Thanks Alex, that's appreciate. Will give that a go. Kind Regards Daniel
On 10/11/08 1:18 AM, "Alex Novakovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Daniel > > I am glad to be able to return the favour and give an answer to this > one! > > It is a bug in this version of AccountEdge. It is due to the > installer not giving the correct permissions to the MYOB AccountEdge > v8 sub folders and contents. > > Solution: Locate the AccountEdge 8 folder & do a Command I on it to > see the Get Info stuff. Expand the Sharing & Permissions if it is not > already expanded. > Click on the padlock on the bottom right corner of that box to > unlock it and enter administrator id & password if requested. > Change all users to have read AND write permissions. > Click on the sunflower icon to the left of the padlock and choose > apply to enclosed items. > Click on the padlock to lock it up again. > > All is well again. > > This is a problem only if you choose Backup All Data. If you choose > Backup Datafile Only, it will create a successful backup. > > Further to this, I agree with a couple comments made re using other > backup methods. I always recommend doing a straight copy in the > finder from HD to a USB thumb drive thingy or whatever they want to be > called these days. For some/many users, if this is their only back > up, and they do not direct it elsewhere off the HD, then if their > computer is irretrievably damaged/lost, they have no backup because > MYOB's default backup location is on the hard drive! Also with a > straight copy, the file is not compressed, so it is a straight copy > back if needed. > > I have recently started to do a MYOB backup to the hard drive as a > secondary backup and in the situation where I have just done one or > two transactions. > > MYOB will be fixing this up and sending a patch out eventually. > > Cheers, Alex > > > Alex Novakovic - Best Computer Accounting > MYOB Certified Consultant > Mobile: 041 990 2440 > Phone: 9305 6310 > > "Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, > 'I don't want to.'" Lao-Tzu > > On 07/11/2008, at 12:00 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote: > >> Hi All >> >> I've got an interesting one that hopefully someone may have some >> ideas, or >> see what I'm missing. >> >> I have a client with MYOB version 8 (current version). When they >> open the >> program all works correctly. On closing it, it brings up the normal >> "Your >> backup was x days ago, do you want to backup". You click yes and it >> appears >> to go through the motions, but it doesn't actually backup. >> If you watch the Finder/Desktop very carefully, you can quickly see it >> create the .zip file (and correct icon) with the name that it should >> be, but >> it's almost as if it doesn't "finish it". >> Even changing the location that it's saving it to, you get the same >> thing. >> You "briefly" see it create the file, but it doesn't. >> (And searching or Spotlight show that the file definitely hasn't been >> created, and if the saved location has been changed to folder it >> always >> remains at zero items. >> >> All permissions have been repaired. >> Checked the MYOB StuffIt Extension v6.7.2 that it uses, and even >> "Created" a >> new one, and got the same results. (Even though Stuffit is up to >> version >> 13.something, MYOB still seems to use this older "extension".) >> Checked MYOB forums, googled for answers, but didn't turn anything up. >> The System is running 10.5.5 with all updates on a MacPro, so all >> that side >> of it is correct. >> Even removed MYOB and reinstalled everything from scratch. Still the >> same >> thing happened. >> >> Not being a MYOB user myself, this one is strange, so I'm at a loss >> what it >> could be. >> >> If anyone has any ideas, I'd be most grateful. >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Kind Regards >> Daniel >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Macintosh** >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
