[moneydance] How to select a specific data_file.md on command line?

[Lloyd Jones]

On 21 Jan 2009 at 22:39, Gordon Alley wrote:

Gordon's comments lead to the proper solution:
Instead of using a shortcut that points to moneydance set up shortcuts for each of the *.md data files 
representing the different accounts. Double clicking the shortcut should launch moneydance using the 
proper account. Of course, the file extension "md" must be associated with moneydance.exe for this to 
work - which should be the case.

This works on Windows - MAC & Linux might work differently but I doubt it.

lloyd

>
>On my Mac, if I just double-click the Moneydance app icon (or launch it via
>Spotlight by typing CMD-space moneyENTER), it launches and opens the last
>data file I had used it with. If I start MD by double-clicking a MD data
>file (or an alias to it), MD launches and opens the data file I
>double-clicked.
>In any case, the MD File->Open recent... menu lists both of the MD data
>files I use, and I can switch between files from within MD using that.
>
>-Gordon
>
>On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:15 PM, Larry Alkoff <labradley at mindspring.com>wrote:
>
>> Sean Reilly wrote:
>> > Hi Larry,
>> >
>> > I've never heard of a "Work Path" before... maybe that refers to the
>> > working directory?  What happens if you just set the command to the
>> > following:
>> >
>> >   /path_to/Moneydance /path_to/moneydance.md
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Sean
>> >
>> > On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:03 PM, Larry Alkoff wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have opened Moneydance with an icon that brings up Moneydance (the
>> >> executable) with the path to moneydance.md.
>> >>
>> >> Recently I created a new file and have found that Moneydance ignores the
>> >> work path.
>> >> Moneydance _always_ brings up the last used data_file.md
>> >> no matter what is in the work path box.
>> >>
>> >> My system is Linux that uses an icon file with the settings
>> >> Application > Command > /path_to/Moneydance
>> >> and
>> >> Application > Work Path > /path_to/moneydance.md
>> >>
>> >> Windows probably works the same way but Moneydance ignores the work
>> path.
>> >>
>> >> Is there a command line option that will select a specific
>> >> /path/data_file.md ?
>> >>
>> >> Something like possibly:
>> >> Moneydance /path/data_file.md  ?
>> >>
>> >> Larry
>> >
>>
>> Command line:
>> Moneydance ~/inv/mdance/billybob.md
>>
>> Get an error message
>> "The file billybob.md is corrupt or missing.  It can be restored from
>> backup(s).  Please select one from"
>> Below is a box with one entry.
>>
>> When I try the command line:
>> Moneydance ~/inv/mdance/moneydance.md
>> I get a similiar result.
>>
>> Moneydance is in my path.
>> When I try the command line:
>> Moneydance
>> I get the billybob.md file but there is some corruption seen after the
>> file exits:
>> ignoring invalid argument: -Xmx512m
>>
>> This ignoring invalid argument appears the same each time I invoke the
>> command lines above.
>>
>> Sean, what most people would want is a Linux or Windows icon set up for
>> In Linux:
>>      Application > Command > /path_to/Moneydance
>>      Application > Work Path > /path_to/moneydance.md
>> In Windows:
>>     Properties > Shortcut > Target     \path\Moneydance.exe
>>     Properties > Shortcut > Start in    \path\data_file.md
>>
>> The present method of always bringing up the last used files is a
>> problem for Windows, Linux and probably Mac users who want to click on
>> an icon and bring up the data_file.md associated with that icon.
>>
>> I didn't realize this problem until setting up a separate account (which
>>  is actually a data_file) to isolate my personal accounts from a
>> separate account which will actually be used by my business partner (who
>> will pay for a separate license).
>>
>> Larry
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