On 27/09/2005 9:43 PM, "Alex Novakovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hi, >> I have a client using MYOB Account Edge on an eMac using OS10.3.3 >> and a Superdrive. >> There is a data file which on the HD which can be opened, and when >> it is copied to a flash drive it can be opened from there. >> But when I burn a CD I get the message "The file you have chosen is >> not an Account Edge data file." >> I burnt a CD of an Appleworks document which opened perfectly, >> suggesting that the burner is OK. >> any clues??? >> >> Peter Bull >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi Peter > > If I recall correctly, which may be debatable, I think I have had the > same problem sometime in the past with Win Pc MYOB users (although in > those cases the message was that the disk is full). It may boil down > to the fact that you can't open from the CD because you can't > subsequently write back to the CD. Effectively, the CD copy is a > backup only and can only be accessed if copied back to a HD or flash > drive or .... first. > > I just tried it myself and got the same message. My data file in Get > Info says Kind = MYOB data file and Get Info for my backup (which is > a straight burn of the file, no compression) says Kind = Volume. > > I haven't worked this out myself yet, but I suspect that if it is > possible to format a CD-RW so that it acts like a drive, ie you can > drag and drop to the CD Drive to copy the data file, then you would > get the same response as for the flash drive/HD. > > Cheers, Alex Although I don't know if this will work or not, and I don't have MYOB installed, I'm going to take a stab it at. (My memory jogged upon reading this twice) :o) This sounds like a similar problem one of my clients had with a Quicken file. The problem is that when you drag (or backup) the file to a CD, it's actually treating the file as the folder (or wrapping if you like). And burning the "contents". A bit like some of the Applications in OSX when you click on it and "show package contents" you're actually "looking inside the Application". I would imagine that if you put the file into a folder then backed up the folder it would then work. Try that and see how you goes. Hopefully I didn't confuse the issue more with that poor explanation. :o) Hey I know what I mean. :o) Enjoy! Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <danielATmacwizardryDOTcomDOTau> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh**
