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Still Backup Problems - Terri 04-10-2008
Posted by Andrew on April 13, 2008, 7:29 am
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 R. C. White wrote:

> ...
> Not quite. QDATA.QDF becomes QDATA1.QDF - and other files are
> similarly renamed by appending a single numeral to the end of the
> original filename, before the extension....

Of course, you're right. Lost my head. In my obvious excitement of
thinking the OP really didn't lose their backups, I was so excited and
missed this nuance you correctly describe.

> --
-------------------------------------------------------------
Regards -

- Andrew



Posted by R. C. White on April 13, 2008, 9:12 pm
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 Hi, Andrew - and Han.

Maybe between the 3 of us we can get Terri REALLY confused! ;^}

Thanks for the correction Han. I still don't think it's a good idea (or
even necessary?) to have a Quicken file(set) name longer than 7 characters,
even if the latest versions allow it.

I'll be gone to the Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond/Seattle all this week.
Feel free to talk among yourselves. I'll be in the hometown of Windows.
I'll be surrounded by computers - and I won't have a computer with me!

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(Retired. No longer licensed to practice public accounting.)
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Currently running Quicken 2008 Deluxe in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

> R. C. White wrote:
>
>> ...
>> Not quite. QDATA.QDF becomes QDATA1.QDF - and other files are
>> similarly renamed by appending a single numeral to the end of the
>> original filename, before the extension....
>
> Of course, you're right. Lost my head. In my obvious excitement of
> thinking the OP really didn't lose their backups, I was so excited and
> missed this nuance you correctly describe.
>
>> --
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Regards -
>
> - Andrew


Posted by Han on April 13, 2008, 9:58 pm
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> Hi, Andrew - and Han.
>
> Maybe between the 3 of us we can get Terri REALLY confused! ;^}
>
> Thanks for the correction Han. I still don't think it's a good idea
> (or even necessary?) to have a Quicken file(set) name longer than 7
> characters, even if the latest versions allow it.
>
> I'll be gone to the Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond/Seattle all this
> week. Feel free to talk among yourselves. I'll be in the hometown of
> Windows. I'll be surrounded by computers - and I won't have a computer
> with me!
>
> RC

Ask "them" to get the Vista SP1 update to work properly, please!!!
<sour grin>

I don't think you will be going up there for the Vista stuff, but I do
want anyone and everyone there to realize that Vista seems to be an even
bigger goof then Windows ME, at least for me. From the volume of
problems on the relevant MS newsgroup, I am not alone, and the MVPs there
simply repeating the steps and phone and chat support options is not
helpful to either. If SP1 does not want to download or install, or gives
an error, better analysis of what is wrong is sorely needed. I should
not have to spend a fruitless hour with chat support either (however
friendly).

Sorry for spouting off.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

Posted by Terri on April 14, 2008, 7:29 pm
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Ok - I have another question. If I want to view a database from say,
12/31/07 and it is of course saved ... how do I call that up?
Terri



>
>> Hi, Andrew - and Han.
>>
>> Maybe between the 3 of us we can get Terri REALLY confused! ;^}
>>
>> Thanks for the correction Han. I still don't think it's a good idea
>> (or even necessary?) to have a Quicken file(set) name longer than 7
>> characters, even if the latest versions allow it.
>>
>> I'll be gone to the Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond/Seattle all this
>> week. Feel free to talk among yourselves. I'll be in the hometown of
>> Windows. I'll be surrounded by computers - and I won't have a computer
>> with me!
>>
>> RC
>
> Ask "them" to get the Vista SP1 update to work properly, please!!!
> <sour grin>
>
> I don't think you will be going up there for the Vista stuff, but I do
> want anyone and everyone there to realize that Vista seems to be an even
> bigger goof then Windows ME, at least for me. From the volume of
> problems on the relevant MS newsgroup, I am not alone, and the MVPs there
> simply repeating the steps and phone and chat support options is not
> helpful to either. If SP1 does not want to download or install, or gives
> an error, better analysis of what is wrong is sorely needed. I should
> not have to spend a fruitless hour with chat support either (however
> friendly).
>
> Sorry for spouting off.
>
> --
> Best regards
> Han
> email address is invalid



Posted by Andrew on April 14, 2008, 8:54 pm
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Terri wrote:
> Ok - I have another question. If I want to view a database from say,
> 12/31/07 and it is of course saved ... how do I call that up?
> Terri
>
>
>
Assuming you haven't deleted any transactions, you can simply scroll back in
whatever register you're interested in to any point in time. If you wish to
look at your portfolio, you can enter a date directly on that screen. If
you wish to see a report that contains more than one register on your
screen, you can product a report (like ACCOUNT BALANCES) and specify a date
that you wish it to report on.

You don't need a "backup" to do any of this.

This is, by the way, why many say never to bother to delete transactions in
your active Quicken file so you can go back in time whenever and how ever
you like.
--
-------------------------------------------------------------
Regards -

- Andrew



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