Stephen:
I can't answer your question fully, but I can give you some insight.
"GUID" stands for "Globally Unique Identifier". Each GUID is a large
number, which is generated in such a way that it is highly likely to be
different than any other GUID generated on any computer at any time
according to the same rules. On the other hand, the same GUID value
might show up in multiple places. Sometimes software developers generate
a GUID and embed it their code, so that everyone gets a copy of the same
GUID value. Another name for GUID is UUID, meaning "Universally" instead
of "Globally".
GUIDs are written to SQL databases, but they are not a creature of SQL.
GnuCash also generates them when the book file is stored in XML form (as
a ".gnucash" file). And, because they are globally unique, it is
likely that your book contains different GUIDs than anybody else's book.
Each account has a GUID associated, but there is no reason to believe
that anyone else will have the same GUIDs for their accounts as you have
for yours.
I don't have an easy way to find out which GUID corresponds what account
or other object. My way of doing that is to save my book as an XML file,
open the file with a text editor, and search for the GUID value.
Somewhere in the file will be data which defines the account, and it
will include the GUID value and account name in close proximity. But
that may or may not be the best way for you to proceed.
Best regards,
—Jim DeLaHunt
On 2023-12-29 15:30, Stephen wrote:
The previous postings about "Balance Column Lost" have led me to ask
about GUID register codes as I repaired some column width problems. By
trial and error I was able to modify the .GCM file to repair the width
of a couple of columns that I had narrowed (not to 0 or 1 but 5).
Adrien Monteleone's guidance worked very well although scrolling
looking for a small width was faster than a search after 0 and 1
produced no results. So Thanks! I am still stumped by the registries
GUID codes. How can I find out which register is referenced by each of
the GUID codes, please? I have a feeling that it may have something to
do with SQL but that too has eluded me in past efforts open SQL files
and make any sense of it. Appreciate any guidance...the more simple
the better! Thank you.
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