Re: [GNC] Locked file

2023-07-18 Thread Roger Oliver
I saved the file out under a different name. Worked fine. When I tried to delete the old file it wouldn't, said it was open in another app. Turned out to be Carbonite. Maybe backing up the file. Restarted the computer and it allowed me to delete the old file. All better. Thanks. On Tue, Jul 18,

Re: [GNC] Locked file

2023-07-18 Thread David Carlson
You are probably running out of memory or drive space On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 8:29 PM wrote: > I'm getting an error message: GnuCash could not write to C. That database > may be on a read only file system, you may not have permission for the > directory or your anti-virus software is preventing

[GNC] Locked file

2023-07-18 Thread rmomxtx
I'm getting an error message: GnuCash could not write to C. That database may be on a read only file system, you may not have permission for the directory or your anti-virus software is preventing this action. Problem just started. Has been working fine. Files are not locked. Thanks,

[GNC] Year to Date Budget Report

2023-07-18 Thread larry johnston
Hi, I thought I posted this question to the list earlier today but I did not see it come through on the feed. So forgive me if it is already out there. My computer is on its last legs and I am expecting a newer one running Windows 11. Will I still be able to run GNUCash 2.6.15 or should I

Re: [GNC] Reply convention

2023-07-18 Thread R Losey
On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 4:51 AM David T. via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > That would be *OpenStacks* convention. > > By all means, impose their rules here! > ⁣ > David T. > > P.S. The amount of energy expended on this topic is amazing to me--and I > note that NONE of you

Re: [GNC] Reply convention

2023-07-18 Thread R Losey
On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 3:37 AM Paul Feakins wrote: > On 15/07/2023 01:56, R Losey wrote: > > Is there really a convention for replies? > > Indeed there is: > https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/MailingListEtiquette#Replies > > Thanks for the link; it isn't specific to GnuCash, but that's okay.

Re: [GNC] Two Instances as opposed to two separate files

2023-07-18 Thread R Losey
On Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 5:33 PM Stan Brown wrote: > > On 2023-07-15 14:42, R Losey wrote: > > And, if an email is long, or if there is much back-and-forth, one must > > scroll to see replies, even if they are simple. Having them at the top > > is easier to see... and being "out of order" is not

Re: [GNC] budget reports 'YTD' vs 'use accumulated amounts'

2023-07-18 Thread larry johnston
Hi, I did not try to upgrade when I asked this question three years ago. However my computer is on its last legs so I am trying to decide what to do when I get the new computer. We have been using GNUCash 2.6.15 and it has met our needs for our personal finances. A key feature for us is Phil's

Re: [GNC] Cannot alter Trading value

2023-07-18 Thread Fred Tydeman
On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 9:13 AM john wrote: > To change the price in a bank register, right-click the stock split and > select "Edit Exchange Rate" from the pop-up menu. In the exchange rate > section of the resulting transfer dialog select the "amount" radio button > and enter the number of

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote - AlphaVantage Trade Currencies

2023-07-18 Thread John Ralls
> On Jul 18, 2023, at 10:12 AM, Bruce Schuck wrote: > > On 7/17/23 9:06 PM, john wrote: > >> Well, a user wouldn't want to set GBX as their default currency, >> just to create an account in their tree denominated in it to be a >> parent for stock accounts that are priced in GBX. But you're

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote - AlphaVantage Trade Currencies

2023-07-18 Thread Bruce Schuck
On 7/17/23 9:06 PM, john wrote: Well, a user wouldn't want to set GBX as their default currency, just to create an account in their tree denominated in it to be a parent for stock accounts that are priced in GBX. But you're right that it's not something that a user can do now because GBX isn't

Re: [GNC] USAA OFX Direct connect stopped working

2023-07-18 Thread John Ralls
BTW, I also got the invalid signon from USAA this morning. I repeated the drill at https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/OFX_Direct_Connect_Bank_Settings#USAA and got the exact same access id and pin. Once completed I was able to retrieve my transactions. Regards, John Ralls > On Jul 18, 2023, at

Re: [GNC] USAA OFX Direct connect stopped working

2023-07-18 Thread john
Access id is configured in the AQBanking setup wizard accessed from Tools>Online Banking Setup. The PIN is collected every time you run Actions>Online>Get Transactions unless you told GnuCash to remember it. If you did you can tell it to forget from Preferences>Online Banking. Regards, John

Re: [GNC] Cannot alter Trading value

2023-07-18 Thread john
To change the price in a bank register, right-click the stock split and select "Edit Exchange Rate" from the pop-up menu. In the exchange rate section of the resulting transfer dialog select the "amount" radio button and enter the number of shares to let GnuCash calculate the price. Remember

Re: [GNC] Cannot alter Trading value

2023-07-18 Thread David Carlson
Fred, Are you starting from the security account when you try to edit the price? On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 10:42 AM Fred Tydeman wrote: > On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 7:52 AM Gyle McCollam wrote: > > > If you changed the dollar amount, you would need to change either the > > number of shares and/or

Re: [GNC] Cannot alter Trading value

2023-07-18 Thread Fred Tydeman
On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 7:52 AM Gyle McCollam wrote: > If you changed the dollar amount, you would need to change either the > number of shares and/or the price per share as well. Otherwise the price > per share * number of shares still equals the original dollar amount and > the difference

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote 1.57_02 - YahooWeb gets correct trading date and fixed pricing for single char symbols

2023-07-18 Thread Fross, Michael
I suppose I should have provided a bit more information. F:Q 1.57_02 did not give any errors. I'm on Windows 11 with Strawberry Perl and am using YahooWeb and AlphaVantage. Michael On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 7:46 AM Fross, Michael wrote: > Hi Bruce, > > I had some issues yesterday evening - GNC

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote 1.57_02 - YahooWeb gets correct trading date and fixed pricing for single char symbols

2023-07-18 Thread Fross, Michael
Hi Bruce, I had some issues yesterday evening - GNC didn't update US stock prices since Friday 7/14 (I upgraded after this.) I downgraded to the released version (1.57) and it worked fine. I've re-upgraded and will test when the markets open this morning. I'll try to narrow it down a bit (F:Q

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote 1.57_02 - YahooWeb gets correct trading date and fixed pricing for single char symbols

2023-07-18 Thread Richard Ullger via gnucash-user
Hi Bruce, Just confirming there were no issues updating prices after market close yesterday. Arch Linux Gnucash 4.14 Finance::Quote 1.57\_02 yahoojson yahooweb mstaruk Regards, Richard \ Original Message On 16 Jul 2023, 21:38, Bruce Schuck < bsch...@asgard-systems.com>

Re: [GNC] USAA OFX Direct connect stopped working

2023-07-18 Thread Daffy Duck
Ok, as of today, I can no longer use the online download again. 22:35:38 Status for signon request: General error (Code 2000, severity "ERROR") Error other than those specified by the remaining error codes. (Note: Servers should provide a more specific error whenever possible. Error code 2000