Re: [GNC] restoration from backup not working

2019-01-02 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
From within gnucash, use File->Open. Double clicking doesn't work on MacOS. On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 12:31, Eliot Rosenbloom wrote: Hey - I want to get rid of the entries I did today (1/2/19) and revert back to my last backup (12/20/18).  When I double click on

Re: [GNC] Tutorial for moving stock between accounts?

2019-01-02 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Well, now that you have it mostly right, maybe go in to the second account register and see whether you can change the second split price to zero from there, using the same tabbing technique.  On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 12:23, Jon Leech wrote: On Wed, Jan 02, 2019 at 05:38:13PM +0530, D

[GNC] GnuCash won't open

2019-01-02 Thread Ruth L. Mazur
I have downloaded GnuCash 3.4-Intel to my Mac OS10.11.6 a dozen times but I can not get it to open. For Privacy I’m set to sites that I visit. Once I set it to Anyone and that didn’t work either. This has been very frustrating. I’m disillusioned with Quicken and want something else, and

[GNC] Currencies not being converted

2019-01-02 Thread salmichaels
I have just returned from overseas with laptop and now gnucash does not convert currencies. I have some accounts in a foreign currency, others in USD. In making reports or having a Total (USD) column, GC doesn't convert the accts in foreign currency to USD, but just lists the amounts as if they

[GNC] Trying to install GNUcash 3.4.1 on IMac

2019-01-02 Thread Ronnie H
I’m running GNUcash 3.3.+ (2018-09-29) on the following: IMac 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 8 GB Ram MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.2 It has started crashing occasionally. Sometimes when I am starting it, and sometimes when I am using it. I have down loaded GNUcash 3.4.1 from sourceforge.net

[GNC] Stock Quotes

2019-01-02 Thread Dave Cooper via gnucash-user
Hi gnucash I have returned to gnu-cash having not used it for several years so please bear with me. I have reloaded the system and set it up to get some UK stock prices (LSE) using Alphavantage Unfortunately I get poor results - only 25% - 50% prices are returned - I assume this is caused by

Re: [GNC] Tutorial for moving stock between accounts?

2019-01-02 Thread Jon Leech
On Wed, Jan 02, 2019 at 05:38:13PM +0530, D wrote: > Jon, > > I can't test this right now, since I'm not at my machine... > > Try this: > > Open your source account. > > Move to the entry point in the register. > > Click the 'Split' button. Enter your description. > > Tab to the Shares field in

Re: [GNC] *.deb package for GnuCash 3.4 Released

2019-01-02 Thread nvsoar
On 01/02/19 13:44, Colin Law wrote: I have installed 3.4 onto another Ubuntu 18.10 and can confirm Tim Kallmer's findings as to the additional packages that need to be installed. I have noticed one other slight complication, that Ubuntu seems to think that the version from the deb (3.4-0-1) is

Re: [GNC] GNU generated report in HTML to XL

2019-01-02 Thread Maf. King
On Wednesday, 2 January 2019 15:24:57 GMT Finbar Mahon wrote: > Hello, > > I exported a GNUCash report to HTMl, but I don't seem to be able to > import it to LibreOffice Calc, the LibreOffice xl equivalent. > > Does anybody know if I must use 'real' MS XL to receive the HTML file? > In

Re: [GNC] *.deb package for GnuCash 3.4 Released

2019-01-02 Thread Colin Law
I have installed 3.4 onto another Ubuntu 18.10 and can confirm Tim Kallmer's findings as to the additional packages that need to be installed. I have noticed one other slight complication, that Ubuntu seems to think that the version from the deb (3.4-0-1) is earlier than the version from the repo

Re: [GNC] GNU generated report in HTML to XL

2019-01-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Yes, I too have had mixed results *opening* the saved file, but copy and paste works every time. I’m pretty sure the wiki reference to this specifies copy and paste as the preferred method, but I’ll double check. Regards, Adrien > On Jan 2, 2019, at 10:51 AM, David Carlson > wrote: > >

Re: [GNC] Location of GnuCash data files

2019-01-02 Thread Geert Janssens
On Monday, December 31, 2018 8:40:40 PM CET Adrien Monteleone wrote: > It should probably be filed in Bugzilla, but I think it might already be > there. > No for enhancement requests uservoice is fine. We haven't stated this explicitly I think, but I find it easier if bugzilla is really for

Re: [GNC] Export Company file to Accountant

2019-01-02 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 1/2/19 12:28 AM, Charles Peter Avery wrote: > Hello, > > I am currently using QuickBooks desktop and I want to convert to GnuCash > however at the end of each financial year I need to provide my accountant > with a company file that can be imported into Sage HandiSoft. Is this > possible

Re: [GNC] *.deb package for GnuCash 3.4 Released

2019-01-02 Thread Tim Kallmer
these needed to be installed: libboost-filesystem1.65.1 libboost-date-time1.65.1 libboost-locale1.65.1 libboost-regex1.65.1 On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 1:27 AM Colin Law wrote: > > > On Tue, 1 Jan 2019, 22:44 Tim Kallmer >> i did that and kept finding 3 or 4 more libboost installations missing. i

Re: [GNC] GNU generated report in HTML to XL

2019-01-02 Thread David Carlson
Finbar, You may need to first open a new blank spreadsheet then cut and paste from the html document into the spreadsheet rather than trying to directly open HTML with Calc. My experience with LibreOffice Calc is that it will import several different kinds of files. I use it regularly to

[GNC] GNU generated report in HTML to XL

2019-01-02 Thread Finbar Mahon
Hello, I exported a GNUCash report to HTMl, but I don't seem to be able to import it to LibreOffice Calc, the LibreOffice xl equivalent. Does anybody know if I must use 'real' MS XL to receive the HTML file? In LibreOffice you can save calc files in MS format. Are there any special tricks

Re: [GNC] Tutorial for moving stock between accounts?

2019-01-02 Thread David Carlson
Jon, I believe that, as discussed earlier by Christopher Lam and David T, GnuCash may not prevent you from creating a transaction containing only two lines, one removing shares from one brokerage account and one another adding shares to a different brokerage account, and it may even be possible

Re: [GNC] Tutorial for moving stock between accounts?

2019-01-02 Thread D via gnucash-user
Jon, I can't test this right now, since I'm not at my machine... Try this: Open your source account. Move to the entry point in the register. Click the 'Split' button. Enter your description. Tab to the Shares field in the first split and type -13. Tab to the price field and type 0.

Re: [GNC] Tutorial for moving stock between accounts?

2019-01-02 Thread Christopher Lam
There may not be any internal technical restrictions preventing you from directly decreasing the share count of a share account, and increasing in another. However this is pretty much uncharted territory when it comes to reports and reporting assumptions. Typically I'd expect someone who tries

Re: [GNC] Tutorial for moving stock between accounts?

2019-01-02 Thread Jon Leech
On Tue, Jan 01, 2019 at 10:35:03AM +, David T. wrote: > What part of creating a transaction that moves shares from the old account to > the new account does not work? It would seem to me that: > Old account decrease 100 shares > New account add shares > Would work just fine. Could you

[GNC] Export Company file to Accountant

2019-01-02 Thread Charles Peter Avery
Hello, I am currently using QuickBooks desktop and I want to convert to GnuCash however at the end of each financial year I need to provide my accountant with a company file that can be imported into Sage HandiSoft. Is this possible with GnuCash? Regards Charles Avery

[GNC] USD Currency Missing in 3.4

2019-01-02 Thread Chen Thomas
Hi, I just downloaded V3.4 and updated it from V3.3 in Windows 10. Since Finance::Quote can not work with AlphaVantage for a while, I usually update currency and stock price manually in Price Database. But, in V3.4 I can not find USD currency list to update. I can find other currency and