Well, Chris Graves, nvsoar, 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.
The path C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C and D\GnuCash\GnuCash Files\ fails just like C:\Dropbox\My Docs\Thorough C & D\GnuCash\GnuCash Files\ fails. A screen shot of the error https://www.dropbox.com/s/gd8rlgj1kvv0ysn/2019-04-05_18-37-52.png?dl=0 All, 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 Thanks for all the help, folks. Kind regards, Greg Feneis On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 6:31 PM Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Adrien, Geert, > > From the gmail web interface, I hit reply to the latest email I received > from this list and changed the subject line to be what I wanted, and > deleted the entire body before typing up what I wanted to say. I thought > it was the subject text that directed emails into various conversations > (threads). It seems to in gmail. Apparently there's some stuff in the > email's headers that make the email appear to belong to another thread. > Knowing this, from now on, I'll start threads using virgin emails. > > Kind regards, > > Greg > > > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 10:20 AM Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > >> It threaded that way for me as well. But then once the first reply came >> back, it somehow magically decoupled. I chalked it up to a Mail.app hiccup. >> Now I’m intrigued as to how it got separated. Curious to see what the >> Mailman archive page shows. >> >> Regards, >> Adrien >> >> > On Apr 5, 2019, at 11:06 AM, Geert Janssens <geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hi Greg, >> > >> > It was "hijacked" in the sense that you seem to have started it by >> replying to >> > John Ralls' reply on the "help lost data file" thread. So my mail >> client did >> > hide your message in that thread. Apparently that also happened for >> Frank. >> > >> > Of course I can't *know* what you did exactly. It just *looks* like >> this is >> > what you did: take an existing message, hit reply (or reply to >> list/all), >> > change subject and body, send. That would cause such a message to end >> up >> > hidden in the original thread. >> > >> > In any case I also didn't immediately see your message. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Geert >> > >> > Op vrijdag 5 april 2019 15:56:24 CEST schreef Greg Feneis: >> >> Hi Frank, >> >> >> >> I started this thread. I've been driving this thread since I started >> it. >> >> What made you think I hijacked? >> >> >> >> I was aware of bugzilla, but it's not an email list. I had some >> concern >> >> that the process had changed from when I last monitored this list many >> >> months ago. Previously an error like this gets discussed, and >> someone, a >> >> developer or person who works more closely with the project, asks the >> >> reporter to log it to bugzilla. >> >> >> >> Kind regards, >> >> >> >> Greg Feneis <http://www.linkedin.com/in/electromechanical> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 10:43 PM Frank H. Ellenberger < >> >> >> >> frank.h.ellenber...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Am 04.04.19 um 17:28 schrieb Greg Feneis: >> >>>> Is there some other gnucash list I should use to report program >> errors? >> >>> >> >>> Yes, Greg, >> >>> read https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Bugzilla for the details. >> >>> >> >>> BTW: Next time instead of hijacking other threads start a new one. ;-) >> >>> >> >>> Regards frank >> >>> >> >>>> Kind regards, >> >>>> >> >>>> Greg Feneis <http://www.linkedin.com/in/electromechanical> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 5:41 PM Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>>>> Hi, >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I just upgraded to 3.5 from 2.6.21. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I've been using 2.6.x for a few years, and never had trouble saving >> to >> >>>>> this directory, but after upgrading to 3.5, I tried to save and it >> >>> >> >>> gives me >> >>> >> >>>>> an error message. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "You attempted to save in "can't be displayed" or a subdirectory >> >>> >> >>> thereof. >> >>> >> >>>>> This is not allowed as GnuCash reserves that director for internal >> use. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Please try again in a different directory." (close) >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Here's a link to a screen shot of the error message: >> >>>>> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1opqys3wxuyw4rv/2019-04-02_17-05-34.png?dl=0 >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Note that where I wrote "can't be displayed" is actually a strange >> >>> >> >>> graphic >> >>> >> >>>>> like when an emoji can't be displayed. See the screen shot. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> It appears when the error message was generated, the file path >> couldn't >> >>> >> >>> be >> >>> >> >>>>> parsed. This makes me think GnuCash isn't capable of parsing the >> save >> >>> >> >>> to >> >>> >> >>>>> path. I suspect it's a path length issue. I tried shorter paths >> and >> >>>>> it >> >>>>> worked. FSR, the new GnuCash seem like it can't save to the same >> >>>>> length >> >>>>> path that the old series was capable of. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Sorry if this is already a known issue >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Kind regards, >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Greg Feneis <http://www.linkedin.com/in/electromechanical> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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