Re: [GNC] Unsaved Book
You cannot double-click a file to open it on MacOS. You have to launch GnuCash then use File > Open. Once that is done, GnuCash will automatically open that same file next time you start the app. Regards, Adrien On 4/3/23 3:27 AM, THATMELANIN wrote: I am having some issues with my GnuCash program. Whenever i try to start/open the program, instead of it opening, I'm met with a window showing "Unsaved Book" on the title bar, and two buttons that read "save" and "Close" . Clicking on either one of these buttons yields no results, nothing happens. Note, I am using a 2017 MacBook Air (macOS Monterey). ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
[GNC] Unsaved Book
Good Day, I hope this email finds you well. I am having some issues with my GnuCash program. Whenever i try to start/open the program, instead of it opening, I'm met with a window showing "Unsaved Book" on the title bar, and two buttons that read "save" and "Close" . Clicking on either one of these buttons yields no results, nothing happens. Note, I am using a 2017 MacBook Air (macOS Monterey). Please Assist. Your urgent response would be much appreciated. Kind Regards Kamo THATMELANIN (Pty) Ltd ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] * Unsaved book - Gnucash
> On 2 May 2019, at 23:07, Derek Atkins wrote: > > Michael, > > On Thu, May 2, 2019 5:44 pm, Michael Hendry wrote: >> >> PS Panic over! >> >> I removed all files created after the last known good .gnucash backup file >> - MDH.gnucash.20190502173103.gnucash - to a safe place. >> >> I then started Gnucash 3.4 in the normal way, and opened this backup file >> when prompted for a filename. >> >> I made a couple of entries, saved as MDH.gnucash and Quit Gnucash. >> >> This time I was able to open the resulting file with Gnucash 3.5, make an >> entry, save and exit in the normal way. >> >> I’ll keep a careful eye on developments over the next few days. >> >> Regards, >> >> Michael Hendry > > Please keep in mind that on the Mac, double-clicking on a GnuCash file has > no effect. It will start GnuCash, but GnuCash will ALWAYS open the > last-used file and NOT (necessarily) the one you double-clicked. This is > a Mac-specific limitation. Thanks for the reminder, Derek. I was already well aware of this from experience with other non-native applications (e.g. Libreoffice, which also tends to crash when asked to open an email attachment if it is not already running). This was why I had to shift the (presumably corrupt) MDH.gnucash file out of the way before running 3.4 and opening the most recent good backup. It’s always good to know there are experienced eyes monitoring what’s going on on the list. Regards, Michael ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] * Unsaved book - Gnucash
Michael, On Thu, May 2, 2019 5:44 pm, Michael Hendry wrote: > > PS Panic over! > > I removed all files created after the last known good .gnucash backup file > - MDH.gnucash.20190502173103.gnucash - to a safe place. > > I then started Gnucash 3.4 in the normal way, and opened this backup file > when prompted for a filename. > > I made a couple of entries, saved as MDH.gnucash and Quit Gnucash. > > This time I was able to open the resulting file with Gnucash 3.5, make an > entry, save and exit in the normal way. > > I’ll keep a careful eye on developments over the next few days. > > Regards, > > Michael Hendry Please keep in mind that on the Mac, double-clicking on a GnuCash file has no effect. It will start GnuCash, but GnuCash will ALWAYS open the last-used file and NOT (necessarily) the one you double-clicked. This is a Mac-specific limitation. > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. -derek -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] * Unsaved book - Gnucash
> On 2 May 2019, at 21:59, Michael Hendry wrote: > >> On 2 May 2019, at 00:47, John Ralls wrote: >> >> I sure hope so. >> >> Regards, >> John Ralls > > Thanks, John. > > Encouraged by your confidence in 3.5, I downloaded and installed it this > afternoon, from here: > > https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/ > > Having mounted the DMG file (Gnucash-Intel-3.5-1.dmg) I dragged and dropped > the Gnucash.app across to the Applications folder, and ran it from there on > my current (version 3.4) file. > > On the first run Gnucash shut down without any apparent reason (this seems to > be a common finding), but I ran it again and entered a few transactions > without trouble. > > I saved and closed the file as normal. > > When next I opened the same file the account registers were opened as I had > left them, but the program wouldn’t respond at all, and the menu bar had none > of the usual menu items, just the Apple symbol and “Gnucash”. > > I was unable to shut Gnucash down using the usual methods, so had to Force > Quit, and when I tried again I got the file lock warning - I said Open > Anyway, but the result was the same. > > I’ve since tried opening the same file with version 3.4, but that behaved in > exactly the same way. > > I’ve also tried downloading and reinstalling 3.5-1, with no change in the > outcome. > > Where do I go from here? > > Michael Hendry PS Panic over! I removed all files created after the last known good .gnucash backup file - MDH.gnucash.20190502173103.gnucash - to a safe place. I then started Gnucash 3.4 in the normal way, and opened this backup file when prompted for a filename. I made a couple of entries, saved as MDH.gnucash and Quit Gnucash. This time I was able to open the resulting file with Gnucash 3.5, make an entry, save and exit in the normal way. I’ll keep a careful eye on developments over the next few days. Regards, Michael Hendry ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] * Unsaved book - Gnucash
> On 2 May 2019, at 00:47, John Ralls wrote: > > I sure hope so. > > Regards, > John Ralls Thanks, John. Encouraged by your confidence in 3.5, I downloaded and installed it this afternoon, from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/ Having mounted the DMG file (Gnucash-Intel-3.5-1.dmg) I dragged and dropped the Gnucash.app across to the Applications folder, and ran it from there on my current (version 3.4) file. On the first run Gnucash shut down without any apparent reason (this seems to be a common finding), but I ran it again and entered a few transactions without trouble. I saved and closed the file as normal. When next I opened the same file the account registers were opened as I had left them, but the program wouldn’t respond at all, and the menu bar had none of the usual menu items, just the Apple symbol and “Gnucash”. I was unable to shut Gnucash down using the usual methods, so had to Force Quit, and when I tried again I got the file lock warning - I said Open Anyway, but the result was the same. I’ve since tried opening the same file with version 3.4, but that behaved in exactly the same way. I’ve also tried downloading and reinstalling 3.5-1, with no change in the outcome. Where do I go from here? Michael Hendry > > >> On May 1, 2019, at 8:32 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: >> >>> On 1 May 2019, at 16:02, John Ralls wrote: >>> >>> >>> On May 1, 2019, at 6:46 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: I’m using version 3.4 on Mac OS X High Sierra. This comes up briefly in the Gnucash title bar when I’ve finished working on one file and File->Open another one, although the file that is being closed has definitely been saved already. It doesn’t seem to have any adverse effect (apart from operator anxiety). >>> >>> Michael, >>> >>> GnuCash is currently written to always have a book to the point that when >>> switching from one to another it creates one for the brief interval while >>> the old one is closed and the new one is loading. That's the indication >>> you're seeing. >>> >>> Regards, >>> John Ralls >>> >> >> Thanks, John. >> >> I had suffered from premature Gnucash shutdown during file saving when I >> first started using 3.4, so I was alarmed that something similar might be >> happening. >> >> IIRC that particular bug is fixed in 3.5. >> >> Regards, >> >> Michael Hendry > ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] * Unsaved book - Gnucash
I sure hope so. Regards, John Ralls > On May 1, 2019, at 8:32 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: > >> On 1 May 2019, at 16:02, John Ralls wrote: >> >> >> >>> On May 1, 2019, at 6:46 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: >>> >>> I’m using version 3.4 on Mac OS X High Sierra. >>> >>> This comes up briefly in the Gnucash title bar when I’ve finished working >>> on one file and File->Open another one, although the file that is being >>> closed has definitely been saved already. >>> >>> It doesn’t seem to have any adverse effect (apart from operator anxiety). >> >> Michael, >> >> GnuCash is currently written to always have a book to the point that when >> switching from one to another it creates one for the brief interval while >> the old one is closed and the new one is loading. That's the indication >> you're seeing. >> >> Regards, >> John Ralls >> > > Thanks, John. > > I had suffered from premature Gnucash shutdown during file saving when I > first started using 3.4, so I was alarmed that something similar might be > happening. > > IIRC that particular bug is fixed in 3.5. > > Regards, > > Michael Hendry ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] * Unsaved book - Gnucash
> On 1 May 2019, at 16:02, John Ralls wrote: > > > >> On May 1, 2019, at 6:46 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: >> >> I’m using version 3.4 on Mac OS X High Sierra. >> >> This comes up briefly in the Gnucash title bar when I’ve finished working on >> one file and File->Open another one, although the file that is being closed >> has definitely been saved already. >> >> It doesn’t seem to have any adverse effect (apart from operator anxiety). > > Michael, > > GnuCash is currently written to always have a book to the point that when > switching from one to another it creates one for the brief interval while the > old one is closed and the new one is loading. That's the indication you're > seeing. > > Regards, > John Ralls > Thanks, John. I had suffered from premature Gnucash shutdown during file saving when I first started using 3.4, so I was alarmed that something similar might be happening. IIRC that particular bug is fixed in 3.5. Regards, Michael Hendry ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] * Unsaved book - Gnucash
> On May 1, 2019, at 6:46 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: > > I’m using version 3.4 on Mac OS X High Sierra. > > This comes up briefly in the Gnucash title bar when I’ve finished working on > one file and File->Open another one, although the file that is being closed > has definitely been saved already. > > It doesn’t seem to have any adverse effect (apart from operator anxiety). Michael, GnuCash is currently written to always have a book to the point that when switching from one to another it creates one for the brief interval while the old one is closed and the new one is loading. That's the indication you're seeing. Regards, John Ralls ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
[GNC] * Unsaved book - Gnucash
I’m using version 3.4 on Mac OS X High Sierra. This comes up briefly in the Gnucash title bar when I’ve finished working on one file and File->Open another one, although the file that is being closed has definitely been saved already. It doesn’t seem to have any adverse effect (apart from operator anxiety). Michael ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
