Invalid file format

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The file you are trying to open is not in the format that the program expects.

Opening an accounting file

The error is reported when opening an accounting file.

Causes / Solutions

  • The specified file name is not a Banana Accounting file.
    • Check again if the selected file is the right one.
  • The file is damaged due to a disk or operating system failure.
  • The file was damaged during a transmission by email or other media.
    • Ask to receive the file again.
  • You are downloading a file from the Internet, but it is not an .ac2 file, just a link or a redirect to the .ac2 file.
    • In the browser use the Save As command.


Opening an imported file

The error is reported when importing a file.

Causes / solutions

  •  You chose to import an incorrect format.
    • Check if you have chosen the correct format.
  • When downloading a bank statement file you have chosen the incorrect format or selected the incorrect options.
    Maybe you have downloaded data for in a XML format, thinking they were the ISO20022 format
    • Download the file again by setting the parameters correctly.
  • The download process has not been successful, and the file is empty.
    • Download the file again.
  • There were problems during the file transmission by email or when moving the file.
    • Ask to receive the file again.

To get a clearer idea of ​​the problem you can analyze the contents of the file, opening it with a text editor.