Private Key Help

[CityGuy]

I have read a couple threads on this, but none address the issue I am having. I type in dumpprivkey [address] and it's saying "Invalid Bitcoin address (code -5)"

My wallet is synchronized and I got the address from the receive tab on my wallet program. I'm using QT fyi

I know this is probably an easy fix but I cannot get it to work regardless of what I try...I am just trying to get my Pub/Private key so I can make some paper backups.

Thanks guys

[11inches]

Make sure you unlock your wallet by typing walletpassphrase passphrase 900

[CityGuy]

did that and it's validating the address allowing me to get the pub key, just won't work for private

[CityGuy]

Make sure you unlock your wallet by typing walletpassphrase passphrase 900

Nevermind I got it thanks brother

[havanabob]

How did you synchronize your wallet and I get the address from the receive tab on wallet program?

[DannyHamilton]

Unless you know exactly what you are doing, it is a very bad idea to be using paper backups with Bitcoin-Qt.

Bitcoin-Qt creates new addresses every time you send a transaction and moves some of your bitcoins away from the addresses that you created paper backups from to these new addresses.  It hides these new addresses from you, so that you don't know what they are or that they even exist.  This means that the bitcoins are held at addresses that are not backed up with your paper backups.

[1976]

Unless you know exactly what you are doing, it is a very bad idea to be using paper backups with Bitcoin-Qt.

Bitcoin-Qt creates new addresses every time you send a transaction and moves some of your bitcoins away from the addresses that you created paper backups from to these new addresses.  It hides these new addresses from you, so that you don't know what they are or that they even exist.  This means that the bitcoins are held at addresses that are not backed up with your paper backups.

Really?