Odd... mine always has done this (since I've corrected dates many times). On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 6:11 PM Dr. David Kirkby < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 at 08:00, David T. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dr. Kirkby, > > > > While I understand the requirements for not editing existing > transactions, > > I'll note that in your initial post, you mentioned going back to a backup > > and re-entering the transaction. Not to put too much of an emphasis here, > > but how does editing the date differ from opening a backup and > re-entering > > the transaction? > > > > David T. > > > > One thing I discovered tonight is that if I enter the wrong date, then > charge it on one side of the transaction (from account) then it doesn’t get > changed on the other side (to account). This was a simple transaction - ie > two splits. > > I am going to have to double check for any of these sorts of transaction, > where the date one said may be different to the other. > > Dave. > > On Dec 27, 2022, at 3:07 AM, "Dr. David Kirkby" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 19:22, William Prescott <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Your post puzzles me. > >>> > >>> I am trying to enter some transactions from March. Every now and > again I > >>>> forget to change the date on something, so I get today’s date. Then I > >>>> > >>> have > >>> > >>>> to go back to a backup file. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Why? Can't you just edit the date on the transaction and change it. > >>> > >> > >> > >> I thought one wasn’t supposed to do that - at least in formula > accounting. > >> > >> > >>> > >>> It would be nice when entering historical > >>>> transactions if it was impossible to use todays date - one is forced > to > >>>> change the date is something in preferences prevented todays date > being > >>>> used. > >>>> > >>> > >>> I must be missing something. Not being able to use today's day would > make > >>> it impossible to enter transactions on the day they occurred. Are you > >>> asking for some switch that could be set before entering historical > >>> transactions? It seems like a cumbersome solution to a non-problem. > >>> > >> > >> > >> Yes, a switch for entering historical transactions. > >> > >> > >>> Will > >>> > >> > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> -- > Dr. David Kirkby, > Kirkby Microwave Ltd, > [email protected] > https://www.kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/ > Telephone 01621-680100./ +44 1621 680100 > > Registered in England & Wales, company number 08914892. > Registered office: > Stokes Hall Lodge, Burnham Rd, Althorne, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6DT, United > Kingdom > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey [email protected] Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
