[GNC] Wacky idea

2023-01-28 Thread rsbrux via gnucash-user
As an alternative, you could export your reports as HTML. This will give you better control over the formatting and the resulting reports can be navigated by hyperlinks. I am not sure hyperlinks work in a PDF export. Kind Regards, Roger > > Hi, > > Unless your accountant is familiar w/

Re: [GNC] gnu cash creates a ton of files.

2023-01-28 Thread Stephen
Look at the Gnucash Tutorial and Concepts Guide. Shows Gnucash file extensions and what each is designed to do. https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/basics-backup1.html On 1/28/2023 4:25 PM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: On Sat, 28 Jan 2023 at 22:04, wrote: I get a lot of files in my

Re: [GNC] add note to transaction

2023-01-28 Thread Peter West
Those more knowledgeable can comment here, but I imagine that modifying the Note field in the underlying database would be harmless. — Peter West p...@pbw.id.au “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be

Re: [GNC] Deleting split, specifying one expense account [FIXED]

2023-01-28 Thread Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.19)
On 2023-01-28 13:34, Liz Dodd wrote: > On occasions Gnucash refuses to delete a split which is not the > anchoring split to the register. > I see it about twice a year, I have never chased down the cause, and > find it easiest to Jump to another register and remove the split > I don't want from

Re: [GNC] Is this a wacky idea?

2023-01-28 Thread Simon Roberts
Oh, excellent news, thank you Liz, I'll go ahead and see if I can prepare a CD on these lines, and if I can persuade them to use it :) Much appreciate the input! On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 2:36 PM Liz Dodd wrote: > On Sat, 28 Jan 2023 13:38:12 -0700 > Simon Roberts wrote: > > > I envisage

Re: [GNC] Is this a wacky idea?

2023-01-28 Thread Simon Roberts
Wow, does the state pay for your CPAs time doing that rekeying? That's a major reason I'm looking at this. I want them to have instant access, easy navigation, searching, and cross referencing, without having to run what I call "hostageware" -- you all know, I'm sure, to which organizations I'm

Re: [GNC] add note to transaction

2023-01-28 Thread Derek Atkins
You have to do each one individually, however you can copy-and-paste the note into each of them (one at a time) in a register in double-line mode. So it should be pretty fast (once you have a register with only the transactions you need to modify). -derek On Sat, January 28, 2023 5:18 pm, Gary

Re: [GNC] gnu cash creates a ton of files.

2023-01-28 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Sat, 28 Jan 2023 at 22:04, wrote: > I get a lot of files in my documents folder that are like this: > > "X"Books.gnucash."Y" where "X" is the name of my database and "Y" seems > to > be a date time stamp. They never go away. How to I control these so that > they are automatically cleaned

[GNC] add note to transaction

2023-01-28 Thread Gary Holtum
I have several (dozens) of transactions that I would like to add a note to. The same note. Is there a way to do it all at once or do I have to do each one individually? Gary Holtum ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update

[GNC] gnu cash creates a ton of files.

2023-01-28 Thread jmybal
I get a lot of files in my documents folder that are like this: "X"Books.gnucash."Y" where "X" is the name of my database and "Y" seems to be a date time stamp. They never go away. How to I control these so that they are automatically cleaned up by gnucash? Thanks

Re: [GNC] Is this a wacky idea?

2023-01-28 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 29 Jan 2023, Liz Dodd wrote: I envisage burning a CDROM with the books, and a Windows distribution of GNC, hopefully so they can simply put the disk in and click to run. Obviously, the books will be read-only in that event, but they'd be navigable. I do it, and the year I didn't

Re: [GNC] Have I screwed up with my Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable?

2023-01-28 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Thu, 26 Jan 2023 at 09:31, Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > Fix: > > Delete the PorkBun payment and re-entered properly as a payment in USD > or if it were in GBP to a USD Vendor, turn on Trading Accounts, then > re-enter the payment in GBP with the FX as the fixed

Re: [GNC] Is this a wacky idea?

2023-01-28 Thread Liz Dodd
On Sat, 28 Jan 2023 13:38:12 -0700 Simon Roberts wrote: > I envisage burning a CDROM with the books, and a Windows distribution > of GNC, hopefully so they can simply put the disk in and click to run. > Obviously, the books will be read-only in that event, but they'd be > navigable. > > Has

Re: [GNC] Deleting split, specifying one expense account [FIXED]

2023-01-28 Thread Liz Dodd
On Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:09:41 -0600 Adrien Monteleone wrote: > You need to have at least one 'anchoring' split to that register. If > you have more than one split for that account, it will make you keep > the first one, but you can delete the others. On occasions Gnucash refuses to delete a

Re: [GNC] Deleting split, specifying one expense account [FIXED]

2023-01-28 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sat, 28 Jan 2023, Adrien Monteleone wrote: You need to have at least one 'anchoring' split to that register. If you have more than one split for that account, it will make you keep the first one, but you can delete the others. Adrien, Adrian, That's the way it worked in the past. Today I

Re: [GNC] Deleting split, specifying one expense account [FIXED]

2023-01-28 Thread Adrien Monteleone
You need to have at least one 'anchoring' split to that register. If you have more than one split for that account, it will make you keep the first one, but you can delete the others. Regards, Adrien On 1/28/23 10:35 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Sat, 28 Jan 2023, Rich Shepard wrote: This

Re: [GNC] GnuCash: What scheduled transactions can't do

2023-01-28 Thread Adrien Monteleone
And there is the option to review them in their own register. Also, there *is* a 'Value' column in the SLR dialog, but I think it is for variables, not certain. Regards, Adrien On 1/28/23 1:57 PM, Fred Bone wrote: On 28 January 2023 at 9:55, Kalpesh Patel said: Not able to see the amount

Re: [GNC] Is this a wacky idea?

2023-01-28 Thread Glenn Fowler
Hi, Unless your accountant is familiar w/ GnuCash, they usually don't want to learn another program. However, you mentioned you give then your report on paper. Why not just get them a PDF copy? You eliminate the physical copy and they don't have to worry about loading GnuCash. On Sat, Jan 28,

[GNC] Is this a wacky idea?

2023-01-28 Thread Simon Roberts
I'm aware I could work this out for myself, but it could involve a lot of wasted time if the answer is no, and this list might have a quick answer either way. At some point, I'll need to submit my books to my CPA. They'll take the usual reports (general ledger, trial balance, stuff like that) on

Re: [GNC] GnuCash: What scheduled transactions can't do

2023-01-28 Thread Fred Bone
On 28 January 2023 at 9:55, Kalpesh Patel said: > Not able to see the amount or the account name in the reminder pop for > the scheduled transaction is a huge bummer for me as well. > > > > I have multiple scheduled transactions to the same institutions on the > same date for different

[GNC] Credit limit: Unrecognized or inconsistent format.

2023-01-28 Thread Fred Tydeman
I am experimenting with a test GnuCash file and an import of a small QIF file from Quicken. The QIF file is 5 transactions, all in one investment account. Yet, when I try to import the QIF file, I get the following error message: Credit limit: Unrecognized or inconsistent format. There are no

Re: [GNC] Deleting split, specifying one expense account

2023-01-28 Thread Gyle McCollam
Stan, If you are entering the "cash Groceries transaction" in the cash account, that is why it won't let you delete the cash account. You can't delete a split from within the same account, you can delete splits for other account just not the one you are in currently. You can, however change

Re: [GNC] Deleting split, specifying one expense account [FIXED]

2023-01-28 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sat, 28 Jan 2023, Rich Shepard wrote: This used to work for me, but not today. Fixed now. The 'delete other splits' appeared to be greyed out, but it wasn't. Right click on the Transfer column blanked it; selecting Groceries in the Expenses worked. Entered the amount and saved

Re: [GNC] Deleting split, specifying one expense account

2023-01-28 Thread Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.19)
On 2023-01-28 08:11, Rich Shepard wrote: > This used to work for me, but not today. > > The last transaction in the checking account for groceries was entered as a > split because I took cash back (which displays in the cash register). Now I > have a cash groceries transaction, but gnucash won't

[GNC] Deleting split, specifying one expense account

2023-01-28 Thread Rich Shepard
This used to work for me, but not today. The last transaction in the checking account for groceries was entered as a split because I took cash back (which displays in the cash register). Now I have a cash groceries transaction, but gnucash won't let me delete the split and enter only the credit

[GNC] how-to track refinancing and other cost related to it.

2023-01-28 Thread Kalpesh Patel
Need some thoughts here as to how-to setup my accounts. Disclaimer: this may somewhat dwell into accounting side as well but given the wide breadth of the user community wanted to hear all different ways to do setup GNC to track everything down to last cent if possible. Situation is as

Re: [GNC] GnuCash: What scheduled transactions can't do

2023-01-28 Thread Kalpesh Patel
Not able to see the amount or the account name in the reminder pop for the scheduled transaction is a huge bummer for me as well. I have multiple scheduled transactions to the same institutions on the same date for different assets and I have to make a note of it in each transaction's name

Re: [GNC] Scheduled Transactions Window Sorting

2023-01-28 Thread Adrien Monteleone
As for the SX list on the SX tab, I did get it to stick after an exit and restart, best I can tell. But I have a very short list (5) and one of those is inactive. I'm not sure what the reference was towards 'still open windows' as the sort order didn't magically change if I clicked on a

Re: [GNC] Scheduled Transactions Window Sorting

2023-01-28 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I think you meant to address this to me. I'm not really sure why you're bringing up the SLR dialog. Are you suggesting that the sort order for that dialog is going to affect how the editor window sorts? That would be a strange behavior indeed. Regardless, the dialog has no sorting