Dr. Kirkby, While I understand the requirements for not editing existing transactions, I'll note that in your initial post, you mentioned going back to a backup and re-entering the transaction. Not to put too much of an emphasis here, but how does editing the date differ from opening a backup and re-entering the transaction?
David T. On Dec 27, 2022, 3:07 AM, at 3:07 AM, "Dr. David Kirkby" <drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote: >On Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 19:22, William Prescott <w...@theprescotts.com> >wrote: > >> Your post puzzles me. >> >> > I am trying to enter some transactions from March. Every now and >again I >> > forget to change the date on something, so I get today’s date. Then >I >> have >> > to go back to a backup file. >> >> >> Why? Can't you just edit the date on the transaction and change it. > > >I thought one wasn’t supposed to do that - at least in formula >accounting. > >> >> >> > It would be nice when entering historical >> > transactions if it was impossible to use todays date - one is >forced to >> > change the date is something in preferences prevented todays date >being >> > used. >> >> I must be missing something. Not being able to use today's day would >make >> it impossible to enter transactions on the day they occurred. Are you >> asking for some switch that could be set before entering historical >> transactions? It seems like a cumbersome solution to a non-problem. > > >Yes, a switch for entering historical transactions. > >> >> Will > > >Dave >-- >Dr. David Kirkby, >Kirkby Microwave Ltd, >drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk >https://www.kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/ >Telephone 01621-680100./ +44 1621 680100 > >Registered in England & Wales, company number 08914892. >Registered office: >Stokes Hall Lodge, Burnham Rd, Althorne, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6DT, >United >Kingdom >_______________________________________________ >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 replies. >You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ 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 replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.