Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[David Cousens]

Scott 

Good to hear it is all working. There is no gnucash-jz in the Linux MInt
Software Manager so it obviously didn't inherit it from Ubuntu. gnucash-jz
is a Snapcraft version of GnuCash (https://snapcraft.io/gnucash-jz)  similar
to the flatpak I mentioned earlier which Ubuntu seem to have added to their
software offerings. The Software manager in Linux MInt has the
flathub/flatpak version as well as the version incorprated in their
distribution. These are maintained by individuals rather than the
distribution maintainers or the GnuCash team. In most cases it is the
flatpak or snap settings which have to be adjusted to allow the application
access to the system. Too difficult for me - much easier just to build it
from scratch.

Cheers
David Cousens



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Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[John Ralls]

gnucash-jz is apparently a Snap installation of GnuCash; “jz” is for Jacob 
Zimmerman, the maintainer. See 
https://github.com/jacobzimmermann/gnucash-jz-snap 
.

Like Flatpak, Snap is a sandboxed runtime environment. It probably lacks access 
to the VeraCrypt drivers.

Regards,
John Ralls


> On Nov 17, 2018, at 12:22 PM, Scott Ellsworth  wrote:
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> You probably haven't seen my last response yet. It's working fine now.
> But I'm curious why the Ubuntu Software Center has both "gnucash-jz" and
> "GnuCash." The second of these is the one that works.
> Be Well,
> 
> Scott
>  Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 
> 
> 
> - Original message -
> From: David Cousens 
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
> directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 
> 21:13:23 -0600 (CST)
> 
> Scott
> 
> Is GnuCash installed from apt or the Software manager or is it a
> flatpak orsnap installation?. The latter have had some problems with having 
> access
> tothe system from within the flatpak environment which you will
> find in therecent (August-November 18) archives.
> 
> If all else fails you could download and build v 3.3. The notes
> in the wikifor building on Linux are fairly complete at the moment.
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Building_On_Linux. The main Linux notes 
> wererewritten and tested on Linux Mint 19/Ubuntu 18.04. Once all the
> dependencies are installed it is generally fairly easy to build.
> There is ascript attached which will install the development tools and
> dependecies forV3.3.  gnucash-development-depndency-setup.sh
> .
>  You will have to enter your password to grant it sudo privileges and
> answer "y" or yes to any questions it throws up. I used it to
> setup to buildGnuCash on Linux Mint 19 yesterday and it worked like a charm.
> Much easierthan copying and pasting commands from the wiki.
> 
> David Cousens
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[Liz]

On Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:22:12 -0800
Scott Ellsworth  wrote:

> Hi David,
> 
> You probably haven't seen my last response yet. It's working fine now.
> But I'm curious why the Ubuntu Software Center has both "gnucash-jz"
> and "GnuCash." The second of these is the one that works.
> Be Well,
>  

Looks like gnucash-jz is a snap software version.
snapcraft.io/gnucash-jz
jz is the initials of the maintainer of that version.

I think you are missing some other package to make the snap version
work, but I am guessing.

Liz
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Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[Scott Ellsworth]

Hi David,

You probably haven't seen my last response yet. It's working fine now.
But I'm curious why the Ubuntu Software Center has both "gnucash-jz" and
"GnuCash." The second of these is the one that works.
Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 


- Original message -
From: David Cousens 
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:13:23 
-0600 (CST)

Scott

Is GnuCash installed from apt or the Software manager or is it a
flatpak orsnap installation?. The latter have had some problems with having 
access
tothe system from within the flatpak environment which you will
find in therecent (August-November 18) archives.

If all else fails you could download and build v 3.3. The notes
in the wikifor building on Linux are fairly complete at the moment.
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Building_On_Linux. The main Linux notes 
wererewritten and tested on Linux Mint 19/Ubuntu 18.04. Once all the
dependencies are installed it is generally fairly easy to build.
There is ascript attached which will install the development tools and
dependecies forV3.3.  gnucash-development-depndency-setup.sh
.
 You will have to enter your password to grant it sudo privileges and
answer "y" or yes to any questions it throws up. I used it to
setup to buildGnuCash on Linux Mint 19 yesterday and it worked like a charm.
Much easierthan copying and pasting commands from the wiki.

David Cousens



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Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[David Cousens]

Scott 

Is GnuCash installed from apt or the Software manager or is it a flatpak or
snap installation?. The latter have had some problems with having access to
the system from within the flatpak environment which you will find in the
recent (August-November 18) archives.

If all else fails you could download and build v 3.3. The notes in the wiki
for building on Linux are fairly complete at the moment.
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Building_On_Linux. The main Linux notes were
rewritten and tested on Linux Mint 19/Ubuntu 18.04. Once all the
dependencies are installed it is generally fairly easy to build. There is a
script attached which will install the development tools and dependecies for
V3.3.  gnucash-development-depndency-setup.sh

 
. You will have to enter your password to grant it sudo privileges and
answer "y" or yes to any questions it throws up. I used it to setup to build
GnuCash on Linux Mint 19 yesterday and it worked like a charm. Much easier
than copying and pasting commands from the wiki.

David Cousens



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Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[Scott Ellsworth]

...oops, sorry for the typo: I meant to type:

"The existence of these two versions of GnuCash in the Software Store is
confusing."
Anyway, thanks.

Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 


- Original message -
From: Scott Ellsworth 
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:05:06 
-0800

Hi David and David,

I just solved the problem. Looking in the Ubuntu Software Center, I had
"gnucash-jz" installed. When I installed it, that was the only version
of Gnucash visible. Now when I looked again, I saw both that one and
"GnuCash" (it says that it's version "1:2.6.19-1"; I don't know what the
"1:" means). I just removed the former and installed the latter, and now
everything is working fine. I am able to open my data file in the
mounted volume with no issues.
The existence of these two versions of Ubuntu in the Software Store is
confusing.
Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 


- Original message -
From: Scott Ellsworth 
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:49:52 
-0800

..also I looked all over online and didn't find anyone else discussion
this exact issue. I'm wondering if I should just reinstall the current
version, or install a newer version, or install the version I have on myother 
computer.
Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 


- Original message -
From: Scott Ellsworth 
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:43:58 
-0800
Hello David and David,

The GnuCash data file is located in a Veracrypt volume. I never keep
myfinancial files outside of an encrypted volume. Of course I'm onlytrying to 
open it when the volume is decrypted/mounted. When I look at
the data file's properties, it says I'm the owner of it. If I try to
open the file from GnuCash, or if I click to open it, it still fails
thesame way, claiming a permission issue. But any other file in my
mountedvolume can open just fine: LibreOffice files, etc.It looks to me like 
the problem is that this version of GnuCash
doesn'twork with mounted volumes. Perhaps I should reinstall GnuCash, orinstall 
a different version.
Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 


- Original message -
From: David Carlson 
To: DaveC49 
Cc: Gnucash Users 
Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:25:36 
-0600There could be several problems, and you may need to do some research
tofigure out which you are having and how to work around it.
First, are you able to open and mount the Veracrypt volume.  You will
needto have the Veracrypt program installed and running and have your
Veracryptkey to succeed with that part.  Second, some programs have
trouble workingwith network shared resources and others do not in
Ubuntu.  Youmay need touse your Files utility to navigate to the data
file on theVeracrypt Volumeand double click the filename to open the file.

There are more possibilities, but those are the first things to try.

Good Luck.

David C

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 7:48 PM David Cousens
wrote:
> Scott,
> 
> Where is your data file located. The error message  indicates a
> permissions> problem not a problem in GnuCash itself. It may be that
> permissions> your> data file is> in
> a directory you do not own and you may not own the file itself. If
> you used> administrator privileges to copy the data file to
> your system> and/or create> the directory it is in for example. Your
> data file> should be located> somewhere under your home directory /home/
> where  is your>> username.>
> ls -al  should list the permissions, owner and
> group for> your data file. They should be something like
> -rw-r--r-- 1
> '.gnucash
> You will also see log files and backup files in your directory.
> If this is> OK check up the directory tree
> 
> cd # puts you in the directory containing
> your file> cd.. # puts you in the
> directory which> contains the directory containing your file> ls -al
> # list the directories and files>> The containing directory should
> have permissions something like:> 
> drwxr-xr-x 4  name>>> If the permissions especially for the file owner ( first group> after 
> d or> -)
> are not rwx and you do not at least have read and write access to the>> 
> directory GnuCash will not be able to open the file.>
> David Cousens
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[Scott Ellsworth]

Hi David and David,

I just solved the problem. Looking in the Ubuntu Software Center, I had
"gnucash-jz" installed. When I installed it, that was the only version
of Gnucash visible. Now when I looked again, I saw both that one and
"GnuCash" (it says that it's version "1:2.6.19-1"; I don't know what the
"1:" means). I just removed the former and installed the latter, and now
everything is working fine. I am able to open my data file in the
mounted volume with no issues.
The existence of these two versions of Ubuntu in the Software Store is
confusing.
Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 


- Original message -
From: Scott Ellsworth 
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:49:52 
-0800

..also I looked all over online and didn't find anyone else discussion
this exact issue. I'm wondering if I should just reinstall the current
version, or install a newer version, or install the version I have on myother 
computer.
Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 


- Original message -
From: Scott Ellsworth 
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:43:58 
-0800
Hello David and David,

The GnuCash data file is located in a Veracrypt volume. I never keep
myfinancial files outside of an encrypted volume. Of course I'm onlytrying to 
open it when the volume is decrypted/mounted. When I look at
the data file's properties, it says I'm the owner of it. If I try to
open the file from GnuCash, or if I click to open it, it still fails
thesame way, claiming a permission issue. But any other file in my
mountedvolume can open just fine: LibreOffice files, etc.It looks to me like 
the problem is that this version of GnuCash
doesn'twork with mounted volumes. Perhaps I should reinstall GnuCash, orinstall 
a different version.
Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 


- Original message -
From: David Carlson 
To: DaveC49 
Cc: Gnucash Users 
Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:25:36 
-0600There could be several problems, and you may need to do some research
tofigure out which you are having and how to work around it.
First, are you able to open and mount the Veracrypt volume.  You will
needto have the Veracrypt program installed and running and have your
Veracryptkey to succeed with that part.  Second, some programs have
trouble workingwith network shared resources and others do not in
Ubuntu.  Youmay need touse your Files utility to navigate to the data
file on theVeracrypt Volumeand double click the filename to open the file.

There are more possibilities, but those are the first things to try.

Good Luck.

David C

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 7:48 PM David Cousens
wrote:
> Scott,
> 
> Where is your data file located. The error message  indicates a
> permissions> problem not a problem in GnuCash itself. It may be that
> permissions> your> data file is> in
> a directory you do not own and you may not own the file itself. If
> you used> administrator privileges to copy the data file to
> your system> and/or create> the directory it is in for example. Your
> data file> should be located> somewhere under your home directory /home/
> where  is your>> username.>
> ls -al  should list the permissions, owner and
> group for> your data file. They should be something like
> -rw-r--r-- 1
> '.gnucash
> You will also see log files and backup files in your directory.
> If this is> OK check up the directory tree
> 
> cd # puts you in the directory containing
> your file> cd.. # puts you in the
> directory which> contains the directory containing your file> ls -al
> # list the directories and files>> The containing directory should
> have permissions something like:> 
> drwxr-xr-x 4  name>>> If the permissions especially for the file owner ( first group> after 
> d or> -)
> are not rwx and you do not at least have read and write access to the>> 
> directory GnuCash will not be able to open the file.>
> David Cousens
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[Scott Ellsworth]

..also I looked all over online and didn't find anyone else discussion
this exact issue. I'm wondering if I should just reinstall the current
version, or install a newer version, or install the version I have on my
other computer.
Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 


- Original message -
From: Scott Ellsworth 
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:43:58 
-0800

Hello David and David,

The GnuCash data file is located in a Veracrypt volume. I never keep 
myfinancial files outside of an encrypted volume. Of course I'm only
trying to open it when the volume is decrypted/mounted. When I look at
the data file's properties, it says I'm the owner of it. If I try to
open the file from GnuCash, or if I click to open it, it still fails thesame 
way, claiming a permission issue. But any other file in my mountedvolume can 
open just fine: LibreOffice files, etc.
It looks to me like the problem is that this version of GnuCash doesn'twork 
with mounted volumes. Perhaps I should reinstall GnuCash, or
install a different version.
Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 


- Original message -
From: David Carlson 
To: DaveC49 
Cc: Gnucash Users 
Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:25:36 
-0600
There could be several problems, and you may need to do some research
tofigure out which you are having and how to work around it.
First, are you able to open and mount the Veracrypt volume.  You will
needto have the Veracrypt program installed and running and have your
Veracryptkey to succeed with that part.  Second, some programs have
trouble workingwith network shared resources and others do not in
Ubuntu.  Youmay need touse your Files utility to navigate to the data file on 
the
Veracrypt Volumeand double click the filename to open the file.

There are more possibilities, but those are the first things to try.

Good Luck.

David C

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 7:48 PM David Cousens
wrote:
> Scott,
> 
> Where is your data file located. The error message  indicates a
> permissions> problem not a problem in GnuCash itself. It may be that
> permissions> your> data file is> in
> a directory you do not own and you may not own the file itself. If
> you used> administrator privileges to copy the data file to
> your system> and/or create> the directory it is in for example. Your data file
> should be located> somewhere under your home directory /home/ where 
>  is your>
> username.> 
> ls -al  should list the permissions, owner and
> group for> your data file. They should be something like
> -rw-r--r-- 1
> '.gnucash
> You will also see log files and backup files in your directory.
> If this is> OK check up the directory tree
> 
> cd # puts you in the directory containing
> your file> cd.. # puts you in the
> directory which> contains the directory containing your file> ls -al  
>  # list the directories and files>> The containing 
> directory should have permissions something like:
> 
> drwxr-xr-x 4  name>>> If the permissions especially for the file owner ( first group
> after d or> -)
> are not rwx and you do not at least have read and write access to the>
> directory GnuCash will not be able to open the file.> 
> David Cousens
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[Scott Ellsworth]

Hello David and David,

The GnuCash data file is located in a Veracrypt volume. I never keep my
financial files outside of an encrypted volume. Of course I'm only
trying to open it when the volume is decrypted/mounted. When I look at
the data file's properties, it says I'm the owner of it. If I try to
open the file from GnuCash, or if I click to open it, it still fails the
same way, claiming a permission issue. But any other file in my mounted
volume can open just fine: LibreOffice files, etc.
It looks to me like the problem is that this version of GnuCash doesn't
work with mounted volumes. Perhaps I should reinstall GnuCash, or
install a different version.
Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 


- Original message -
From: David Carlson 
To: DaveC49 
Cc: Gnucash Users 
Subject: Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening 
directory '[path name here]': Permission deniedDate: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:25:36 
-0600

There could be several problems, and you may need to do some research tofigure 
out which you are having and how to work around it.

First, are you able to open and mount the Veracrypt volume.  You will
needto have the Veracrypt program installed and running and have your
Veracryptkey to succeed with that part.  Second, some programs have
trouble workingwith network shared resources and others do not in Ubuntu.  You
may need touse your Files utility to navigate to the data file on the
Veracrypt Volumeand double click the filename to open the file.

There are more possibilities, but those are the first things to try.

Good Luck.

David C

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 7:48 PM David Cousens wrote:

> Scott,
> 
> Where is your data file located. The error message  indicates a
> permissions> problem not a problem in GnuCash itself. It may be that your
> data file is> in
> a directory you do not own and you may not own the file itself. If
> you used> administrator privileges to copy the data file to your system
> and/or create> the directory it is in for example. Your data file should be 
> located
> somewhere under your home directory /home/ where  is your> 
> username.
> 
> ls -al  should list the permissions, owner and
> group for> your data file. They should be something like
> -rw-r--r-- 1
> '.gnucash
> You will also see log files and backup files in your directory.
> If this is> OK check up the directory tree
> 
> cd # puts you in the directory containing
> your file> cd.. # puts you in the directory 
> which> contains the directory containing your file
> ls -al   # list the directories and files> 
> The containing directory should have permissions something like:
> 
> drwxr-xr-x 4 > 
> If the permissions especially for the file owner ( first group
> after d or> -)
> are not rwx and you do not at least have read and write access to the> 
> directory GnuCash will not be able to open the file.
> 
> David Cousens
> 
> 
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Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[David Carlson]

There could be several problems, and you may need to do some research to
figure out which you are having and how to work around it.

First, are you able to open and mount the Veracrypt volume.  You will need
to have the Veracrypt program installed and running and have your Veracrypt
key to succeed with that part.  Second, some programs have trouble working
with network shared resources and others do not in Ubuntu.  You may need to
use your Files utility to navigate to the data file on the Veracrypt Volume
and double click the filename to open the file.

There are more possibilities, but those are the first things to try.

Good Luck.

David C

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 7:48 PM David Cousens 
wrote:

> Scott,
>
> Where is your data file located. The error message  indicates a permissions
> problem not a problem in GnuCash itself. It may be that your data file is
> in
> a directory you do not own and you may not own the file itself. If you used
> administrator privileges to copy the data file to your system and/or create
> the directory it is in for example. Your data file should be located
> somewhere under your home directory /home/ where  is your
> username.
>
> ls -al  should list the permissions, owner and group for
> your data file. They should be something like
> -rw-r--r-- 1
> '.gnucash
> You will also see log files and backup files in your directory. If this is
> OK check up the directory tree
>
> cd # puts you in the directory containing your file
> cd.. # puts you in the directory which
> contains the directory containing your file
> ls -al   # list the directories and files
>
> The containing directory should have permissions something like:
>
> drwxr-xr-x 4 
>
> If the permissions especially for the file owner ( first group after d or
> -)
> are not rwx and you do not at least have read and write access to the
> directory GnuCash will not be able to open the file.
>
> David Cousens
>
>
>
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Re: [GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[David Cousens]

Scott,

Where is your data file located. The error message  indicates a permissions
problem not a problem in GnuCash itself. It may be that your data file is in
a directory you do not own and you may not own the file itself. If you used
administrator privileges to copy the data file to your system and/or create
the directory it is in for example. Your data file should be located
somewhere under your home directory /home/ where  is your
username.

ls -al  should list the permissions, owner and group for
your data file. They should be something like
-rw-r--r-- 1 
'.gnucash  
You will also see log files and backup files in your directory. If this is
OK check up the directory tree

cd # puts you in the directory containing your file
cd.. # puts you in the directory which
contains the directory containing your file
ls -al   # list the directories and files

The containing directory should have permissions something like:

drwxr-xr-x 4 

If the permissions especially for the file owner ( first group after d or -) 
are not rwx and you do not at least have read and write access to the
directory GnuCash will not be able to open the file.

David Cousens



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[GNC] Could not read the contents of GnuCash: Error opening directory '[path name here]': Permission denied

[Scott Ellsworth]

Dear all,

I recently installed Ubuntu 18.06 on a new computer. The version of
GnuCash that installs from the repository is v2.6.21. I cannot open my
GnuCash file located in a mounted volume from Veracrypt. For
comparison, I do not have this problem with any other program in Ubuntu
as far as I can see, and I do not have the problem with GnuCash v2.6.12
(in Ubuntu 16.04).
How do I fix this?

Be Well,
 
Scott
 Scott Ellsworth || 415-625-3019 

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[GNC] formulas in scheduled transaction templates?

[Elmar]

I have been watching the back and forth on automatically calculating 
taxes, etc. on invoices, and wondered about the following situation: 
when I download transactions form my bank, it gives me the net deposit 
of (e.g.) a salary.  Is there a way to create a template that 
back-calculates the various taxes and the gross amount that the net is 
derived from?  This may be US specific, but Social Security, Medicare, 
State and Federal taxes are all definable by percentage of the gross.  
But template entries (for scheduled  transactions) do allow formulas, do 
they? - Elmar

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Re: [GNC] About report transaction

[Maf. King]

On Friday, 16 November 2018 16:25:02 GMT Carlos E. Morales wrote:
> Thank you for your answer, however I believe that I express myself badly. My
> question is not about the reports themselves, it's about the “configuration
> of the reports”. I want to save the "settings of the reports" in another
> place (USB stick) different from where they are normally stored C: \ Users
> \ name \ AppData \ Roaming \ GnuCash etc. Christopher said that I could use
> for each report: General / Always to print the setting report, this is not
> a bad idea, but still every time I need the report I must redo the
> configuration. In short, how do I save the “ configuration of the reports”
> or setting in another place easy to locate.
> 

Hi Carlos,

I think the link provided by John Ralls at 12.05 today should help you figure 
this out.

HTH,
Maf.



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Re: [GNC] About report transaction

[Carlos E. Morales]

Thank you for your answer, however I believe that I express myself badly. My 
question is not about the reports themselves, it's about the “configuration of 
the reports”. I want to save the "settings of the reports" in another place 
(USB stick) different from where they are normally stored C: \ Users \ name \ 
AppData \ Roaming \ GnuCash etc. 
Christopher said that I could use for each report: General / Always to print 
the setting report, this is not a bad idea, but still every time I need the 
report I must redo the configuration.
In short, how do I save the “ configuration of the reports” or setting in 
another place easy to locate.

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

From: Christopher Lam
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2018 8:40 AM
To: cmoral...@gmail.com
Cc: GnuCash users group
Subject: Re: [GNC] About report transaction

Hi Carlos, the email subject suggests you have customised the transaction 
report to your needs. You may find that the option General/Add options summary 
set to 'always' is designed to print the options modified, so that you can 
recreate the same report.

On Fri, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:29, Carlos E. Morales  wrote:
Hi friends, I am new to this list and my needs are not as deep as the ones
I have read on your list. I have used Gnucash for about 9 years but in a
very basic way, taking my personal expenses and income. I have learned to
make the necessary reports for me but in some opportunities when I have to
reinstall the application or use a new PC, all the configurations of my
reports are erased and I must start the elaboration of them again. My
question is if there is any way to save the reports on a USB stick? And so
avoid having to redo the reports configuration again?
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Re: [GNC] About report transaction

[Christopher Lam]

Hi Carlos, the email subject suggests you have customised the transaction
report to your needs. You may find that the option General/Add options
summary set to 'always' is designed to print the options modified, so that
you can recreate the same report.

On Fri, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:29, Carlos E. Morales  wrote:

> Hi friends, I am new to this list and my needs are not as deep as the ones
> I have read on your list. I have used Gnucash for about 9 years but in a
> very basic way, taking my personal expenses and income. I have learned to
> make the necessary reports for me but in some opportunities when I have to
> reinstall the application or use a new PC, all the configurations of my
> reports are erased and I must start the elaboration of them again. My
> question is if there is any way to save the reports on a USB stick? And so
> avoid having to redo the reports configuration again?
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Re: [GNC] Updating Gnucash problem

[Richard Jones]

Please ignore last email. I have sorted it now ( thnak goodness!) by
installing 3.3 again, but to a different folder. I have found that this
automatically picks up my existing accounts and transactions. Well done,
Gnucash!
Richard

On Fri, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:52, Richard Jones 
wrote:

> Hello
> Can anyone advise how to fix this problem I have after trying
> unsuccessfully to update to a more recent version of Gnucash?
> Environment Windows 10. Existing Gnucash 2.6.6 2015-03.30. Tried to instal
> version 3.3 - after setting restore point. Update appeared successful but
> it would not work - error message appeared about not found file. I restored
> system prior to restore point. All my program files are now the old
> versions. When I start gnucash, the initial screen appears indicating it is
> loading but then disappears and nothing else happens and no error mesage.
> The program is seen as running in Task Manager but is doing nothing.
> How can I get it working again?
> Any advice much appreciated.
> Regards
> Richard
>
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[GNC] Updating Gnucash problem

[Richard Jones]

Hello
Can anyone advise how to fix this problem I have after trying
unsuccessfully to update to a more recent version of Gnucash?
Environment Windows 10. Existing Gnucash 2.6.6 2015-03.30. Tried to instal
version 3.3 - after setting restore point. Update appeared successful but
it would not work - error message appeared about not found file. I restored
system prior to restore point. All my program files are now the old
versions. When I start gnucash, the initial screen appears indicating it is
loading but then disappears and nothing else happens and no error mesage.
The program is seen as running in Task Manager but is doing nothing.
How can I get it working again?
Any advice much appreciated.
Regards
Richard
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Re: [GNC] About report transaction

[Derek Atkins]

Hi Carlos,

"Carlos E. Morales"  writes:

> Hi friends, I am new to this list and my needs are not as deep as the ones
> I have read on your list. I have used Gnucash for about 9 years but in a
> very basic way, taking my personal expenses and income. I have learned to
> make the necessary reports for me but in some opportunities when I have to
> reinstall the application or use a new PC, all the configurations of my
> reports are erased and I must start the elaboration of them again. My
> question is if there is any way to save the reports on a USB stick? And so
> avoid having to redo the reports configuration again?

Make sure you copy your "DOT_GNUCASH" folder as well as your data file.
Where this folder resides varies by platform.
The Wiki should have a sub-page about making backups that explains where
these can be found:  https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/GnuCash
I'm sorry I don't know the exact Wiki page; I'm sitting on an airplane
without network access.
Hope this helps,

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