Re: [GNC] No suitable backend was found

[pwenter]

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

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Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 5:00 AM
To: Adrien Monteleone 
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 
 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!
>
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Re: [GNC] No suitable backend was found

[David T. via gnucash-user]

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 
 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!
>
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Re: [GNC] No suitable backend was found

[Adrien Monteleone]

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!


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Re: [GNC] No Suitable backend was found

[Geert Janssens]

Op dinsdag 27 augustus 2019 15:08:49 CEST schreef Human:
> I had a backup and got back to that which opened fine in v3.6. I am not sure
> why that file got corrupted.
> 
> Thanks for all the help. I got upgraded as a result.

I'm glad to hear that :)

Geert


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Re: [GNC] No Suitable backend was found

[Human]

I had a backup and got back to that which opened fine in v3.6. I am not sure 
why that file got corrupted. 

Thanks for all the help. I got upgraded as a result.

On 27 Aug 2019, 4:13 PM, at 4:13 PM, Geert Janssens 
 wrote:
>Hmm, if you kept backup files, you could go back through previous
>versions to 
>determine where it went wrong.
>And then compare the good backup with your bad file.
>
>It may also be useful to doublecheck the file you try to open really is
>an xml 
>file (though probably compressed).
>
>To do so, first check whether your copy of gnucash is configured to
>compress 
>xml files via
>Edit -> Preferences -> General -> Compress files
>If that's not set, try opening the failing gnucash file with a plain
>text 
>editor like Wordpad, Notepad+, BBEdit,... (Not with an office suite
>though).
>
>If it is compressed you first have to decompress it with something like
>7zip. 
>You may have to change the extension before 7zip will decompress it.
>For 
>example name your file something.gnucash.gz and then open it with 7zip.
>
>Once decompressed you can again check whether the decompressed version
>looks 
>like proper xml. And you could even check if gnucash will open the 
>uncompressed xml file afterwards. There have been compression problems
>in the 
>past and since you last used gnucash 2.6.7 you may be experiencing
>that.
>
>Regards,
>
>Geert
>
>Op dinsdag 27 augustus 2019 10:50:23 CEST schreef Human:
>> Hi I am using GnuCash 2.6.7 and file format is xml. I need to recover
>this
>> file, is there anyway to do so?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 1:47 PM Geert Janssens
>
>> 
>> wrote:
>> > Op maandag 26 augustus 2019 14:37:58 CEST schreef Human:
>> > > Please see attached.
>> > 
>> > Unfortunately there isn't much data in the trace file.
>> > 
>> > The first line is common when you haven't installed Finance::Quote
>for
>> > online
>> > price retrieval. You can ignore that.
>> > 
>> > The two subsequent lines on the other hand suggest write permission
>issues
>> > in
>> > C:\Users\Maulik\.gnucash
>> > Gnucash can't access expressions-2.0 and can't write a stylesheets
>file in
>> > there.
>> > But no hints as to why your file can't be read.
>> > 
>> > I'll note that location is only used by gnucash 2.x and older. What
>> > version of
>> > gnucash are you running ? And what's the file format you have
>chosen (xml,
>> > sqlite) ?
>> > 
>> > Regards,
>> > 
>> > Geert
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Re: [GNC] No Suitable backend was found

[Geert Janssens]

Op maandag 26 augustus 2019 14:37:58 CEST schreef Human:
> Please see attached.

Unfortunately there isn't much data in the trace file.

The first line is common when you haven't installed Finance::Quote for online 
price retrieval. You can ignore that.

The two subsequent lines on the other hand suggest write permission issues in 
C:\Users\Maulik\.gnucash
Gnucash can't access expressions-2.0 and can't write a stylesheets file in 
there.
But no hints as to why your file can't be read.

I'll note that location is only used by gnucash 2.x and older. What version of 
gnucash are you running ? And what's the file format you have chosen (xml, 
sqlite) ?

Regards,

Geert


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Re: [GNC] No Suitable backend was found

[Human]

Hi I am using GnuCash 2.6.7 and file format is xml. I need to recover this
file, is there anyway to do so?

Thanks!

On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 1:47 PM Geert Janssens 
wrote:

> Op maandag 26 augustus 2019 14:37:58 CEST schreef Human:
> > Please see attached.
>
> Unfortunately there isn't much data in the trace file.
>
> The first line is common when you haven't installed Finance::Quote for
> online
> price retrieval. You can ignore that.
>
> The two subsequent lines on the other hand suggest write permission issues
> in
> C:\Users\Maulik\.gnucash
> Gnucash can't access expressions-2.0 and can't write a stylesheets file in
> there.
> But no hints as to why your file can't be read.
>
> I'll note that location is only used by gnucash 2.x and older. What
> version of
> gnucash are you running ? And what's the file format you have chosen (xml,
> sqlite) ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Geert
>
>
>
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Re: [GNC] No Suitable backend was found

[Geert Janssens]

Hmm, if you kept backup files, you could go back through previous versions to 
determine where it went wrong.
And then compare the good backup with your bad file.

It may also be useful to doublecheck the file you try to open really is an xml 
file (though probably compressed).

To do so, first check whether your copy of gnucash is configured to compress 
xml files via
Edit -> Preferences -> General -> Compress files
If that's not set, try opening the failing gnucash file with a plain text 
editor like Wordpad, Notepad+, BBEdit,... (Not with an office suite though).

If it is compressed you first have to decompress it with something like 7zip. 
You may have to change the extension before 7zip will decompress it. For 
example name your file something.gnucash.gz and then open it with 7zip.

Once decompressed you can again check whether the decompressed version looks 
like proper xml. And you could even check if gnucash will open the 
uncompressed xml file afterwards. There have been compression problems in the 
past and since you last used gnucash 2.6.7 you may be experiencing that.

Regards,

Geert

Op dinsdag 27 augustus 2019 10:50:23 CEST schreef Human:
> Hi I am using GnuCash 2.6.7 and file format is xml. I need to recover this
> file, is there anyway to do so?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 1:47 PM Geert Janssens 
> 
> wrote:
> > Op maandag 26 augustus 2019 14:37:58 CEST schreef Human:
> > > Please see attached.
> > 
> > Unfortunately there isn't much data in the trace file.
> > 
> > The first line is common when you haven't installed Finance::Quote for
> > online
> > price retrieval. You can ignore that.
> > 
> > The two subsequent lines on the other hand suggest write permission issues
> > in
> > C:\Users\Maulik\.gnucash
> > Gnucash can't access expressions-2.0 and can't write a stylesheets file in
> > there.
> > But no hints as to why your file can't be read.
> > 
> > I'll note that location is only used by gnucash 2.x and older. What
> > version of
> > gnucash are you running ? And what's the file format you have chosen (xml,
> > sqlite) ?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Geert




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Re: [GNC] No Suitable backend was found

[Adrien Monteleone]

Ah, sorry for the noise then.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Aug 26, 2019 w35d238, at 10:58 AM, Human  wrote:
> 
> Sorry for the confusion. I said windows path to file which is 
> C:\users\personal\


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Re: [GNC] No Suitable backend was found

[Human]

Sorry for the confusion. I said windows path to file which is C:\users\personal\

On 26 Aug 2019, 9:25 PM, at 9:25 PM, Adrien Monteleone 
 wrote:
>You are storing your GnuCash data file in your C:\Windows directory?
>(or sub thereof) That is a system directory. I don’t think the practice
>of storing personal data there is recommended by Microsoft regardless
>of any other issues or concerns with GnuCash in particular. (you have a
>C:\Users directory for personal data vs. system data)
>
>Regards,
>Adrien
>
>> On Aug 26, 2019 w35d238, at 5:46 AM, Human 
>wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Please see my answers inline below.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, 26 Aug, 2019, 4:07 PM Geert Janssens,
>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Op maandag 26 augustus 2019 08:18:31 CEST schreef Human:
 Hello,
 
 I am trying to open a .gnucash file which I have been using fine
>for
>>> years.
 But today when I tried to open it, I get the error message "No
>suitable
 backend was found". How do I resolve this?
 
 thanks for the help.
 
 regards,
 
 HM
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> - What OS are you using ?
>>> 
 Windows 10
>> 
>> - What's the full path to your file ?
>>> 
>> 
 C:\windows path to file
>> 
>> - How did you try to open it ?
>>> 
 I tried couple different ways.
>> a) double click on the .gnucash file like always
>> b) opened gnucash and did a File-> Open and then browsed to the
>windows
>> directory and tried to open.
>> 
>> As a FYI, I have another gnucash file on same computer which opens
>just
>> fine.
>> 
>
>
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Re: [GNC] No Suitable backend was found

[Adrien Monteleone]

You are storing your GnuCash data file in your C:\Windows directory? (or sub 
thereof) That is a system directory. I don’t think the practice of storing 
personal data there is recommended by Microsoft regardless of any other issues 
or concerns with GnuCash in particular. (you have a C:\Users directory for 
personal data vs. system data)

Regards,
Adrien

> On Aug 26, 2019 w35d238, at 5:46 AM, Human  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Please see my answers inline below.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> On Mon, 26 Aug, 2019, 4:07 PM Geert Janssens, 
> wrote:
> 
>> Op maandag 26 augustus 2019 08:18:31 CEST schreef Human:
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> I am trying to open a .gnucash file which I have been using fine for
>> years.
>>> But today when I tried to open it, I get the error message "No suitable
>>> backend was found". How do I resolve this?
>>> 
>>> thanks for the help.
>>> 
>>> regards,
>>> 
>>> HM
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> - What OS are you using ?
>> 
>>> Windows 10
> 
> - What's the full path to your file ?
>> 
> 
>>> C:\windows path to file
> 
> - How did you try to open it ?
>> 
>>> I tried couple different ways.
> a) double click on the .gnucash file like always
> b) opened gnucash and did a File-> Open and then browsed to the windows
> directory and tried to open.
> 
> As a FYI, I have another gnucash file on same computer which opens just
> fine.
> 


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Re: [GNC] No Suitable backend was found

[Human]

Please see attached.



On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 4:55 PM Geert Janssens 
wrote:

> Op maandag 26 augustus 2019 12:46:23 CEST schreef Human:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Please see my answers inline below.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 26 Aug, 2019, 4:07 PM Geert Janssens, <
> geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > Op maandag 26 augustus 2019 08:18:31 CEST schreef Human:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to open a .gnucash file which I have been using fine for
> > >
> > > years.
> > >
> > > > But today when I tried to open it, I get the error message "No
> suitable
> > > > backend was found". How do I resolve this?
> > > >
> > > > thanks for the help.
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > >
> > > > HM
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > - What OS are you using ?
> > >
> > >> Windows 10
> >
> > - What's the full path to your file ?
> >
> > >> C:\windows path to file
> >
> > - How did you try to open it ?
> >
> > >> I tried couple different ways.
> >
> > a) double click on the .gnucash file like always
> > b) opened gnucash and did a File-> Open and then browsed to the windows
> > directory and tried to open.
> >
> > As a FYI, I have another gnucash file on same computer which opens just
> > fine.
>
> Ok, so that rules out installation and Macos specific issues. Can you
> attach
> the trace file that's generated when gnucash crashes [1]
>
> Geert
>
> [1] http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile
>
>
>


gnucash.trace.1RK06Z.log
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Re: [GNC] No Suitable backend was found

[Geert Janssens]

Op maandag 26 augustus 2019 12:46:23 CEST schreef Human:
> Hi,
> 
> Please see my answers inline below.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> On Mon, 26 Aug, 2019, 4:07 PM Geert Janssens, 
> 
> wrote:
> > Op maandag 26 augustus 2019 08:18:31 CEST schreef Human:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I am trying to open a .gnucash file which I have been using fine for
> > 
> > years.
> > 
> > > But today when I tried to open it, I get the error message "No suitable
> > > backend was found". How do I resolve this?
> > > 
> > > thanks for the help.
> > > 
> > > regards,
> > > 
> > > HM
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > - What OS are you using ?
> > 
> >> Windows 10
> 
> - What's the full path to your file ?
> 
> >> C:\windows path to file
> 
> - How did you try to open it ?
> 
> >> I tried couple different ways.
> 
> a) double click on the .gnucash file like always
> b) opened gnucash and did a File-> Open and then browsed to the windows
> directory and tried to open.
> 
> As a FYI, I have another gnucash file on same computer which opens just
> fine.

Ok, so that rules out installation and Macos specific issues. Can you attach 
the trace file that's generated when gnucash crashes [1]

Geert

[1] http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile


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Re: [GNC] No Suitable backend was found

[Human]

Hi,

Please see my answers inline below.

Thanks!


On Mon, 26 Aug, 2019, 4:07 PM Geert Janssens, 
wrote:

> Op maandag 26 augustus 2019 08:18:31 CEST schreef Human:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am trying to open a .gnucash file which I have been using fine for
> years.
> > But today when I tried to open it, I get the error message "No suitable
> > backend was found". How do I resolve this?
> >
> > thanks for the help.
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > HM
>
> Hi,
>
> - What OS are you using ?
>
>> Windows 10

- What's the full path to your file ?
>

>> C:\windows path to file

- How did you try to open it ?
>
>> I tried couple different ways.
a) double click on the .gnucash file like always
b) opened gnucash and did a File-> Open and then browsed to the windows
directory and tried to open.

As a FYI, I have another gnucash file on same computer which opens just
fine.

>
> Regards,
>
> Geert
>
>
>
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Re: [GNC] "No suitable backend was found" when trying to open file in 3.0

[John Ralls]

> On Apr 12, 2018, at 3:29 PM, Jeremy Doran  wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I just upgraded my version of GnuCash to 3.0 on my Mac, and now I am unable 
> to open my account file - I get the error "No suitable backend was found for 
> "
> 
> The filetype, according to the output of the 'file' command is: SQLite 3.x 
> database, last written using SQLite version 3007014
> 
> The same file opens without issue if I use 2.6.21.
> 
> Is SQLite no longer supported with Mac now?

It's supported, you've just found 
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794933. There's a workaround there.

Regards,
John Ralls



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Re: [GNC] "No suitable backend was found" when trying to open file in 3.0

[Jeremy Doran]

Ah, yes! Thank you - that did the trick!

I found the email that pointed towards 
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794933



Adrien Monteleone 
April 12, 2018 at 7:14 PM
Check the archives of this list this month. There are several posts 
about this and at least 2 of them have a very likely solution. You 
probably just need to edit the environment file.


Regards,
Adrien



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Jeremy Doran 
April 12, 2018 at 6:29 PM
Hello,

I just upgraded my version of GnuCash to 3.0 on my Mac, and now I am 
unable to open my account file - I get the error "No suitable backend 
was found for "


The filetype, according to the output of the 'file' command is: SQLite 
3.x database, last written using SQLite version 3007014


The same file opens without issue if I use 2.6.21.

Is SQLite no longer supported with Mac now?
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Re: [GNC] "No suitable backend was found" when trying to open file in 3.0

[Adrien Monteleone]

Check the archives of this list this month. There are several posts about this 
and at least 2 of them have a very likely solution. You probably just need to 
edit the environment file.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Apr 12, 2018, at 5:29 PM, Jeremy Doran  wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I just upgraded my version of GnuCash to 3.0 on my Mac, and now I am unable 
> to open my account file - I get the error "No suitable backend was found for 
> "
> 
> The filetype, according to the output of the 'file' command is: SQLite 3.x 
> database, last written using SQLite version 3007014
> 
> The same file opens without issue if I use 2.6.21.
> 
> Is SQLite no longer supported with Mac now?
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