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[beginnerb...@gmail.com]

Hi,

 I am moving Ledger from my old laptop to my new one (the old one has Ledger 1.13.0.0. on Windows 7)

I have downloaded and installed Ledger 1.18.0.00 to the new laptop with Windows 8 (x86).

When I open Ledger a message comes up as per screen shot attached. What does this mean? When I press OK it continues to open.

When I click on 'Maintain' I do not see Clone Company, Ledger Listing by Date or Ledger Listing by Account (I only see Companies, Accounts and Cashbooks).

I have tried copying the Database from the old laptop to the new one, making sure I overwrite the Database in the new one in C:/ProgrammeFiles (x86)\Responsive 

Software\Ledger\Database, and restarting the computer, but the new Ledger just doesn't seem to be picking up the new Database.

I have un-installed and re-installed Ledger, deleted the Database and copied the new one I and restarted the laptop several times throughout and just can't get it working.

Please help!

Thanks

Sarah 

[matthew....@gmail.com]

I am not yet familiar with how Windows 8 does things so I don't really know what the message means.

 

To discover where the Ledger database is actually located on the new laptop you should search for the file WorkstationConfiguration.DB.

[devinan...@gmail.com]

Hi Sarah, just wondering is you have been able to rectify your problem? I've also just moved to Windows 8 and can't get it to use the transferred database either. I also get the same popular.

[devinan...@gmail.com]

[Matthew Jenkinson]

Did you copy the database to the correct location on the Windows 8 computer.

 

To find the actual location of the database you can search for the file WorkstationConfiguration.DB.

[beginnerb...@gmail.com]

Hi Yolanda

No, I was unable to resolve the issue. I really struggled to get the whole WorkstationConfiguration.DB working and I wasted alot of time mucking about with it. 

I moved my accounts to the free accounting software offered by NCH Software.

However, database problem aside, I still really like Ledger and I actually recommend it on my website. I just hope not too many people have the same problem I did.

Sorry I'm no help to you!

Sarah

On Monday, March 25, 2013 5:21:31 AM UTC+13, Yolanda Bannister wrote:

[Matthew Jenkinson]

Ledger was written for an early version of Windows.  The problems started from Windows Vista onwards.

Windows started doing some sort of trick with programs from earlier versions by storing their data in a different location from where the program thinks it is.

 

Before Windows Vista the Ledger database was always stored in the folder C:\Program Files\Responsive Software\Ledger\Database.

 

From Windows Vista onwards the Ledger program still thinks the database is stored in this folder.  However it is not.

 

From Windows Vista onwards the actual location of the Ledger database will vary depending on the operating system.

 

The Ledger database consists of a number of files, one for each table in the database.  One of these files is names WorkstationConfiguration.DB.

 

The only reliable way I have found to find out where the database is stored on a new computer is to install and run Ledger.  This will create a new empty Ledger database somewhere on the computer.  Then run a disk search for the file WorkstationConfiguration.DB.  This is one of the files that makes up the Ledger database.  It will be located in a folder called Database somewhere on the computer.

 

If by chance you find more than one Database folder on your computer with this file name in it then Ledger is using is the one with the most recent date/time stamp on the WorkstationConfiguration.DB file.

 

To transfer the Ledger database from another computer you should be able to just replace this Database folder with the one from the other computer.

On Monday, March 25, 2013 5:21:31 AM UTC+13, Yolanda Bannister wrote:

[Yolanda Bannister]

Hi Matthew,
Yes, I have copied to the database folder in Program Files (x86) >Responsive Software>Ledger>Database
They are all there, and Ledger doesn't seem to recognize them, it is still opening as if for the first time. 
I have tried to assign these files to open with Ledger, and I get the message "Metafile is not valid"
I'm not concerned about losing the info we did have, as I still have my old pc, however I don't really look forward to inputting 2 months worth of entries again so that we can have our whole year all together.
Hopefully we can figure it out.

[Matthew Jenkinson]

Can you please let me know the date/time stamp on the WorkstationConfiguration.DB file in

Program Files (x86) >Responsive Software>Ledger>Database?

[mem...@gmail.com]

If this thread is still open I have exactly the same problem. I got exactly the same message at startup of Ledger. I am running Windows 7 64 bit system. New install with old DB files. We are transfering Treasurer duties so I am trying to use the files from our past Treasurer. I also found the Database in the (x86) folder. Moved (drag/drop) the files but when the Ledger comes up, after the messages mentioned above, I have no data. The only think under Workstation is <default>. How do I get to the database?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Yvonne