If GnuCash can detect that the file was created by an earlier version which cannot be read and converted automatically to the current version, there should be a way to read which version is needed to open it. Then it should be possible to download a pre-compiled version from some source on the GnuCash website to read it and convert it to a newer version, although if it pre-dates Windows availability, for example, it probably would, as Liz points out, mean some time spent with virtual machines to get it up to a more recent version that can be opened with a version of GnuCash that runs on your current machine.
I recently wanted to read an old spreadsheet that is in a format that is no longer supported by any of the spreadsheet conversion tools that I was able to find. As time goes by such things will probably happen more frequently. I think that it would be nice to have a FAQ about what it takes to do this, There is already some fragmentary information here < https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_Can_a_new_GnuCash_release_still_read_my_old_data_file.3F> but it is not in a form that real users could follow. Developers hint, hint. David Carlson On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 5:16 AM Liz <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 13 May 2019 09:35:12 +0000 (UTC) > "David T. via gnucash-user" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't even know whether those earlier versions will run on your > > machine today. > > > > I don't know whether there's another way to do this. > > > > David > > A long slog, with virtual machines and old operating systems, would be > possible. > > Liz > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > 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. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
