Did you try the suggestion from Jack Lockard earlier in order that you can see the real full path to that location? That might provide a clue to what is going on.
Colin On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 02:07, Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Installed 2.6.21 over the 3.5.1, and it was able to save as in the usual > location, that 3.5 and 3.5.1 have trouble > > Kind regards, Greg Feneis > (Galaxy S7) > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 09:04 Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Well, I upgraded to "Rebuild of the GnuCash 3.5 Windows Bundle", but > > GnuCash still gives me the strange error when I try to save to the usual > > location where I've saved in the past successfully with 2.6.x. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Greg Feneis > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 12:42 PM Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> So far, nobody seems to be able to repeat this issue, so we haven't ruled > >> out that it's a failure of my computer that's causing this. So it's > >> probably not worth adding to the bug tracker. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> > >> Greg Feneis <http://www.linkedin.com/in/electromechanical> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 8:10 PM John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: > >> > >>> Greg, > >>> > >>> 2.6.21 and 3.x are supposed to be fully file-compatible. Earlier > >>> releases in the 2.6 series may not be depending on what 3.x features you > >>> use. > >>> > >>> If you'd prefer to continue the troubleshooting in the bug tracker, file > >>> a bug. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> John Ralls > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Apr 8, 2019, at 5:40 PM, Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > Just a coupe of questions, > >>> > > >>> > 1. Once the working file (xml) is saved by 3.5, does it remain > >>> backward compatible with 2.6.21 in case I want to downgrade? > >>> > > >>> > 2. Should I log this bug in bugzilla? > >>> > > >>> > Kind regards, > >>> > > >>> > Greg Feneis > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 7:27 AM Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > Hi John, > >>> > > >>> > Sorry I missed this yesterday. The language is English (United > >>> States), The Location is United States. The current language for > >>> non-Unicode programs is English (United States) > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > Kind regards, > >>> > > >>> > Greg Feneis > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 4:33 PM John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: > >>> > Indeed. I just tried C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash > >>> Docs\DeTradingWithExtraNoiseAdded.gnucash. No problem. > >>> > > >>> > What are your Language and Region settings? Have you set LANG and > >>> LANGUAGES in C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\etc\gnucash\environment? Is > >>> your userid an Administrator? > >>> > > >>> > Regards, > >>> > John Ralls > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > On Apr 7, 2019, at 4:04 PM, Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > > > >>> > > John, > >>> > > > >>> > > I misread your instructions and only attempted to save outside of > >>> the Dropbox folder, but not in my ...\Users\Greg\... folder, so I tried > >>> this path and file name: > >>> > > C:\Xobpord\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash Files\Official > >>> Working File After Testing Path Lengh Issues.gnucash (117 chars, outside > >>> of > >>> Dropbox, Failure!) > >>> > > The error message reads: > >>> > > "You attempted to save in > >>> H[gibberish]\Users\Greg\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash or a subdirectory thereof. > >>> This is not allowed as GnuCash reserves that directory for internal > >>> use....Please try again in a different directory. (close). > >>> > > > >>> > > Then I read your email again before starting a reply and realized > >>> you spec'd the home directory, so I tried the following path and file > >>> name: > >>> > > C:\Users\Greg\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash > >>> Files\Official Working File After Testing Path Lengh Issues.gnucash (128 > >>> chars, outside of Dropbox, inside user folder, success!) > >>> > > > >>> > > So, appears with 3.5 I can only have a generous path while saving > >>> within the windows user folder? > >>> > > > >>> > > Things are getting curiouser > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > Kind regards,¯¯ > >>> > > Greg > >>> > > > >>> > > On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 1:46 PM John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > Just to completely rule out Dropbox being somehow involved, could > >>> you create the same hierarchy in your home directory, i.e. > >>> c:\Users\Greg\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\Gnucash Files\ > >>> > > > >>> > > I was able to successfully save > >>> > > C:\Users\John Ralls\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash > >>> Docs\DeTradingWithExtraNoiseAdded.gnucash > >>> > > and its log file > >>> > > C:\Users\John Ralls\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash > >>> Docs\DeTradingWithExtraNoiseAdded.gnucash.20190407134124.log > >>> > > > >>> > > Regards, > >>> > > John Ralls > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > On Apr 7, 2019, at 10:50 AM, Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > > > >>> > > > Some more testing on the issue where 3.5 seems to want a shorter > >>> path than 2.6.x did: > >>> > > > > >>> > > > Just now, I exited Dropbox to see if that had something to do with > >>> it, but pretty much the same error for all three path variations, what > >>> worked historically with 2.6.x, no ampersand but some folder names used > >>> spaces, and no ampersand + no spaces. It seemed purely to do with length, > >>> but it doesn't seem to be about total characters. > >>> > > > > >>> > > > With Dropbox back on, here are some more tests: > >>> > > > > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCash\test.gnucash (52 chars) > >>> Success! > >>> > > > > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCash\GnuCashFiles\test.gnucash > >>> (65 chars) Failure! > >>> > > > > >>> > > > So I shortened the name of the last folder from GnuCashFiles down > >>> to G and still got the same problem > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCash\G\test.gnucash (54 chars) > >>> Failure! > >>> > > > > >>> > > > So I shortened the name of the previous folder from GnuCash down > >>> to GnuCa, and it also failed even though it was 52 chars, the character > >>> count that seemed to work previously. Also the error message for this is > >>> slightly different. > >>> > > > "You attempted to save in > >>> [gibberish]\Users\Greg\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash or a subdirectory thereof. > >>> This is not allowed as GnuCash reserves that directory for internal > >>> use....Please try again in a different directory. (close)." See screen > >>> shot here > >>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/pa3gdy6c2w21x6u/2019-04-07_9-30-31.jpg?dl=0 > >>> > > > This was the actual attempted path: > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCa\G\test.gnucash (52 chars) > >>> Failure! although same char count > >>> > > > > >>> > > > More testing: > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\G\G\test.gnucash (48 chars) > >>> Failure! > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCand\G\G\test.gnucash (47 chars) Failure! > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCan\G\G\test.gnucash (46 chars) Success! > >>> > > > > >>> > > > If I reduce the number of folders in the path, does the max > >>> character count go up? > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\G\test.gnucash (46 chars) > >>> Success! > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\Gnu\test.gnucash (48 chars) > >>> Success! > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCash\test.gnucash (52 chars) > >>> Success! (confirming results from beginning of this email) > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCashTestLongerPath\test.gnucash > >>> (66 chars) Success! > >>> > > > > >>> C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCashTestLongerPathAndEvenLongerPath\test.gnucash > >>> (83 chars) Success! > >>> > > > > >>> C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandD\GnuCashTestLongerPathAndEvenLongerPathAndEvenLongerPath\test.gnucash > >>> (100 chars) Success! > >>> > > > > >>> C:\Dropbox\MyDocs\ThoroughCandDTestEvenLongerPathEvenLongerPathSuperLongPath\GnuCashTestLongerPathAndEvenLongerPathAndEvenLongerPath\test.gnucash > >>> (145 chars) Success! > >>> > > > > >>> > > > I'm not going to test to failure on this folder count, but it sure > >>> looks like something about GnuCash 3.5 limits the path based on folder > >>> count and path character count. If I use a 5 folder path, max path > >>> character count is 46. If I used a 4 folder path, I've tested up to 145 > >>> characters. > >>> > > > > >>> > > > Hope this helps. > >>> > > > > >>> > > > Kind regards, > >>> > > > > >>> > > > Greg > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 8:32 AM Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > > Hi John, > >>> > > > > >>> > > > The path length issue was with 3.5 on Win 7-64. Previously used > >>> 2.6.x to save to the same location without trouble. > >>> > > > > >>> > > > The path that 3.5 failed to write to is: > >>> > > > > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash > >>> Files\(VerboseFileNameProbably30chars.gnucash) > >>> > > > > >>> > > > The last successful saves to this directory was by GnuCash 2.6.21, > >>> and was: > >>> > > > > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash > >>> Files\AfterImporting2018ThroughQ4.gnucash.20190401075914.log (4/1/2019 > >>> 8:01AM) > >>> > > > > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash > >>> Files\AfterImporting2018ThroughQ4.gnucash (4/1/2019 7:59AM) > >>> > > > > >>> > > > Since I suspected it was a path length issue, I tried saving the > >>> file name test.gnucash in the same location, but got the same error. So I > >>> went one folder back and tried to save again and it failed the same way. > >>> I > >>> kept shortening the path folder by folder like this until it did save, > >>> which was as follows: > >>> > > > > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\test.gnucash > >>> > > > > >>> > > > Next, I copied the original folders so I could make a test path > >>> exactly like the path that causes the error, but with no ampersand, and I > >>> still get the the same problem. > >>> > > > > >>> > > > C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C and D\GnuCash\GnuCash Files\ > >>> fails just like C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash > >>> Files\ > >>> > > > > >>> > > > A screen shot of the error > >>> > > > > >>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/gd8rlgj1kvv0ysn/2019-04-05_18-37-52.png?dl=0 > >>> > > > > >>> > > > Next, I copied the original folder so I could make a test path > >>> exactly like the path that causes the error, but with no spaces in the > >>> folder names and no ampersand, and I still get the same problem. However, > >>> this time, when gnucash tried to display the path in the error message, it > >>> got some of it right. > >>> > > > > >>> > > > A screen shot of that is here: > >>> > > > > >>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/e3p0agpdlkmzia4/2019-04-05_18-52-26.png?dl=0 > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > Kind regards, > >>> > > > > >>> > > > Greg > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 10:14 PM John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > > That's interesting. What is the path that's causing trouble with > >>> 3.5, and please remind me what OS you're using. > >>> > > > > >>> > > > Regards, > >>> > > > John Ralls > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > On Apr 6, 2019, at 10:04 PM, Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > There's a problem with 3.5 where it won't save to the usual > >>> location that I > >>> > > > > have saved the file to when I was using 2.6.x For some reason > >>> 3.5 has a > >>> > > > > problem with path length. I never had a problem with 2.6.21, I > >>> just > >>> > > > > thought I should keep up to the latest in case I wanted to ask > >>> for help > >>> > > > > with it. But since it's going to give me trouble, I'll just go > >>> back to > >>> > > > > 2.6.21, so long as it will work with the file that was > >>> previously saved by > >>> > > > > 3.5. > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > Kind regards, > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > Greg Feneis <http://www.linkedin.com/in/electromechanical> > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 7:09 PM Fross, Michael <mich...@fross.org> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > >> If you don't mind my asking, why are you downgrading? What > >>> have you found > >>> > > > >> that you prefer in 2.6.21? > >>> > > > >> > >>> > > > >> Michael > >>> > > > >> > >>> > > > >> On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 1:26 PM Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > > >> > >>> > > > >>> Hi, > >>> > > > >>> > >>> > > > >>> I've done some work in 3.5 and I'm considering downgrading to > >>> 2.6.21. > >>> > > > >>> > >>> > > > >>> Can 2.6.21 work with the xml .gnucash file once it was changed > >>> and saved > >>> > > > >>> by > >>> > > > >>> 3.5? > >>> > > > >>> > >>> > > > >>> Kind regards, > >>> > > > >>> > >>> > > > >>> Greg > >>> > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> > > > >>> gnucash-user mailing list > >>> > > > >>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org > >>> > > > >>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > >>> > > > >>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > >>> > > > >>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > >>> > > > >>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more > >>> information. > >>> > > > >>> ----- > >>> > > > >>> 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 > >>> > > > > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > >>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > >>> > > > > ----- > >>> > > > > 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 > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > 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 If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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