Re: [GNC] GC v4.1 on Windows and v3.1 on Ubuntu

2020-08-25 Thread Larry Long
D'oh!  I fired up my Ubuntu notebook and discovered that my GnuCash version on it is actually 3.8, instead of 3.1.So much for being on top of everything.  :-) Adrien said: > If you accepted the default, then you aren't using a database. > The default is XML for all platforms. Yes.  I believe t

Re: [GNC] GC v4.1 on Windows and v3.1 on Ubuntu

2020-08-24 Thread David Cousens
Larry, If you are up to building GnuCash on Ubuntu you can use 4.1. See the thread Ubuntu distribution version for more detail. it's a bit of a challenge if you aren't used to building software first time through but after that generally pretty straightforward. David Cousens - David Cousen

Re: [GNC] GC v4.1 on Windows and v3.1 on Ubuntu

2020-08-24 Thread Adrien Monteleone
If you accepted the default, then you aren't using a database. The default is XML for all platforms. But I don't think it would be wise to run two different major versions to access the same file. There is a possibility you could use 4.1 and 3.11 (the last 3.x release) but you'd have to get

[GNC] GC v4.1 on Windows and v3.1 on Ubuntu

2020-08-24 Thread Larry Long
Is the same GnuCash database compatible back and forth between v4.1 and v3.1 applications? I run GnuCash on my Windows PC at home. However, when traveling I like to copy my GC database onto my little Ubuntu notebook and enter new data while away from home.When I return home, I copy the updated