[GNC] End of year

2024-01-29 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
OK, I want to do it properly, but I had an email crash and . So, can someone point me or send me the 'how to' for doing an end of year process, where I can 'inherit' the names from the autocomplete from the previous years? Thanks, Finbar ___

Re: [GNC] 2 questions

2024-01-10 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
OK, thanks. You may remember (with a wince?) a long series of messages a while back that I had 'cos I had more than one location for the G files. It was sorted, by a kind person. However, somewhere along the line the balance got screwed up, so I created a subfile with the 2024 addition and

[GNC] 2 questions

2024-01-09 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
1.How to get the suggestions when creating an entry (e.g.. ) name of the client when entering a few characters? 2. I subdivided an a/c to create a 2024 version, using the latest bank account balance as the opening balance. All Ok, but the entries are in red I cannot find in the help how

Re: [GNC] GnuCash getting worse?

2023-12-29 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
I 100% agree. I know I have been a pain in the butt concerning my bad habits in saving files but I am grateful for the rescues. Best wishes for '24 to all the minders. Finbar (Barry) On 29/12/2023 02:02, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I'd offer as a comparison other projects and commercial

[GNC] Installing version 5

2023-12-18 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Hi, I am getting a message on MS 10 that Gnucash cannot install 5 because it cannot remove files from the previous version. I have closed the existing Gnucash and allowed the 'close' option on the install. I also get an option to install a new gnucash file.and uninstall ran. Finbar

Re: [GNC] Reconciliation with a strange opening balance

2023-11-16 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
expenditures in the wrong place!! Ho hum. Thanks for the suggestion. Barry On 15/11/2023 23:37, Liz wrote: On Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:39:19 +0100 Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: Aha, as usual you are correct Maff. I'll just have to soldier on. I already found two deposits entered

Re: [GNC] Reconciliation with a strange opening balance

2023-11-15 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Aha, as usual you are correct Maff. I'll just have to soldier on. I already found two deposits entered as withdrawals. Barry On 13/11/2023 16:40, Maf. King wrote: On Monday, 13 November 2023 15:20:28 GMT Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: I set off to see where, but, in the course

[GNC] Reconciliation with a strange opening balance

2023-11-13 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Hello, The recent discussion on reconciliation was helpful in trying to sort out some anomalies I have. When I do the latest reconciliation of one of my accounts the opening balance is 10,448.43 and gives me an amount of inbalance which is way off. Following the advice in the recent posts

Re: [GNC] Recording medical reimbursements

2023-11-07 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
FWIW, I do the same, since the insurance are not generous, I have a 'solde' to pay ;) Finbar On 07/11/2023 05:17, Jediator wrote: I would use the same expense account to record refund, since the refund reduces your medical expenses. -- JC On 11/6/23 10:53 PM, Andrew Gross wrote: I have

[GNC] Modifying report options

2023-11-01 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Hello, I have been trying to incorporate some additional elements in the options for a report, via reports>saved report configurations. I have read the manual content and I think I have implemented way to do this, but so far I have not succeeded. Could someone help? I am using the latest

Re: [GNC] New Balance entry

2023-10-30 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Exactly my experience, and why I asked, despite previous experience. I am now at the stage where my Gnucash file is y but my bank account is not Further searching needed, Barry On 30/10/2023 11:24, Liz wrote: On Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:21:20 +0200 Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: Hi

Re: [GNC] New Balance entry

2023-10-27 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
ot;OK" button to continue. David Cousens On Wed, 2023-10-25 at 15:21 +0200, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: Hi, After my previous experiences on here, I am almost afraid to ask a new question, but, here goes. When Reconciling, what exactly is the effect of introducing a "new balance

[GNC] New Balance entry

2023-10-25 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Hi, After my previous experiences on here, I am almost afraid to ask a new question, but, here goes. When Reconciling, what exactly is the effect of introducing a "new balance entry" as is available as the first option on the bar. There is nothing under the help that I could identify.

Re: [GNC] Issues with gnucash files

2023-08-28 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
appear to be the case. Also, I am not certain how much of a scrape you need, I have screenfulls. I aplogise for the confusion between adminstratO and adminstrator. As a result of various ministrations to this PC when I first got it, a while back, several names were applied, barry mahon, finbar

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-28 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
OK, as I answered earlier on this thread, today, I use Thunderbird as my email software. I use it as a specific application. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" BTW my issues with sending attachments starts with file manage and specifically with gnu files, don't know

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-28 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Yes, good point. I use a combination of Mailwasher, a NZ originated app which pre-examines mails  to dump garbage, and Thunderbird for mail. Thanks, Barry On 27/08/2023 19:00, kschneider bout-tyme.net wrote: David, Since not everyone on this list uses the same email client as you you may need

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-27 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
/08/2023 12:58, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: Good advice, I never run as administrator, at least not knowingly. I am on an island off the South West coast of Ireland, at this moment. I will move on to my residence in France next week, I use this site as my 'best option' for GNU, and so far

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-27 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
rator" unless you know exactly why you need to. That is my answer. On Sat, Aug 26, 2023, 11:02 AM Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: I'd say you are almost certainly right, Adrian, but. There I was, sailing along at my usual boring, routine, data entry to gnucash, as I

Re: [GNC] Issues with gnucash files

2023-08-27 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
to be sent as attachements. Pasting an in line picture doesn't show anything, it's filtered out. HTH Carsten Am 25.08.23 um 10:58 schrieb Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user: Thanks to all. On the issue of rights, I have never had any issues before this saga, so should I assume I have had 'rights

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-27 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
to a database - you are  still saving to a file named ".gnucash". On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 11:02 AM Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: I'd say you are almost certainly right, Adrian, but. There I was, sailing along at my usual boring, routine, data entry to gnuc

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-27 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Sorry for any ignorance, but logged in to what or where? I get a splash screen with Mahon Finbar (my 'official,as on cheques) name on my (Lenovo) PC and a password. Barry On 27/08/2023 11:08, Adrien Monteleone wrote: When you open that file (or any file) located in the 'administrato' users

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-26 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
I'd say you are almost certainly right, Adrian, but. There I was, sailing along at my usual boring, routine, data entry to gnucash, as I have done since 2019. On entering a transaction I got the message I have copied several times, that I don't have rights or space to save the

Re: [GNC] Issues with gnucash files

2023-08-25 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
/write rights for all those files so you no longer need administrator rights.  I am not a Windows guru so I may have overlooked some details to warn you about.  Good luck. On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 12:47 PM Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: Thanks for the details, OK, here goes. I

Re: [GNC] Issues with gnucash files

2023-08-24 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
a test txn in and try to save it. Good luck Maf. On Thursday, 24 August 2023 16:14:26 BST Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: This is an update of sorts of a long series of messages here since I had an issue with saving my transactions at the end of July. I was unable to copy and send

Re: [GNC] Issues with gnucash files

2023-08-24 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
ost recent date stamp in the name, move it into a new folder, call it something sensible and open it. see what transactions GC says is there. Add a test txn in and try to save it. Good luck Maf. On Thursday, 24 August 2023 16:14:26 BST Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: This is an updat

[GNC] Issues with gnucash files

2023-08-24 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
This is an update of sorts of a long series of messages here since I had an issue with saving my transactions at the end of July. I was unable to copy and send GNU files to the kind people who tried to help me. I have no idea why, copy and paste after changing to the file type required just

Re: [GNC] Today's search....for .lck

2023-08-13 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Apropos, the whole issue ofthehistory of the GNU files, I have been having a lot of problems trying to get the into a fo that can be senton here here. There are so many files with very small differences it seems to "confuse" cutting and pasting. Could I suggest I try saving individually GNU

Re: [GNC] Today's search....for .lck

2023-08-11 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
on your system! (one is "Barry Mahon" and the other is "administrato") Regards, Adrien On 8/10/23 2:59 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: OH, I now find the Tax Account folder has been deleted. I have no recollection, but it must have happened. I'll go through the backu

Re: [GNC] Today's search....for .lck

2023-08-10 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
) And what do you *think* its file name is supposed to be? (just the file name here is fine) And for completeness, can you trigger that 'cannot write to file' warning that you originally reported, and send us a screenshot? Thanks. Regards, Adrien On 8/7/23 10:56 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash

Re: [GNC] Today's search....for .lck

2023-08-07 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
C:\users\administrato\documents is where the only one which "fits" i.e. where GNU FEB 12 2019.gnucash is. There are literally hundreds of others On 07/08/2023 17:33, David Carlson wrote: What is the complete path/filename for the files? On Mon, Aug 7, 2023, 10:04 AM Mahon Finbar v

Re: [GNC] Today's search....for .lck

2023-08-07 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
creating  the proper . versions for uploading. 'save as' doesn't seem to be working. Barry On 07/08/2023 13:17, Michael Hendry wrote: On 7 Aug 2023, at 10:46, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: OK, lets try to get to the bottom of this. When I say I have had issues, I am unaware that I

Re: [GNC] Today's search....for .lck

2023-08-07 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
BTW, forgot to mention, the date of the last transaction in the file that I mentioned that opens, is in 2022!! I certainly have been updating my records since then. Barry On 06/08/2023 18:12, Adrien Monteleone wrote: On 8/6/23 6:23 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: Quite correct

Re: [GNC] Today's search....for .lck

2023-08-07 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
/2023 18:12, Adrien Monteleone wrote: On 8/6/23 6:23 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: Quite correct For a very long time I have had an issue that when I click the app, it loads, but after the perl stuff it says"cannot find the file - open anyway?" The lock file message o

[GNC] Files in adminisitrato/documents

2023-08-06 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Is this what you need?? Barry ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user - Please remember to CC this list on all your

Re: [GNC] Today's search....for .lck

2023-08-06 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Quite correct For a very long time I have had an issue that when I click the app, it loads, but after the perl stuff it says"cannot find the file - open anyway?" From time to time, seemingly randomly, it opens the (presumably last used) file and away I go. I am always careful, because of

[GNC] Today's search....for .lck

2023-08-01 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
GNU FEB 12 2019.gnucash.20210219151108.gnucash.LCK I did a restart of the pc and did the search again for .lck and this is is what I get. It is marked modified on 1.03.2021, type LCK file, 0 KB Further mystery. I appreciate your request to slow down, and I want to, but the sequence of

[GNC] Cannot write to file a new wrinkle

2023-07-30 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Hello again, After removing, renaming etc. the "offending file" as described, I now have a screen with 'unsaved book' which doesn't react to the 'close' option. This appeared after a text box which said that the original offending file was not available, it was in the 'history' did I want to

Re: [GNC] Cannot write to file

2023-07-29 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
on a Mac) will trigger a Save. As for why you can't save, if you need to, the message suggests lack of space on the drive, or a permissions issue. We don't yet have enough information to determine which one. Regards, Adrien On 7/29/23 2:28 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: Since you asked

Re: [GNC] Cannot write to file

2023-07-29 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
are using the default. Otherwise, usually a CTRL+S (CMD+S on a Mac) will trigger a Save. As for why you can't save, if you need to, the message suggests lack of space on the drive, or a permissions issue. We don't yet have enough information to determine which one. Regards, Adrien On 7/29/23 2:28

Re: [GNC] Cannot write to file

2023-07-29 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
54, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Do you have enough disk space as the message suggests? The 'file' is a report? What *exactly* were you trying to do when you got the message? Regards, Adrien On 7/26/23 5:29 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: I have a message - "Could not write to file C

Re: [GNC] Cannot write to file

2023-07-27 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
file? How can I eliminate it??. Sorry. Barry On 26/07/2023 20:54, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Do you have enough disk space as the message suggests? The 'file' is a report? What *exactly* were you trying to do when you got the message? Regards, Adrien On 7/26/23 5:29 AM, Mahon Finbar

[GNC] Cannot write to file

2023-07-26 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
I have a message - "Could not write to file C: xxx check that you have permission to write to this file and there is sufficient space to create it" The file is a report of annual P that I have open , but I am not working on it What is the problem?? Thanks Barry

Re: [GNC] Saved Report Configurations

2023-02-14 Thread Mahon Finbar
OK, a little nit picky? but whatever rows your boat. I just need the detail for the taxman once a year, he doesn't deserve a PDF  Delighted with the responses, bully for Gnucasha fabulous app and services. Finbar On 13/02/2023 17:39, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I do the same. I have

Re: [GNC] Saved Report Configurations

2023-02-13 Thread Mahon Finbar
: On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 at 11:28, Mahon Finbar wrote: [...] My issue is to establish which report is which, if possible, by re-creating the title with the dates of the periods covered. Then I can eliminate any dupes, etc. Try this: 1. Open Reports -> Saved Report Configurations and sel

Re: [GNC] Saved Report Configurations

2023-02-11 Thread Mahon Finbar
. Barry On 10/02/2023 20:04, ed...@billiau.net wrote: On Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:28:04 +0100 Mahon Finbar wrote: However, it doesn't seem to work, I now have a list of 'saved report configurations' from those terminating with no number at all to 21, all called profit & loss, in a sort of  ra

[GNC] Saved Report Configurations

2023-02-10 Thread Mahon Finbar
OK, here we go again, my last query on here produced zero responses,never mind. Now, I am trying to rationalise my Report Configurations. Under reports>saved report configurations I have a mish mash of titles and dates of reports. I have tried the "help" suggested change of name by locating

[GNC] Getting a history

2023-02-06 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hi, I bet this has been asked before, but just in case Is it possible, anywhere, to create a history of actions, or transactions, or anything? Thanks, Barry ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription

[GNC] Why is this entry "in and out"

2023-01-12 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hi, I have an account for a savings a/c and I want to add the latest interest entry. However, when I click the entry title it open with the balance, but when I add the interest it fills in the amount as an addition and then a subtraction and the balance doesn't change Have a the wrong

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 4.13 Released

2022-12-20 Thread Mahon Finbar
On Dec 19, 2022, at 8:35 AM, Murugan Muruganandam wrote: i was able to download from github and install the same Saludos Cordiales Murugan From: gnucash-user on behalf of Mahon Finbar Sent: Monday, December 19, 2022 12:50 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 4.13 Released

2022-12-19 Thread Mahon Finbar
Sourceforge doesn't have 4.13 Barry On 18/12/2022 23:07, John Ralls wrote: The GnuCash development team announces GnuCash 4.13, the fourteenth release in the stable 4.x series Between 4.12 and 4.13, the following bugfixes were accomplished: • Bug 760274 - The Statusbar "forgets"

Re: [GNC] Reconciling credit card

2022-12-14 Thread Mahon Finbar
"This is essentially a 'reversing' transaction. (which you could enter manually, or via Transaction > Add reversing transaction, with the original expense transaction selected)" Aha, the solution, thank you so much, and it works just fine when you enter the date the reimbursement was received

Re: [GNC] Reconciling credit card

2022-12-13 Thread Mahon Finbar
:19, Liz Dodd wrote: On Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:44:49 + Mahon Finbar wrote: Another possibility? In March 2021 I was reimbursed 1,340.98 by an airline for a trip to Japan which was cancelled due to Covid. In error I entered the reimbursement against my credit card, although I had paid it from my

Re: [GNC] Reconciling credit card

2022-12-12 Thread Mahon Finbar
ate an over-payment to the card company. Regards, Adrien On 12/11/22 8:58 AM, Mahon Finbar wrote: That is what I do, so why am I getting an increased -ve balance in the balance column, like this? or this? the bank account entry looks like this, under the 'payments out and p

Re: [GNC] Reconciling credit card

2022-12-12 Thread Mahon Finbar
that is already set, and you see a negative balance for *any* account, then that account currently has a 'contra-balance', that is, a balance opposite of its normal state. In this case, it would indicate an over-payment to the card company. Regards, Adrien On 12/11/22 8:58 AM, Mahon Finbar wro

Re: [GNC] Reconciling credit card

2022-12-11 Thread Mahon Finbar
That is what I do, so why am I getting an increased -ve balance in the balance column, like this? or this? the bank account entry looks like this, under the 'payments out and payments in' columns ?? On 11/12/2022 12:19, Fred Bone wrote: On 11 December 2022 at 12:03, Mahon Finbar said

Re: [GNC] Reconciling credit card

2022-12-11 Thread Mahon Finbar
in the wrong place? Thanks On 09/12/2022 17:17, Fred Bone wrote: On 09 December 2022 at 15:58, Mahon Finbar said: Hi, I am sure this is explained somewhere, but I haven't been able to find a simple explanation. I have a register of transactions in an a/c called credit card. I enter the data

[GNC] Reconciling credit card

2022-12-09 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hi, I am sure this is explained somewhere, but I haven't been able to find a simple explanation. I have a register of transactions in an a/c called credit card. I enter the data from the monthly statement, allocating them to various expenses and enter the monthly payment from a bank account.

Re: [GNC] Saved report configurations

2022-10-07 Thread Mahon Finbar
Saved Report Configurations. You'll then get a pop-up with a list of your saved configurations. Select the one you want, but you might still have to adjust some options properly. Regards, Adrien On 10/6/22 1:03 PM, Mahon Finbar wrote: Hello, I have saved the report configurations for my annual

[GNC] Saved report configurations

2022-10-06 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hello, I have saved the report configurations for my annual P over the years, or I thought I had. It being the time I should make my annual tax return I went looking for the configuration for 2021 that I had started and found - but when I selected and clicked the 2021 one I get - Etc,

Re: [GNC] Share Values recording

2022-08-12 Thread Mahon Finbar
In the guide the assumptions seem to be US based?? For example I have one of my share which is quoted on the Israel Stock Exchange, and others on the Irish, UK, etc. How do I get those in? Another neophyte question. Finbar ___ gnucash-user

Re: [GNC] Share Values recording

2022-08-12 Thread Mahon Finbar
Thank you for the information/advice. Yes, just the information. I have an asset a/cw ith some of the data but it is showing increase and decrease and value in an 'overall' format, i.e. on the status of the whole a/c, not on the individual items. I do need dividend data for tax purposes. I

[GNC] Share Values recording

2022-08-11 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hello, I am trying to rationalise my shares (or things that have a moving value) holdings. I understand the basics of GNU,  in that I have been a user for some time and have been able to record transactions, create reports to satisfy the taxman, etc., but I keep getting bits and pieces of

Re: [GNC] Gnucash

2022-08-03 Thread Mahon Finbar
I have seen the various replies, and agree. I don't see icons on my screens, I see words like 'file', etc. are we reading the same software? I want to take this opportunity to thank all those who take the time and effort to answer remarks on here, some are queries, all are treated fairly.

Re: [GNC] Selecting older transactions to unreconcile

2022-02-18 Thread Mahon Finbar
.  That should help. On Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 9:02 AM Mahon Finbar wrote: True, but since I don't know where the error is, I thought of doing it per month, and that way finding it. That is why I need to find a way to display the reconciled transactions on a month by month basis

Re: [GNC] Selecting older transactions to unreconcile

2022-02-17 Thread Mahon Finbar
mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com>email *From:* gnucash-user on behalf of Mahon Finbar *Sent:* Wednesday, February 16, 2022 9:05 AM *To:* Gnucash Users *Subject:* [GNC] Selecting older transactions to unreconcile End of yea

[GNC] Selecting older transactions to unreconcile

2022-02-16 Thread Mahon Finbar
End of year issue. I have reconciled most of 2021 but inevitably I have subsequently found a few errors. So, I want to select a reconcile date and then "unreconcile" some transactions. I assumed using the suggested ctrl-A and spacebar technique would enable me to do it using a date I

Re: [GNC] Lodging a cheque to an a/c - 'cash in wallet'??

2022-01-18 Thread Mahon Finbar
OK, I get that now, I thought I should register it under "gifts" a debit headline. but it is better under 'gifts received' Thanks On 17/01/2022 18:09, Derek Atkins wrote: Hi, On Mon, January 17, 2022 10:51 am, Mahon Finbar wrote: Hi, My wife got a cheque (or check if you insist)

[GNC] Lodging a cheque to an a/c - 'cash in wallet'??

2022-01-17 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hi, My wife got a cheque (or check if you insist) and lodged it in her bank account. I want to enter it as a deposit to her a/c. It only seems to accept Assets:Current Assets:Cash in Wallet as a transfer entry without entering two transactions - deposit and withdrawal Since the amount

Re: [GNC] Correcting reconciles

2021-12-27 Thread Mahon Finbar
t doesn't match, or in fact if it does, then mark it as reconciled. If ALL transactions are reconciled that doesn't mean your balances are 0.00, it just means that whatever the balance happens to be, you have verified it to be correct. Regards, Adrien On 12/24/21 9:07 AM, Mahon Finbar wrote: Hap

[GNC] Correcting reconciles

2021-12-24 Thread Mahon Finbar
Happy Holidays, Not wanting to ruin your festivities, but where is the best place to find help, and advice on rectifying reconciliations. Is see there is a way to "unreconcile" a selection, but I don't understand what the effect is or why to do it. For example I can maybe unreconcile to

Re: [GNC] clearing reconciled transactions

2021-12-03 Thread Mahon Finbar
Oh, does that work? It is a standard MS way of doing it but I never tried in Gnucash. Thanks On 02/12/2021 17:22, Kalpesh Patel wrote: Just in case need details, this is what I do: Go to first row and then hold the [shift] key while clicking the last row to select a range that I want to

Re: [GNC] clearing reconciled transactions

2021-12-03 Thread Mahon Finbar
Ditto here, I haven't found any way in Gnu of 'marking' text for delete. Probably a good idea, the forensic accountants on here would never accept it Also ditto for the page at a time proposal. It is a complete bummer when you reconcile a biggish sequence of transactions and find you are

Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 222, Issue 51

2021-10-04 Thread Mahon Finbar
Agreed wholeheartedly. Is it not time that there would be some way of sorting of the messages. There is no doubt that the gnucash-user service is fantastic when you have an issue but it gets a little tedious when the inbox is clogged with strings of messages from the cognoscenti about rather

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 4.6 Released

2021-06-28 Thread Mahon Finbar
+1 On 28/06/2021 03:29, Stan Brown wrote: On 2021-06-27 14:51, John Ralls wrote: The GnuCash development team announces GnuCash 4.6, the sixth release in the stable 4.x series Between 4.5 and 4.6, the following bugfixes were accomplished: ... It's change logs like this that remind me what a

Re: [GNC] Question about Profit-Loss Report

2021-06-01 Thread Mahon Finbar
All very understandable. It has always intrigued me how accountants deal with 'late payments' i.e. bills paid after the close of the year. If I understand the discussion, ongoing (accrual based) businesses are always behind when it comes to an analysis of the state of play, unless all invoices

Re: [GNC] Reconcile Opening Balance

2021-05-04 Thread Mahon Finbar
can't automate this you can easily create a manual transaction each month or week when you reconcile your account. Kind regards Ove On Mon, 3 May 2021, 15:54 Derek Atkins, <mailto:de...@ihtfp.com>> wrote: Hi, On Mon, May 3, 2021 9:40 am, Mahon Finbar wrote: > Hi,

[GNC] Reconcile Opening Balance

2021-05-03 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hi, I am sure this has come up beforebut. Reconciling an account - I have a starting balance of €x,xxx.xx and an ending balance from the date of the latest bank statement of €x,xxx.xx. So far so good. I have checked the entries in the a/c and all are either R or c. I have also

Re: [GNC] Reconcile "Starting Balance" is wrong

2021-04-04 Thread Mahon Finbar
Yes, I have found both, transactions 'out of order' and balance not 'correct' I usually find that I made a booboo in an entry or duplicated one or wrong date/year To be honest, even after checking there is often a few centimes difference but I don't let it bother me. Life is too

Re: [GNC] Income not appearing in P report

2021-03-31 Thread Mahon Finbar
Thanks both. Thanks for the 'accounting' way of doing it and I will try some of the proposals. My case is a little bit different; just to clarify - I pay a fixed amount per month, as many utilities suppliers offer, but, my supplier cannot (yet) handle the reduction from a government

[GNC] Items not appearing in P report

2021-03-30 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hi, I get reimbursed  a certain amount of electricity costs each month, as a separate transaction in to my bank a/c. I enter them as income:reimbursement in the gnucash transaction. However, nothing appears in my P report under 'reimbursement' but if I click on the headline in the report

Re: [GNC] FW: Problem booting software

2021-03-26 Thread Mahon Finbar
I just had exactly the same issue! John Ralls and Alan Holmes provided me with answers. Essentially it is because your installation doesn't seem to have 'cleaned' the path when it installed the version you are using, afaics. I was using an earlier version of GnuCash for quite a while before

Re: [GNC] Strange message on launching app

2021-03-25 Thread Mahon Finbar
Thanks both, I have it sorted more or less, it remains to tidy up the various versions of the files that are in different locations on the PC. I used Revo Uninstaller Pro to uninstall the 'active' version, Revo is what I have used over the years to get rid of files which, inadvertently

Re: [GNC] Strange message on launching app

2021-03-16 Thread Mahon Finbar
backup file instead of the original. Regards, John Ralls On Mar 15, 2021, at 7:13 AM, Mahon Finbar wrote: OK, I appreciate that, thank you. However, in trying to find the last backup file before uninstalling, I am finding some very strange file dates and times in the list. For example - gnucash.

Re: [GNC] Strange message on launching app

2021-03-15 Thread Mahon Finbar
so that you can easily roll back after an update or restore more quickly after a disk failure. Regards, John Ralls On Mar 13, 2021, at 6:06 AM, Mahon Finbar wrote: OK, I'll try that, thanks. I have the most recent version for Windows 10, afaik. Haven't recently downloaded any update

Re: [GNC] Strange message on launching app

2021-03-13 Thread Mahon Finbar
uninstalling GnuCash with Apps & Settings then delete the installation directory--it defaults to C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash--before reinstalling GnuCash 4.4. Regards, John Ralls On Mar 12, 2021, at 3:20 AM, Mahon Finbar wrote: Oops the screen grab didn't transfer - "the procedure en

Re: [GNC] Strange message on launching app

2021-03-12 Thread Mahon Finbar
Oops the screen grab didn't transfer - "the procedure entry point gmc_scm_call_1_symbol_to_string could not be located in the dll C:\programfiles(x86)\gnucash\libgncmod-app-utils.dll" On 12/03/2021 10:52, Mahon Finbar wrote: Sorry, sent this with the wrong email address. A Windo

[GNC] Strange message on launching app

2021-03-12 Thread Mahon Finbar
Sorry, sent this with the wrong email address. A Windows message? Using versionW10, no recent change with Gnucash. Needs task manager to get rid of the message. Finbar ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your

Re: [GNC] RTFM

2021-02-23 Thread Mahon Finbar
Funny that, I got nothing from either, I was a bit surprised. Just checked and zilch Anyway, all is well, and thanks to you all. Barry On 23/02/2021 11:11, Maf. King wrote: On Tuesday, 23 February 2021 08:43:20 GMT Mahon Finbar wrote: Hello, Now I realise why I got no answers. RTFM

[GNC] RTFM

2021-02-23 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hello, Now I realise why I got no answers. RTFM, and after quite a while reading and referring, I gor it fixed, I hope. I still don't know why it crashed. Thanks ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription

[GNC] Lost Files update

2021-02-20 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hello again, No reaction to my previous post. The list of files under gnucash are all dated 5 Feb 2018 should there be something more recent? TIA for any reply ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription

[GNC] Lost Files

2021-02-19 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hello, In the middle of working normally in Version: 4.2 Build ID: 4.2+(2020-09-26) In Windows 10 home version 1903 it crashed while entering an amount in the withdrawal column. I restarted and it showed me  a report I had created a while back and nothing else. When I tried to open the

Re: [GNC] Changing end date on a saved report config option

2021-01-16 Thread Mahon Finbar
hat the problem was. > > Michael D Novack > > > > On 1/14/2021 10:45 AM, Mahon Finbar wrote: > > Sorry for the bother, the usual end of year issue > > > > I have an income report in the saved report configuration with an end > > date of 1.09.2020. > >

[GNC] Changing end date on a saved report config option

2021-01-14 Thread Mahon Finbar
Sorry for the bother, the usual end of year issue I have an income report in the saved report configuration with an end date of 1.09.2020. I need to change the end date to 31.12.2020. I thought I only needed to change the option, but it doesn't seem to be working. What am I doing

Re: [GNC] Strange behaviour

2020-11-17 Thread Mahon Finbar
avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email_source=link_campai gn=sig-email_content=webmail <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email_source=link_campaign=sig-email_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 12:13 AM John Ralls wrote: On Nov

[GNC] Strange behaviour

2020-11-16 Thread Mahon Finbar
Sorry, I think I posted this already in the wrong address. Hi, Just now I was making an entry in an account I use regularly, one of my bank accounts. and was entering a salary cheque which required an alteration of one figure. It worked fine, date, description, etc., until I tried to change

Re: [GNC] Simple reporting help

2020-10-28 Thread Mahon Finbar
I am trying it, it looks like a great trick. It defaulted to 2020 and I picked my own bank a/c, but when I tried to change the dates in the options I got nothing. FWIW, Version 4.2 on Windows 10, Barry On 27/10/2020 14:08, Christopher Lam wrote: The experimental multicolumn reports have a

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 4.2 Released

2020-10-01 Thread Mahon Finbar
Thanks to the message from James I downloaded 4.2 for W10. Maybe coincidentally, my Vivaldi browser crashed half way through the download, but it restarted after restarting Vivaldi. All OK in the end and the load is MUCH faster. Thanks to all concerned. Barry On 30/09/2020 20:57, Jamestk

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 4.2 Released

2020-09-30 Thread Mahon Finbar
Hi, Sorry to butt in, but is there an 'update' option on the 3.8 version? Are Windows 10 users included in the 4.2 update? Most if not all of the messages are about Linux. Barry On 29/09/2020 20:36, Jamestk wrote: David Cousens, thanks I installed GNU Cash a while ago, perhaps over a year

Re: [GNC] help increasing size of font in GnuCash?

2020-08-16 Thread Mahon Finbar
I have done that, but on my Lenovo W10 1903  the 'magified' text is blurred. I would like there to be a simple text size option under settings. I needed, and very much appreciate, an accounting app which is not run by money grabbers (especially accountants :-). In GNU I found it, but,

Re: [GNC] Reimbursement in a credit card a/c

2020-07-04 Thread Mahon Finbar
: On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 8:36 AM Mahon Finbar <mailto:mahon.fin...@neuf.fr>> wrote: I got reimbursed a sum of over €500 on my credit card account. It seems to be causing some issues with reconciling the a/c. I entered the amount as a 'credit card payment' The reimbursement

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