[moneydance] data file corruption

[David Carlson]

Fuzzy Fox wrote:
> Edward Reid <edward at paleo.org> wrote:
>   
>> Based on Quicken's behavior, I gather that it's based on database
>> technology, although it's internal.
>>     
>
> Quicken is NOT a good example to hold up as a program which never loses
> data.
>
>   
You can say that again!!!  I have a Quicken data file which was probably 
originally corrupted by changing screen size without closing the 
program, but it has resisted all attempts to fix it.  Validate, 
Supervalidate, Copy and even updating from Quicken 2004 to 2006 have not 
fixed the root problem.  A year and a half ago, I actually started a new 
file from scratch and imported most of the old data into it.  It still 
p***** on itself sooner or later.  That's why I use MD.  My wife wants 
to continue to struggle with the Q program, because she knows that I'll 
fix it when it chokes. 

I too started with the Q program in DOS days, and some of the quirks it 
had than continue to exist in the 2006 version. Problem #92 of ??? is 
Inconsistent and irrational GUI, including defining keystrokes 
inconsistent with the operating system abound.