> By "will be archived" Money means removed from the main file, not removed
> from the archive file. I agree it's goofy and non-sensical. Try your own
> test case.
> "Arge" <bigbc37(nospam)[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uyUnO0DYDHA.2020[at]TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I agree that is the way it works, but from what I am reading not the way
> it
> > is suppose to work. Please read just the following.
> > > Transactions prior to, but not including, this date will be archived.
> > > The above sentence is from the Money help file.

> I agree that is the way it works, but from what I am reading not the way
it
> is suppose to work. Please read just the following.
> Transactions prior to, but not including, this date will be archived.
> The above sentence is from the Money help file.

> Hi Dick
> I usually agree with you, but not on this occasion. I "used" to archive
> files in
> Quicken so I thought I had a pretty good understanding of how it was
> "suppose" to work.
> Since this is Money and not Quicken, I figured I should check before I
> responded and following (from the help section) of Money and under step
> #2 - second paragraph it notes that only the files prior to the date
> selected for the archive will be archived.
> 1.. On the File menu, click Archive .
> 2.. In the date box, enter an archive date for your transactions, and
then
> click OK .
> Transactions prior to, but not including, this date will be archived.
> 3.. In the File name box, enter a name for the file, and then click OK .
> 4.. Select the accounts you want to archive, and then click OK .
> And more on the subject, this is also from the help section of Money
> Backing up When you back up your file, you simply make a copy of
everything
> in your working Money file. Backing up insures that you don't lose any
data
> in the event that your main Money file is damaged. Money backs up to your
> hard drive by default whenever you close Money. It's a good idea to back
up
> regularly to a floppy disk as well in case something happens to your
> computer.
> Archiving When you archive, Money removes old transactions from your file
to
> keep it a manageable size. For example, at the beginning of the year, you
> can archive all of the transactions of the year before the previous year.

> When you archive, you can specify a date range for archived data and
> accounts you want to change.
> By the way I think I finally eliminated my corruption
> problems.................I ended up exporting all the accounts and
"finally"
> imported them with success and haven't had many problems since. What I
did
> find though was if I attempted to transfer money from my mortgage to an
> escrow account the file would then become corrupted.
> I remember having to do a manual typing of transfer in order to link it
with
> the "Escrow" account as it would never show up in the drop down box.
Every
> time I try to transfer to the escrow account by typing the Transfer:Escrow
> XXX account, it then becomes corrupted.
> Bob
> "Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:u201b36XDHA.2328[at]TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Bob, read the help on Archive as well as the FAQ's referenced KB
articles.
> > The ARCHIVE file--the one they intend you to file away, is documented as
> > having NOTHING removed. It's supposed to be a complete copy of your main
> > file BEFORE any transactions are removed from the main file.
> > > Why archive? Beats me. I've never done it except to play around with
test
> > cases.
> > > The **theory** is that you reduce the number of transactions in your
main
> > file and have, essentially, a backup from before you archived
transactions
> > out of the main file in the "archive" file.
> > > "Arge" <bigbc37(nospam)[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:OZ2BOm6XDHA.2592[at]TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > No ......it is not suppose to duplicate the original file. The
archived
> > > file should not have anything after the date of archive and the file
> that
> > is
> > > remaining should have "most" transactions prior to that date removed.
> It
> > > does not remove everything but it should remove most. If what you are
> > > saying was correct then why achieve? Why not just copy the file and
> call
> > it
> > > an achieve.
>

> Bob, read the help on Archive as well as the FAQ's referenced KB articles.
> The ARCHIVE file--the one they intend you to file away, is documented as
> having NOTHING removed. It's supposed to be a complete copy of your main
> file BEFORE any transactions are removed from the main file.
> Why archive? Beats me. I've never done it except to play around with test
> cases.
> The **theory** is that you reduce the number of transactions in your main
> file and have, essentially, a backup from before you archived transactions
> out of the main file in the "archive" file.
> "Arge" <bigbc37(nospam)[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OZ2BOm6XDHA.2592[at]TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > No ......it is not suppose to duplicate the original file. The archived
> > file should not have anything after the date of archive and the file
that
> is
> > remaining should have "most" transactions prior to that date removed.
It
> > does not remove everything but it should remove most. If what you are
> > saying was correct then why achieve? Why not just copy the file and
call
> it
> > an achieve.

> > Subject: Re: Archiving Money Files
> > From: "Arge" bigbc37(nospam)[at]hotmail.com
> > Date: 8/9/03 11:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> > Message-id: <Or27i3uXDHA.1580[at]tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl> > > It should remove "most" transactions prior to the archive date, but mine
doe
> > not remove anything. It just duplicates the file (copies) as it was
before
> > the archive.
> > > Of course to be honest, I haven't tried it since correcting my other
> > problem.
> > > I have read what it was suppose to do and it didn't do what it was
suppose
> > to
> > > Bob
> > "SJCOHEN730" <sjcohen730[at]aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:20030809213733.21660.00001294[at]mb-m07.aol.com...
> > > > Subject: Re: Archiving Money Files
> > > > From: "Arge" bigbc37(nospam)[at]hotmail.com
> > > > Date: 8/9/03 9:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> > > > Message-id: <ui6#TztXDHA.1736[at]TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl> > > > > > > Hi Major
> > > > > > > I can't help you with your problem, but I just wanted to tell you that
I
> > > > have the same problem using 2003 Deluxe.
> > > > > > > Bob
> > > > "Major Jones" <major9000[at]comcast.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:063101c35e81$50fff650$a501280a[at]phx.gbl...
> > > > > I have Money Standard 2000 and whenever I try and archive
> > > > > my Money files from 2002 Money archives the files but it
> > > > > wont remove them from the current file that I am using.
> > > > > How can I archive ther files from 2002 and remove them
> > > > > from my current program as well?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You need to understand exactly what "archive" does in Money. It does
NOT
> > do
> > > what you want it to do. I suggest you read some of the FAQ on this
> > subject.
> > > Good luck. Steve
> > > > > > > > > Bob, It is "supposed" to duplicate the existing file. THAT is what gets
> archived. I know it doesn't make sense with what you would expect it to
do, but
> that is just the facts. Most of us here do NOT archive, EVER. I have eight
> years of data now on three floppy back-ups. I have never archived and see
NO
> reason to do so. Steve

> Bob, It is "supposed" to duplicate the existing file. THAT is what gets
> archived. I know it doesn't make sense with what you would expect it to
do, but
> that is just the facts. Most of us here do NOT archive, EVER. I have eight
> years of data now on three floppy back-ups. I have never archived and see
NO
> reason to do so. Steve

> Subject: Re: Archiving Money Files
> From: "Arge" bigbc37(nospam)[at]hotmail.com
> Date: 8/9/03 11:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> Message-id: <Or27i3uXDHA.1580[at]tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl> It should remove "most" transactions prior to the archive date, but mine doe
> not remove anything. It just duplicates the file (copies) as it was before
> the archive.
> Of course to be honest, I haven't tried it since correcting my other
> problem.
> I have read what it was suppose to do and it didn't do what it was suppose
> to
> Bob
> "SJCOHEN730" <sjcohen730[at]aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20030809213733.21660.00001294[at]mb-m07.aol.com...
> > > Subject: Re: Archiving Money Files
> > > From: "Arge" bigbc37(nospam)[at]hotmail.com
> > > Date: 8/9/03 9:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> > > Message-id: <ui6#TztXDHA.1736[at]TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl> > > > > Hi Major
> > > > > I can't help you with your problem, but I just wanted to tell you that I
> > > have the same problem using 2003 Deluxe.
> > > > > Bob
> > > "Major Jones" <major9000[at]comcast.net> wrote in message
> > > news:063101c35e81$50fff650$a501280a[at]phx.gbl...
> > > > I have Money Standard 2000 and whenever I try and archive
> > > > my Money files from 2002 Money archives the files but it
> > > > wont remove them from the current file that I am using.
> > > > How can I archive ther files from 2002 and remove them
> > > > from my current program as well?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You need to understand exactly what "archive" does in Money. It does NOT
> do
> > what you want it to do. I suggest you read some of the FAQ on this
> subject.
> > Good luck. Steve

> > Subject: Re: Archiving Money Files
> > From: "Arge" bigbc37(nospam)[at]hotmail.com
> > Date: 8/9/03 9:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> > Message-id: <ui6#TztXDHA.1736[at]TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl> > > Hi Major
> > > I can't help you with your problem, but I just wanted to tell you that I
> > have the same problem using 2003 Deluxe.
> > > Bob
> > "Major Jones" <major9000[at]comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:063101c35e81$50fff650$a501280a[at]phx.gbl...
> > > I have Money Standard 2000 and whenever I try and archive
> > > my Money files from 2002 Money archives the files but it
> > > wont remove them from the current file that I am using.
> > > How can I archive ther files from 2002 and remove them
> > > from my current program as well?
> > > > > > > > > You need to understand exactly what "archive" does in Money. It does NOT
do
> what you want it to do. I suggest you read some of the FAQ on this
subject.
> Good luck. Steve

> Subject: Re: Archiving Money Files
> From: "Arge" bigbc37(nospam)[at]hotmail.com
> Date: 8/9/03 9:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> Message-id: <ui6#TztXDHA.1736[at]TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl> Hi Major
> I can't help you with your problem, but I just wanted to tell you that I
> have the same problem using 2003 Deluxe.
> Bob
> "Major Jones" <major9000[at]comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:063101c35e81$50fff650$a501280a[at]phx.gbl...
> > I have Money Standard 2000 and whenever I try and archive
> > my Money files from 2002 Money archives the files but it
> > wont remove them from the current file that I am using.
> > How can I archive ther files from 2002 and remove them
> > from my current program as well?