need help reading backup

Posted by jc on November 6, 2007, 7:39 am

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I need some help identifying some file formats. I have a backup from a
system that went down. I want to restore the backup data but don't
have a system to do it on. I want to port the data to windows and
import it into a readable format in Excel or Access for accounting
purposes. The data came from a linux system running sql-ledger and
postgres.

Here are the file names from the backup:

BACKUP.@@@
GL44BGT7.DNW
GL44BGT7.KNW
GL44DPT7.DNW
GL44DPT7.KNW
GL44MST7.DNW
GL44MST7.KNW
GL44RPT7.DNW
GL44RPT7.KNW
GL44TRN7.DNW
GL44TRN7.KNW
GLOPTS.DNW
GLOPTS.KNW

The files are partially 50% readable with a text editor but the other
50% is garbled.

I need a way to import the data to a Windows Machine.

Thanks in advance.

JC

Posted by Diane Koers on November 6, 2007, 4:56 pm

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Those are files from the old Peachtree for DOS program. They are not
necessarily backup files, and they cannot be read or converted into a CSV or
other format. They can only be read through the Peachtree for DOS program.

--
Diane Koers
Peachtree certified consultant
www.thepeachtreelady.com
Co-author Peachtree for Dummies

>I need some help identifying some file formats. I have a backup from a

> system that went down. I want to restore the backup data but don't

> have a system to do it on. I want to port the data to windows and

> import it into a readable format in Excel or Access for accounting

> purposes. The data came from a linux system running sql-ledger and

> postgres.

> Here are the file names from the backup:

> BACKUP.@@@

> GL44BGT7.DNW

> GL44BGT7.KNW

> GL44DPT7.DNW

> GL44DPT7.KNW

> GL44MST7.DNW

> GL44MST7.KNW

> GL44RPT7.DNW

> GL44RPT7.KNW

> GL44TRN7.DNW

> GL44TRN7.KNW

> GLOPTS.DNW

> GLOPTS.KNW

> The files are partially 50% readable with a text editor but the other

> 50% is garbled.

> I need a way to import the data to a Windows Machine.

> Thanks in advance.

> JC

Posted by jc on November 8, 2007, 10:19 am

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> Those are files from the old Peachtree for DOS program. They are not

> necessarily backup files, and they cannot be read or converted into a CSV or

> other format. They can only be read through the Peachtree for DOS program.

> --

> Diane Koers

> Peachtree certified consultantwww.thepeachtreelady.com

> Co-author Peachtree for Dummies

> >I need some help identifying some file formats. I have a backup from a

> > system that went down. I want to restore the backup data but don't

> > have a system to do it on. I want to port the data to windows and

> > import it into a readable format in Excel or Access for accounting

> > purposes. The data came from a linux system running sql-ledger and

> > postgres.

> > Here are the file names from the backup:

> > BACKUP.@@@

> > GL44BGT7.DNW

> > GL44BGT7.KNW

> > GL44DPT7.DNW

> > GL44DPT7.KNW

> > GL44MST7.DNW

> > GL44MST7.KNW

> > GL44RPT7.DNW

> > GL44RPT7.KNW

> > GL44TRN7.DNW

> > GL44TRN7.KNW

> > GLOPTS.DNW

> > GLOPTS.KNW

> > The files are partially 50% readable with a text editor but the other

> > 50% is garbled.

> > I need a way to import the data to a Windows Machine.

> > Thanks in advance.

> > JC

Since we don't have the old system anymore would you know how I can
read the files and put them into a fully readable text file or excel
file?

Posted by Diane Koers on November 8, 2007, 4:01 pm

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Without the original program, as far as I know that is not possible.

--
Diane Koers
Peachtree certified consultant
www.thepeachtreelady.com
Co-author Peachtree for Dummies

>> Those are files from the old Peachtree for DOS program. They are not

>> necessarily backup files, and they cannot be read or converted into a CSV

>> or

>> other format. They can only be read through the Peachtree for DOS

>> program.

>> --

>> Diane Koers

>> Peachtree certified consultantwww.thepeachtreelady.com

>> Co-author Peachtree for Dummies

>> >I need some help identifying some file formats. I have a backup from a

>> > system that went down. I want to restore the backup data but don't

>> > have a system to do it on. I want to port the data to windows and

>> > import it into a readable format in Excel or Access for accounting

>> > purposes. The data came from a linux system running sql-ledger and

>> > postgres.

>> > Here are the file names from the backup:

>> > BACKUP.@@@

>> > GL44BGT7.DNW

>> > GL44BGT7.KNW

>> > GL44DPT7.DNW

>> > GL44DPT7.KNW

>> > GL44MST7.DNW

>> > GL44MST7.KNW

>> > GL44RPT7.DNW

>> > GL44RPT7.KNW

>> > GL44TRN7.DNW

>> > GL44TRN7.KNW

>> > GLOPTS.DNW

>> > GLOPTS.KNW

>> > The files are partially 50% readable with a text editor but the other

>> > 50% is garbled.

>> > I need a way to import the data to a Windows Machine.

>> > Thanks in advance.

>> > JC

> Since we don't have the old system anymore would you know how I can

> read the files and put them into a fully readable text file or excel

> file?