[moneydance] Multiple data files

[David Carlson]

Gordon Alley wrote:
> The MD File->Reopen command (or something like that) will show the last
> several files you've opened in MD, so once you've opened one or more files,
> they are all listed there.
>
> I handle my elderly mother's finances, so I have two data files. That menu
> command lets me select whichever data file I need. I also have shortcuts on
> my desktop to open the two files.
>
> -Gordon
>
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Dave Saville <dave at deezee.org> wrote:
>
>   
>> On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:18:27 -0700 (PDT), pscherz wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Let me expand and clarify.  I have two data files.  One is current
>>>       
>> financial
>>     
>>> information.  It contains 10 years worth of stuff.  The other is also a
>>>       
>> data
>>     
>>> file that contains financial information from 30 years ago to ten years
>>>       
>> ago.
>>     
>>> I would like to be able to use both, but each will need its own set of
>>> accounts, categories, tags.  So, it is not an archieve or a backup file,
>>>       
>> but
>>     
>>> a live data file with older information in it.
>>>       
>> There is no problem with multiple data *.MD files. I have one for my
>> company and one for private stuff. What you *can't* do is access both
>> at once or refer to one from the other. Other than that you just use
>> MD's file open. MD seems to remember the file you opened last.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>>
>> Dave Saville
>>
>>     
>
>
>   
I think the issue is having multiple files open simultaneously, as most 
word processors allow.

That would be very nice, but the trick is to keep everything separately 
associated to the correct file.

I know that theoretically, a second instance of a program is 
automatically separate in most OS's but there are many opportunities for 
error. The most likely is user error when user forgets which file 
currently has the focus.

Just for grins, I have tried opening one file with MD release 622 JAR 
and another with MD release 587 JAR simultaneously without seeing any 
smoke coming out of the computer.  However, I have not thoroughly tested 
that scenario.

Dave