Re: [Gramps-devel] 4395: ERROR: __init__.py: line 1091: Failed to open database.

[Don A. <don...@co...>]

Have you tried switching back to python 2.4?

Switching to python 2.5 on an active database is not a good idea. It
changes the database access method.=20

You should backup to database using the XML output format. This format
is independent of any backend database changes that may occur.

Don=20

On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 15:44 +0000, Oliver Kayas wrote:
> Hi Everyone
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> I'm using Ubuntu Edgy Eft. I created my family tree using Gramps version =
2.0.11.
> I recently installed version 2.2.1 and the database worked fine. Today I
> installed version 2.2.2 and the database did not open. I have tried openi=
ng the
> file in versions 2.0.11, 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 and it won't open in any of them=
. Even
> my backup file won't open in any of these versions of gramps. When I try =
to open
> it in version 2.2.2 it gives me the following error message: -
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> 4395: ERROR: __init__.py: line 1091: Failed to open database.
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/share/gramps/DbLoader.py", line 419, in read_file
>     self.dbstate.db.load(filename,self.uistate.pulse_progressbar,mode)
>   File "/usr/share/gramps/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py", line 365, in load
>     self.metadata     =3D self.open_table(self.full_name,"meta")
>   File "/usr/share/gramps/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py", line 166, in open_ta=
ble
>     dbmap.open(file_name, table_name, dbtype, self.open_flags(), 0666)
> DBInvalidArgError: (22, 'Invalid argument -- /home/kayas80/Desktop/oliver=
 kayas
> family tree.grdb: unexpected file type or format')
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> I edited /usr/bin/gramps to force version 2.5 instead of version 2.4 of P=
ython
> as was suggested in a post I read and it made no difference. I'm a real b=
eginner
> to Linux so any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Please don't tell me t=
he
> files have been corrupted beyond repair - there is years of work that wil=
l be
> forever lost!!! Many thanks.
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