To all gnu-cash users --- found this on the net today and it was a lifesaver. Not sure if anyone else needs it - but it was extremely helpful for me.
"How can I delete multiple transactions in a batch in GnuCash?" For me I made a copy of my current file. Then on the copy I wanted to delete any transaction after 1/1/2018. This file now become an archive file. Now re-open my current file. Delete any transactions in it prior to 1/1/2018. Before deleting, make note of account balance amounts so I can make sure I am balanced once I delete. Enter new "Opening balance amounts" as needed to ensure balances are current and balanced. Now I have a file with just the last 2 years transaction. Did a search on the net and found this: "As a workaround I made a shortcut key for deleting transactions. I modified the C:\Users\username\.gnu-cash\accelerator-map file (with gnucash closed) by changing the line ; (gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/DeleteTransactionAction" "") To: (gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/DeleteTransactionAction" "<Primary>Delete") Now I could delete transactions by pressing ctrl+delete. Pressing and holding this key combination allowed continuous deleting at a predictable rate so it was quite easy to delete a few hundred transactions quickly. Might not be the best solution if you have many thousands of transactions that you want to delete but for a few hundred it was quite painless. As a follow-up to this very useful info, on a Windows PC, the file is located in: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash\accelerator-map The way the edited line is displayed in the above answer is correct but it may not be immediately obvious to everyone that like some other languages, the semicolon needs to be removed as well. The semicolon is a comment tag that disables the line it is on. Notes: <Primary> is the same as "Command" on macs and "Ctrl" on Windows. Other modifiers are <Shift> and <Alt> and they can be combined so to make it a bit more difficult to do accidentally, my new line is: (gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/DeleteTransactionAction" "<Primary><Shift>Delete") AKA: Control + Shift + Delete I presume it was the same in earlier versions but I am new to GNUcash so it's also useful to note that, at least as of GNUcash 3.5, this keyboard shortcut triggers the Yes/No dialog to confirm that the transaction should be deleted. Additionally, you can select to ignore the dialog for the rest of the session or never show the dialog. " This works in 3.7 (what I am using) for Windows. If you need or want to delete multiple transactions - this is very handy. Thanks to all. One last comment - I am not sure if this will work when I upgrade to the next version - or even if I shutdown Gnu-cash and re-open it. But nevertheless, it is an easy fix for when I want to use the functionality of deleting multiple transactions. Ken _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
