[moneydance] Installing multiple versions of MD

[Rodney D. Myers]

On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 23:32:40 -0400
Bill Bass <bill at bassackwards.net> wrote:

> I am currently running a rather old version of MD (2005r3 build 412).  This 
> version has continued to provide everything I need and I haven't had any of the 
> connection problems to Bank of America that seems to be going around.
> 
> Some of the new features are things I would like to use but I am reluctant to 
> switch from a product that serves me so reliably.  To satisfy my paranoia, I 
> would like to install the current stable version and create a copy of my data 
> file so that I can use both versions in parallel for a while.  Does anyone here 
> know what I would need to do so that the different versions do not conflict with 
> one another?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill Bass

What I've done in the past. Copy the working *.jar file (name it so you
know what version it is), and upgrade. Also backup a working copy of
your data.

If things work, keep the backups around. If not, you can back down to a
working copy.

YMMV

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