There you are, I graduated college in 1968. Anyway I just created *Bug 797965* <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797965> which is a RFE to a path that would resolve the core problem of this thread, and I invite comments there.
On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 10:02 PM Derek Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > You must be in your 60s or 70s (or older) if you think you were around > before the term regex was created. > The term regex (REGular EXpression) has been around at least since the 80s > if not earlier. It is a way to search for, well, a regular expression. > There are several resources for regex examples, and regex has been > standardized for many decades. > Happy hacking. > > -derek > Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos. > > On October 2, 2020 10:50:45 PM David Carlson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Geoff, >> >> Thank you for the very nice description of how to implement the mechanics >> of an iterative search. Now all we need is an easy to understand >> description of how each of the search criteria work, including >> (especially, >> with examples) exactly what regex means to those of us that went to school >> before that term existed, how to know exactly which split lines are >> searched and which split lines just come along for the ride into the >> results, and perhaps why the search dialog disappears, which was the >> original problem that started this thread. >> >> I can't seem to make the help for that dialog appear from the help button >> in that dialog. I finally found the actual help in the F1 Help manual >> under Tools and Assistants > Find which completely glosses over the >> subjects in the previous paragraph. >> >> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 7:49 PM Geoff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Regardless of whether the search box disappears or not, GnuCash's >>> "search within search results" feature is still pretty nifty. >>> >>> I've attached a screenshot showing four consecutive searches >>> illustrating: >>> New search (the other options are always disabled on the initial search) >>> Add results to current search >>> Refine current search >>> Delete results from current search >>> >>> First search is to locate transactions with value less than 200. >>> Second search is to add in transactions with value more than 800. >>> Third search is to restrict to description containing "gnucash". >>> Fourth search is to remove transactions posted on 26th September. >>> >>> (Harking back to our school days, I think we can say that GnuCash search >>> provides the Set Theory equivalents of Union, Intersection, and >>> Complement >>> https://www.britannica.com/science/set-theory/Operations-on-sets. But I >>> digress.) >>> >>> The trick is to invoke the second and subsequent searches from the >>> "Search Results" tab and not the Chart of Accounts. >>> >>> This is, of course, a simple example. Any given search operation also >>> lets you specify multiple criteria ("Add" button), and whether "all >>> criteria" must be met or just "any criteria" ie AND or OR logic. >>> >>> James, I hope this tip improves your search results. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Geoff >>> ===== >>> Version: 4.1 >>> Build ID: 4.1+(2020-07-25) >>> Finance::Quote: 1.49 >>> Windows 10 >>> >>> >>> On Sat, 26 Sep 2020 13:47:10 -0500 (CDT), Jamestk wrote: >>> Hello good folks, >>> >>> I wanted to check if there was a simpler way when using the 'find >>> transaction'feature repeatedly. >>> >>> When searching for transactions it normally involves a batch of invoices >>> or >>> receipts which are not showing withing reports, most often this is due to >>> me >>> selecting incorrect accounts or similar, easy way is to use find feature >>> - >>> >>> Searches are basic, Select find from edit menu then opt for 'value' >>> setting >>> leaving all other criteria std, often this works but if it returns nil >>> results you have to start over, is there anyway of saving the search or >>> to >>> edit and re-run the original without having to start from scratch? >>> >>> 8.1 help file is okay but a bit technical in parts. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> David Carlson >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ 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. 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