In an SQL version of the file, it is possible that payee names appear only once, and that changing the name while leaving the id intact would change all instances. But the SQL may not be designed that way.
— Peter West [email protected] `“Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.”` > On 19 Feb 2026, at 5:17 PM, David T. via gnucash-user > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't believe there's such a function directly. > > Two options: > > 1) Open the data file in an app that has find and replace (text editor for > XML, SQL app for db files). Be sure to have a backup or work on a copy of > your file, in case of accidents. > > 2) From the chart of accounts, search for the bad string. In the results > register, edit the first transaction found to have the proper string, > highlight and copy this string before committing the transaction. Then, press > enter to commit the new transaction, whereupon it will disappear from the > results register. Highlight the description of the next transaction, paste > the right term again, and press enter. Repeat until the search register is > empty. > > HTH, > David T. > > On February 19, 2026 11:23:18 AM GMT+05:30, Peter via gnucash-user > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yes, sometimes a "find and replace all instances of a piece of text" >> facility would be handy. >> >> (Or is it there and I just haven't found it?) >> >> Peter >> >> On 19/02/2026 3:44 pm, Ram Vilas Gupta wrote: >>> Is there any method to change / update the name of a payee in the entire >>> file of the register? Id yes, please send the link. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned by E.F.A. Project and is believed to be clean. >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. > > > David T. > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
