tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/switching-from-another-personal-finance-program/18653-importing-from-moneydance-2011Infinite Kind: Discussion 2021-06-30T14:50:25Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/491166122021-03-30T21:23:14Z2021-03-30T21:23:14ZImporting from Moneydance 2011<div><p>I'm a fellow user.</p>
<p>I'm assuming you have installed the stable release, Build 2006.</p>
<p>A problem was found with the Welcome screen on that release that was quickly addressed in a preview version, unfortunately no subsequent release has made it to stable status at this time, so to resolve this problem at this point it will be necessary to use the latest preview release:</p>
<p><a href="https://infinitekind.com/preview">https://infinitekind.com/preview</a></p></div>dwgtag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/491166122021-03-31T00:08:33Z2021-03-31T00:08:33ZImporting from Moneydance 2011<div><p>Yes I did download this; I opened it and when I tried to import my data I<br>
got the message above.</p></div>bdierauftag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/491166122021-03-31T02:49:36Z2021-03-31T02:49:36ZImporting from Moneydance 2011<div><p>It is not clear to me what you have downloaded and installed.</p>
<p>To determine the version you have you can:</p>
<p>If Moneydance is open you can:</p>
<ol>
<li>The version and build number of Moneydance you are using can be found under the menu item:</li>
</ol>
<p>Windows/Linux:</p>
<p>Help --> About Moneydance.</p>
<p>Mac:</p>
<p>Moneydance --> About Moneydance</p>
<p>OR</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the console window (Menu Bar item: Help --> Console Window)</li>
</ol>
<p>The version and build number will be at the top of the console output</p>
<hr>
<p>If Moneydance is not open you can obtain the information from the error log. Open the error log in a text editor or word processor, the Moneydance version is given in the first few lines of the file, the file can be found at:</p>
<p>If you're using Mac OS, it should be located at one of these locations within your Home folder:</p>
<p>~/Library/Containers/com.infinitekind.MoneydanceOSX/Data/Library/Application Support/Moneydance/errlog.txt</p>
<p>or:</p>
<p>~/Library/Application Support/Moneydance/errlog.txt</p>
<p>If you have any trouble finding your Home Library folder you can open Finder and hold down the option key while selecting the Go menu and the Library folder option should occur or you can open Finder and select Go -> Go to Folder and copy and paste in the following:</p>
<p>~/Library</p>
<p>This should pull up your local Library folder.</p>
<p>If you're using Windows, it should be located under your login directory at:</p>
<p>C:\Users(yourusername).moneydance\errlog.txt</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>C:\Documents and Settings(yourusername).moneydance\errlog.txt</p>
<p>Depending on your version of Windows</p>
<p>If you're using Linux it should be located in your home folder at:<br>
~/.moneydance/errlog.txt</p>
<p>If it shows that you have Build 2006 then installed the preview release from the pointer I provided</p></div>dwgtag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/491166122021-03-31T14:17:17Z2021-03-31T14:17:18ZImporting from Moneydance 2011<div><p>I have 2 versions of moneydance on my computer, a 2011 and 2021. The 2011<br>
version wasn't working bc it said I needed Java 6, so I purchased and<br>
downloaded 2021. When I opened 2021 and tried importing my old Moneydance<br>
data file, it won't let me and I got the notice ""Error reading file:<br>
java.lang.NullPointerException". What should I do to be able to import my<br>
old data and run Moneydance 2021?</p>
<p>I was able to download Java 6 and can now run Moneydance 2011. But I'd like<br>
to be able to run the updated version since I bought it, and it should be<br>
improved.</p></div>bdierauftag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/491166122021-03-31T14:18:29Z2021-03-31T14:18:30ZImporting from Moneydance 2011<div><p>I'm on a Mac, running Mac OS 10.14.6</p></div>bdierauftag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/491166122021-03-31T14:49:50Z2021-03-31T14:49:50ZImporting from Moneydance 2011<div><p>I am not support staff, just a user.<br>
Hi bdierauf</p>
<p>Run Moneydance 2021 and look under HELP – ABOUT MONEYDANCE. If it shows 2021.(2006) this build has a bug that preventing you from loading your existing data set, you need to first update to the latest preview build at <a href="https://infinitekind.com/preview">https://infinitekind.com/preview</a></p>
<p>Hope this helps,</p></div>derekkent23