Re: [GNC] Simultaneous access

2024-05-15 Thread Chris Miller
The application gnucash does NOT support multiple simultaneous access. That would require a DBM (database manager) Apparently there are a variety of DBM "back-ends". If I configure Postgress, for example, do I get simultaneous access? Thanks for the help, Chris.

[GNC] Simultaneous access

2024-05-15 Thread Chris Miller
Hi Folks, Can I store my GnuCash "books" on a server, or a NAS, and do my bookkeeping from any of my machines, meaning my windows desktop or my Linux development station? Can I do this simultaneously? Thanks for the help, -- Chris. V:916.799.9461 F:916.974.0428 A: Because we read from

[GNC] Importing bank data, sending instructions.

2024-05-15 Thread Chris Miller
Hi Folks, GnuCash will import bank data in OFX format. OFX imports advise me of activity that originates with the bank, so I can "sync" my books with the bank. So far; so good. Wells Fargo produces an OFX import file with "WebConnect", but I have been using Wells Fargo "Direct Connect" for

Re: [GNC] Wells Fargo OFX

2023-07-24 Thread Chris Miller
Hi Brad, Did you already review the information & links from my last email responding to your OFX/online banking issues? https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2023-July/107875.html Yes. Well, partly. I read the message, but I did not go to both webpages you gave me; I went to

Re: [GNC] Wells Fargo OFX

2023-07-24 Thread Chris Miller
Hi David, I'll take the contrarian position and note that there are more ways to synchronize your account with the bank's. A discussion with a contrarian will require that I have a clear understanding of my arguments, at a minimum, so that is good news. If you are talking about periodic

[GNC] Wells Fargo OFX

2023-07-22 Thread Chris Miller
Hi Folks, I bank with Wells Fargo and have done so for 30 years. I've used QuickBooks and Quicken for most of that time and they have worked out well. Regardless, I am not a fan of Intuit. I'm investigating GnuCash, and the thing I find most important is being able to synchronize

[GNC] Migration and On-lind banking Manuals

2023-07-16 Thread Chris Miller
Hi Folks, I have a few Intuit QuickBooks "Company Files" that I will migrate to GnuCash. I'm looking for migration advice. It is not clear how much history I want to take with me. I may simply start with exiting account balances, and live with QuickBooks for historical reports. Or, it may