Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 3:17 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: On 4/11/19 2:58 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 4/11/19 2:48 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Base still stinks. No real work has been done on it in ages. Regards, Adrien I was afraid of that.  They should have not tried to clone access

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 4/11/19 2:58 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: > On 4/11/19 2:48 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: >> Base still stinks. No real work has been done on it in ages. >> >> Regards, >> Adrien > > I was afraid of that.  They should have not tried to clone access > to start with and just made one

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 2:50 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I’d bet your bank already offers and electronic means to accomplish what you want. Actually, I am involved in computer security. I do not recommend on line banking. If you must, do it from Linux, but absolutely not from Windows I just want an

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 2:48 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Base still stinks. No real work has been done on it in ages. Regards, Adrien I was afraid of that. They should have not tried to clone access to start with and just made one of their own. On my low priority list is how to talk to Postgresql with

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 2:47 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: I did sent the zipped file directly to the OP. And I got it, ran it through Virus Total, and am looking at it right now. Thank you again! ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Ah, now things are becoming clearer. If you’ve already gone that far... I’d bet your bank already offers and electronic means to accomplish what you want. Regards, Adrien > On Apr 11, 2019, at 4:07 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user > wrote: > > On 4/11/19 1:25 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Base still stinks. No real work has been done on it in ages. Regards, Adrien > On Apr 11, 2019, at 4:44 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user > wrote: > > On 4/11/19 2:35 PM, Dennis Powless wrote: >> You know, if you can do VBA with MS Access you could write your own >> financial database to

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 4/11/19 1:02 PM, Dennis Powless wrote: > If you only need a simple “check” register to track balances on accounts, > there are numerous free apps for this on iPhone and Android platforms. Yes, > a simple spreadsheet with a few columns could do the trick > too(libreOffice is free and

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 2:35 PM, Dennis Powless wrote: You know, if you can do VBA with MS Access you could write your own financial database to accomplish your needs, I thought about doing this once. D I am allergic to M$ software. It makes me cuss. I could throw something together with Approach or

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Dennis Powless
You know, if you can do VBA with MS Access you could write your own financial database to accomplish your needs, I thought about doing this once. D Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 11, 2019, at 5:07 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user > wrote: > >> On 4/11/19 1:25 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: >>

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 1:25 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I’m not sure there is a particular link for that specific thing. (other than the Help manual on the GnuCash website - or via your Help menu, which contain some screenshots for clarity.) Here’s a simple version: Hi Adrian, I will have to read

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I’m not sure there is a particular link for that specific thing. (other than the Help manual on the GnuCash website - or via your Help menu, which contain some screenshots for clarity.) Here’s a simple version: Click the create new account button on the toolbar. Make it of type `asset`. Give

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 1:02 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: Sounds perfect.  The only problem is that I can't figure out how to dumb down GnuCash down from a Bookkeeping system to and register. I think I'd better just use a spreadsheet or go back to pencil and paper Here is the spreadsheet I used before

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 12:47 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Todd, In one of my lengthy replies, I offered a suggestion to create a generic asset account and use that to make your payments from. This would allow you to still track expenses on the card, but not worry about payment details. (of course, as I

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Dennis Powless
If you only need a simple “check” register to track balances on accounts, there are numerous free apps for this on iPhone and Android platforms. Yes, a simple spreadsheet with a few columns could do the trick too(libreOffice is free and open source). Date, transaction name, debit, credit,

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Todd, In one of my lengthy replies, I offered a suggestion to create a generic asset account and use that to make your payments from. This would allow you to still track expenses on the card, but not worry about payment details. (of course, as I also noted, the more info you record now, the

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 6:03 AM, Robert Heller wrote: At Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:01:27 -0700 ToddAndMargo wrote: Hi All, On a credit card account, in the "R" column, what is "blank", "n", and "c" stand for? c = cleared y = reconciled n = ? And does "R" stand for "reconcile"? Yes When you get your

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 12:00 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: On 4/11/19 1:13 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 4/11/19 1:08 AM, Colin Law wrote: On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 07:25, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: .. I will be reconciling by hand from my bank's statements. When I find an entry, do

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 4/11/19 1:13 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: > On 4/11/19 1:08 AM, Colin Law wrote: >> On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 07:25, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user >> wrote: >>> .. >>> I will be reconciling by hand from my bank's statements. >>> When I find an entry, do I manually change it to "c"? >>

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Robert Heller
At Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:01:27 -0700 ToddAndMargo wrote: > > Hi All, > > On a credit card account, in the "R" column, what is "blank", "n", and > "c" stand for? c = cleared y = reconciled n = ? > > And does "R" stand for "reconcile"? Yes When you get your credit card statement, you match

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 1:08 AM, Colin Law wrote: On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 07:25, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: .. I will be reconciling by hand from my bank's statements. When I find an entry, do I manually change it to "c"? Just to re-enforce what Adrien said, you don't need do this by hand (I

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Colin Law
On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 07:25, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: > .. > I will be reconciling by hand from my bank's statements. > When I find an entry, do I manually change it to "c"? Just to re-enforce what Adrien said, you don't need do this by hand (I don't think I have ever done that).

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Adrien Monteleone
> On Apr 11, 2019, at 2:29 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user > wrote: > > > > Hi Adrian, > > Maybe in my next life I will want all those features. Right > now I want to make a charge, then enter it into GnuCash > (or similar), see what my running balance is (how much I > have left on the

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/10/19 11:54 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: You’re welcome. When reading the Guide, for starters, get all the way through Chapter 7. (since you are tracking credit cards) You can read the rest as needed. For the Help manual, get through Chapter 6. I don’t recommend skipping around, at

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Adrien Monteleone
You’re welcome. When reading the Guide, for starters, get all the way through Chapter 7. (since you are tracking credit cards) You can read the rest as needed. For the Help manual, get through Chapter 6. I don’t recommend skipping around, at least not the first time through each one. Also,

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On Apr 11, 2019, at 1:15 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On Apr 11, 2019, at 12:01 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, On a credit card account, in the "R" column, what is "blank", "n", and "c" stand for? And does "R" stand for "reconcile"? Many thanks, -T

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread Adrien Monteleone
The ‘c’ flag is usually set when you are confirming the charge/payment is in fact real. Some people download transactions instead of entering them by hand, or they periodically check their account online to see if something went through. This is where you’d mark it ‘cleared’. It is not

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
>> On Apr 11, 2019, at 12:01 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> On a credit card account, in the "R" column, what is "blank", "n", and "c" stand for? >> >> And does "R" stand for "reconcile"? >> >> Many thanks, >> -T On 4/10/19 11:06 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:

[GNC] n and c?

2019-04-10 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, On a credit card account, in the "R" column, what is "blank", "n", and "c" stand for? And does "R" stand for "reconcile"? Many thanks, -T ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to