43 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
> Hi Derek – thanks for your response.
>
>
>   1.  I am using MacOS Big Sur 11.4
>   2.  Yes, my OneDrive is mounted. I can access that spot from my
> filesystem & terminal and see/copy/move the data file there.

Okay, if you open the terminal, what do you get from:

  file /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash

Assuming it says gzipped data, what do you get from:

  zcat /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash | head

-derek

>
> Thanks – Cameron
>
> From: Derek Atkins 
> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:40 AM
> To: Cameron Podd 
> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
> files with OneDrive
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:33 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
>> I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution to
>> -
>> this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
>> However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file.
>> See
>> the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to
>> correct
>> it?
>>
>> Can't parse the URL
>> /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>
> What OS/Distro are you using?
> Is OneDrive actually *mounted*?
> Can you browse to /Users//OneDrive/Documents from a
> Terminal/Command-line and see your data file there?
>
>> Thanks - Cameron
>
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> -derek
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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:43 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
> Hi Derek – thanks for your response.
>
>
>   1.  I am using MacOS Big Sur 11.4
>   2.  Yes, my OneDrive is mounted. I can access that spot from my
> filesystem & terminal and see/copy/move the data file there.

Okay, if you open the terminal, what do you get from:

  file /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash

Assuming it says gzipped data, what do you get from:

  zcat /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash | head

-derek

>
> Thanks – Cameron
>
> From: Derek Atkins 
> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:40 AM
> To: Cameron Podd 
> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open
> files with OneDrive
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:33 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
>> I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution to
>> -
>> this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
>> However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file.
>> See
>> the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to
>> correct
>> it?
>>
>> Can't parse the URL
>> /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash
>
> What OS/Distro are you using?
> Is OneDrive actually *mounted*?
> Can you browse to /Users//OneDrive/Documents from a
> Terminal/Command-line and see your data file there?
>
>> Thanks - Cameron
>
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> -derek
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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Cameron Podd]

Hi Derek – thanks for your response.


  1.  I am using MacOS Big Sur 11.4
  2.  Yes, my OneDrive is mounted. I can access that spot from my filesystem & 
terminal and see/copy/move the data file there.

Thanks – Cameron

From: Derek Atkins 
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 8:40 AM
To: Cameron Podd 
Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org 
Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files 
with OneDrive
Hi,

On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:33 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
> I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution to -
> this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
> However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file. See
> the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to correct
> it?
>
> Can't parse the URL
> /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash

What OS/Distro are you using?
Is OneDrive actually *mounted*?
Can you browse to /Users//OneDrive/Documents from a
Terminal/Command-line and see your data file there?

> Thanks - Cameron

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Re: [GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

On Tue, July 20, 2021 11:33 am, Cameron Podd wrote:
> I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution to -
> this bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive.
> However, with the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file. See
> the error below. Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to correct
> it?
>
> Can't parse the URL
> /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash

What OS/Distro are you using?
Is OneDrive actually *mounted*?
Can you browse to /Users//OneDrive/Documents from a
Terminal/Command-line and see your data file there?

> Thanks - Cameron

> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
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-derek

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[GNC] Possible Bug with GNUCash - GNUCash cannot see/open files with OneDrive

[Cameron Podd]

I am wondering if anyone has encountered - or has a possible solution to - this 
bug I have found. I usually store my GNUCash file in OneDrive. However, with 
the new update of OneDrive, GNUCash cannot see the file. See the error below. 
Has anyone also seen this error - or know how to correct it?

Can't parse the URL /Users//OneDrive/Documents/GnuCashData.gnucash

Thanks - Cameron

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Re: [GNC] Can anyone help with this issue please - GNC-FQ Not able to collect data

[david.romano]

Hi D,

 

Yes I did – I even removed PERL / Strawberry Perl and allowed GNC to install 
everything, but still it does not work.

 

I’m beginning to wonder if its an F::Q 1.51 issue.

 

Best regards,

 

David Romano,

 

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From: D.  
Sent: 19 July 2021 18:36
To: david.rom...@davidjromano.com
Cc: Geoff ; Dong Lin via gnucash-user 

Subject: Re: [GNC] Can anyone help with this issue please - GNC-FQ Not able to 
collect data

 

Out of curiosity, have you tried reinstalling Finance::Quote from the menu 
option? I recently resumed use of F::Q, but found it non functional. I 
reinstalled from the menu, and things started working again...

  _  

From: david.rom...@davidjromano.com  
Sent: Mon Jul 19 08:04:11 EDT 2021
To: 'Geoff' , gnucash-user@gnucash.org  
Subject: Re: [GNC] Can anyone help with this issue please - GNC-FQ Not able to 
collect data



 

I think your right - does not look good - no output at all

C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>perl -MFinance::Quote -e "my $q = 
Finance::Quote->new(); print $q->currency(q/USD/,q/GBP/);"

C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>

Best regards,

David Romano,

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-Original Message-
From: Geoff mailto:cleanoutmys...@gmail.com> > 
Sent: 19 July 2021 13:01
To: david.rom...@davidjromano.com  ; 
gnucash-user@gnucash.org  
Subject: Re: [GNC] Can anyone help with this issue please - GNC-FQ Not able to 
collect data

Hmmm, something is definitely broken there.

Let me know what you get with my second email.

Geoff
=

On 19/07/2021 9:57 pm, david.rom...@davidjromano.com 
  wrote:

 Sorry Geoff, I was pasting from my troubleshooting notes not what I typed.
 
 I’ve attached the screenshot
 
 Best regards,
 
 David Romano,
 
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 Skype Video Call: David.J.Romano
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Geoff mailto:cleanoutmys...@gmail.com> >
 Sent: 19 July 2021 12:41
 To: david.rom...@davidjromano.com  ; 
gnucash-user@gnucash.org  
 Subject: Re: [GNC] Can anyone help with this issue please - GNC-FQ Not 
 able to collect data
 
 Hi David
 
 This problem is because you are pasting not just the command itself, 
 but also its expected output.
 
 This is the command:
 
 echo (currency "USD" "GBP") | perl gnc-fq-helper
 
 And this is the expected output:
 
 (("USD" (symbol . "USD") (gnc:time-no-zone . "2021-07-19 21:27:37") 
 (last . #e0.72922) (currency . "GBP")))
 
 See attached screenshot.
 
 Hope this helps.
 
 Regards
 
 Geoff
 
 =
 
 On 19/07/2021 7:08 pm, david.rom...@davidjromano.com 
  
  wrote:
 

 Good morning Geoff - I'm now back in the office and have run 

 through your
 

 suggestions with the following result:

 

 

 

 

 

 a) C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>set

 

 ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=[MYKEY]

 

 

 

 LOOKS OK

 

 

 

 b) C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>echo 

 %ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY%
 

 [MYKEY]

 

 

 

 RETURNS KEY CORRECTLY

 

 

 

 c) C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>echo (currency 

 "USD" "GBP") |
 

 perl gnc-fq-helper (("USD" (symbol . "USD") (gnc:time-no-zone . 

 "2021-03-10
 

 08:40:01") (last . #e0.72002) (currency . "GBP")))

 

 

 

 RETURNS ERROR STRING:

 

 

 

 C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>echo 

 (currency "USD"
 

 "GBP") | perl gnc-fq-helper (("USD" (symbol . "USD") (gnc:time-no-zone .

 

 "2021-03-10 08:40:01") (last . #e0.72002) (currency . "GBP")))

 

 

 

 Can't open ((USD: No 

 such file or directory at
 

 gnc-fq-helper line 331.

 

 Can't open (symbol: No 

 such file or directory at
 

 gnc-fq-helper line 331.

 

 Can't do inplace edit: . 

 is not a regular file at
 

 gnc-fq-helper line 331.

 

 Can't open USD): No 

 such file or directory at
 

 gnc-fq-helper line 331.

 

 Can't open

 (gnc:time-no-zone: No such file or
 

 directory at gnc-fq-helper line 331.

 

 Can't do inplace edit: . 

 is not a regular file at
 

 gnc-fq-helper line 331.

 

 Can't open 2021-03-10

 08:40:01): Invalid argument at
 

 gnc-fq-helper line 331.

 

 Can't open