diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dabd55a36e..4f9145dd5a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-01-07  Derek Atkins  <derek@ihtfp.com>
+
+	* src/business/business-core/file/* -- don't save half-built data.
+	  Make sure that we're only saving the items that have been fully
+	  created (not half-created).  Fixes the cause of bug #102776.
+
 2003-01-06  Derek Atkins  <derek@ihtfp.com>
 
 	* macros/Makefile.am: include the rest of the macros in the dist.
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-customer-xml-v2.c b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-customer-xml-v2.c
index 6113f33124..a062b23a1d 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-customer-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-customer-xml-v2.c
@@ -455,11 +455,25 @@ customer_sixtp_parser_create(void)
   return sixtp_dom_parser_new(gnc_customer_end_handler, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+customer_should_be_saved (GncCustomer *customer)
+{
+  const char *id;
+
+  /* make sure this is a valid customer before we save it -- should have an ID */
+  id = gncCustomerGetID (customer);
+  if (id == NULL || *id == '\0')
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static void
 do_count (gpointer cust_p, gpointer count_p)
 {
   int *count = count_p;
-  (*count)++;
+  if (customer_should_be_saved (cust_p))
+    (*count)++;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -477,6 +491,9 @@ xml_add_customer (gpointer cust_p, gpointer out_p)
   GncCustomer *cust = cust_p;
   FILE *out = out_p;
 
+  if (!customer_should_be_saved (cust_p))
+    return;
+
   node = customer_dom_tree_create (cust);
   xmlElemDump(out, NULL, node);
   fprintf(out, "\n");
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-employee-xml-v2.c b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-employee-xml-v2.c
index facd437fd6..83d4348106 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-employee-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-employee-xml-v2.c
@@ -341,11 +341,25 @@ employee_sixtp_parser_create(void)
   return sixtp_dom_parser_new(gnc_employee_end_handler, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+employee_should_be_saved (GncEmployee *employee)
+{
+  const char *id;
+
+  /* make sure this is a valid employee before we save it -- should have an ID */
+  id = gncEmployeeGetID (employee);
+  if (id == NULL || *id == '\0')
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static void
 do_count (gpointer employee_p, gpointer count_p)
 {
   int *count = count_p;
-  (*count)++;
+  if (employee_should_be_saved (employee_p))
+    (*count)++;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -363,6 +377,9 @@ xml_add_employee (gpointer employee_p, gpointer out_p)
   GncEmployee *employee = employee_p;
   FILE *out = out_p;
 
+  if (!employee_should_be_saved (employee))
+    return;
+
   node = employee_dom_tree_create (employee);
   xmlElemDump(out, NULL, node);
   fprintf(out, "\n");
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c
index ba5cf3e70c..477855f612 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c
@@ -470,11 +470,25 @@ invoice_sixtp_parser_create(void)
   return sixtp_dom_parser_new(gnc_invoice_end_handler, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+invoice_should_be_saved (GncInvoice *invoice)
+{
+  const char *id;
+
+  /* make sure this is a valid invoice before we save it -- should have an ID */
+  id = gncInvoiceGetID (invoice);
+  if (id == NULL || *id == '\0')
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static void
 do_count (gpointer invoice_p, gpointer count_p)
 {
   int *count = count_p;
-  (*count)++;
+  if (invoice_should_be_saved (invoice_p))
+    (*count)++;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -492,6 +506,9 @@ xml_add_invoice (gpointer invoice_p, gpointer out_p)
   GncInvoice *invoice = invoice_p;
   FILE *out = out_p;
 
+  if (!invoice_should_be_saved (invoice))
+    return;
+
   node = invoice_dom_tree_create (invoice);
   xmlElemDump(out, NULL, node);
   fprintf(out, "\n");
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-job-xml-v2.c b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-job-xml-v2.c
index 9a75130829..54ef198dfb 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-job-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-job-xml-v2.c
@@ -275,11 +275,25 @@ job_sixtp_parser_create(void)
   return sixtp_dom_parser_new(gnc_job_end_handler, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+job_should_be_saved (GncJob *job)
+{
+  const char *id;
+
+  /* make sure this is a valid job before we save it -- should have an ID */
+  id = gncJobGetID (job);
+  if (id == NULL || *id == '\0')
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static void
 do_count (gpointer job_p, gpointer count_p)
 {
   int *count = count_p;
-  (*count)++;
+  if (job_should_be_saved (job_p))
+    (*count)++;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -297,6 +311,9 @@ xml_add_job (gpointer job_p, gpointer out_p)
   GncJob *job = job_p;
   FILE *out = out_p;
 
+  if (!job_should_be_saved (job))
+    return;
+
   node = job_dom_tree_create (job);
   xmlElemDump(out, NULL, node);
   fprintf(out, "\n");
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-order-xml-v2.c b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-order-xml-v2.c
index dc8c4ef8ea..4f803c546b 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-order-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-order-xml-v2.c
@@ -313,11 +313,25 @@ order_sixtp_parser_create(void)
   return sixtp_dom_parser_new(gnc_order_end_handler, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+order_should_be_saved (GncOrder *order)
+{
+  const char *id;
+
+  /* make sure this is a valid order before we save it -- should have an ID */
+  id = gncOrderGetID (order);
+  if (id == NULL || *id == '\0')
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static void
 do_count (gpointer order_p, gpointer count_p)
 {
   int *count = count_p;
-  (*count)++;
+  if (order_should_be_saved (order_p))
+    (*count)++;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -335,6 +349,9 @@ xml_add_order (gpointer order_p, gpointer out_p)
   GncOrder *order = order_p;
   FILE *out = out_p;
 
+  if (!order_should_be_saved (order))
+    return;
+
   node = order_dom_tree_create (order);
   xmlElemDump(out, NULL, node);
   fprintf(out, "\n");
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c
index 2bbfd1085c..e0e7743fc3 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c
@@ -399,11 +399,25 @@ vendor_sixtp_parser_create(void)
   return sixtp_dom_parser_new(gnc_vendor_end_handler, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+vendor_should_be_saved (GncVendor *vendor)
+{
+  const char *id;
+
+  /* make sure this is a valid vendor before we save it -- should have an ID */
+  id = gncVendorGetID (vendor);
+  if (id == NULL || *id == '\0')
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static void
 do_count (gpointer vendor_p, gpointer count_p)
 {
   int *count = count_p;
-  (*count)++;
+  if (vendor_should_be_saved (vendor_p))
+    (*count)++;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -421,6 +435,9 @@ xml_add_vendor (gpointer vendor_p, gpointer out_p)
   GncVendor *vendor = vendor_p;
   FILE *out = out_p;
 
+  if (!vendor_should_be_saved (vendor))
+    return;
+
   node = vendor_dom_tree_create (vendor);
   xmlElemDump(out, NULL, node);
   fprintf(out, "\n");