Profit & Loss and Version 3.0

Problem

Error message: “file must be converted to version 3.0”.

Diagnosis

Did they update to latest version of MacNail construction accounting software? If so, check p &l column heading of the file. . Should be “p&l”, not anything else.

Solution

MacNail accounting software has some code that checks that heading for file type and warns. The update changes files but they may have gone to a backup or otherwise gotten a file with the older format.

NOTE-- MacNail has since been replaced by Goldenseal accounting software, which does not require Excel. There is a very good Profit & Loss report in Goldenseal.

Comments

Entered 1/14/93 by Vinay. Updated 11/8/2010.