Re: [GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?
Those are backup files. (explained in the Help you said you were reading...) If you need to restore it, open GnuCash, then File > Open and choose that backup. Then File > Save As, and give it the original or desired name. You can then delete the backup and mangled 'original' file if desired. Regards, Adrien On 12/20/22 9:48 AM, Eric Chapman wrote: I do have a bunch of files named something like xxx.gnucash.20221219140714.gnucash and they are bigger than the xxx.gnucash file. The last one is dated yesterday. So maybe that is a backup? But I clicked on it, and it also opens as if it's a completely new file. ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?
On 2022-12-20 08:48, Michael Novack wrote: > On 12/20/2022 10:22 AM, Eric Chapman wrote: >> I named my file incorrectly. I guess in GnuCash the data file is >> called a "book". I'm using .xml. >> >> Should I export and import with a new name (as discussed here in issue >> tracker: https://github.com/codinguser/gnucash-android/issues/634)? > > 1) You do NOT have to anything so complicated to rename a file. Just do > a file rename. I agree wholeheartedly. > 2) The file extension has to be correct ONLY if you intend to "click on > object and expect the computer to select the application associated with > objects of that type". Maybe you missed a later email where the OP disclosed that this is a Mac. From what people have posted here, on a Mac you cannot just double-click a file and expect GnuCash to open it, as you can on Windows. > 3) After renaming the file, gnucash will not know how to find it until > you :"tell" gnucash the nae. In other words, you start gnucash and use > file=>open and enter the path/name of the file as renamed (and possibly > relocated) Right. And this may be a good time to tell the OP that GnuCash remembers the most-recently-used file, and the next time GnuCash is opened it opens that file automatically, or attempts to. Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.com ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?
On 12/20/2022 10:22 AM, Eric Chapman wrote: Hi, I named my file incorrectly. I guess in GnuCash the data file is called a "book". I'm using .xml. Should I export and import with a new name (as discussed here in issue tracker: https://github.com/codinguser/gnucash-android/issues/634)? 1) You do NOT have to anything so complicated to rename a file. Just do a file rename. 2) The file extension has to be correct ONLY if you intend to "click on object and expect the computer to select the application associated with objects of that type". 3) After renaming the file, gnucash will not know how to find it until you :"tell" gnucash the nae. In other words, you start gnucash and use file=>open and enter the path/name of the file as renamed (and possibly relocated) Michael D Novack ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?
Which is why it's a good idea to inform the list your operating system and the version of GnuCash you are using. On 12/20/2022 6:51 PM, Maf. King wrote: On Tuesday, 20 December 2022 15:48:11 GMT Eric Chapman wrote: I do have a bunch of files named something like xxx.gnucash.20221219140714.gnucash and they are bigger than the xxx.gnucash file. The last one is dated yesterday. So maybe that is a backup? But I clicked on it, and it also opens as if it's a completely new file. If you are on a MAC, you need file -> Open clicking the data file does not work as you might expect it to. Maf. ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?
File —> Save As And choose a different name. -derek Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos. On December 20, 2022 10:24:46 Eric Chapman wrote: Hi, I named my file incorrectly. I guess in GnuCash the data file is called a "book". I'm using .xml. Should I export and import with a new name (as discussed here in issue tracker: https://github.com/codinguser/gnucash-android/issues/634)? I'm attaching what I see as the types of files I can export from v. 4.13. I tried to export "Accounts", but I am not sure that's what I want, since the exported file is called *.gnucash, but that type of import is not listed on the "Import" dialog (see attached). Also, when I exported "Accounts", I also got a .log file which Finder shows as having zero bytes. What is it for? Thanks! Eric -- ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?
On Tuesday, 20 December 2022 15:48:11 GMT Eric Chapman wrote: > I do have a bunch of files named something like > > xxx.gnucash.20221219140714.gnucash > > and they are bigger than the xxx.gnucash file. The last one is dated > yesterday. So maybe that is a backup? > > But I clicked on it, and it also opens as if it's a completely new file. > If you are on a MAC, you need file -> Open clicking the data file does not work as you might expect it to. Maf. ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?
On Tuesday, 20 December 2022 15:22:42 GMT Eric Chapman wrote: > Hi, > > I named my file incorrectly. I guess in GnuCash the data file is called > a "book". I'm using .xml. > > Should I export and import with a new name (as discussed here in issue > tracker: https://github.com/codinguser/gnucash-android/issues/634)? File -> Save As is all you need.. hth, Maf. ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?
I do have a bunch of files named something like xxx.gnucash.20221219140714.gnucash and they are bigger than the xxx.gnucash file. The last one is dated yesterday. So maybe that is a backup? But I clicked on it, and it also opens as if it's a completely new file. Eric On 12/20/22 10:45, Eric Chapman wrote: Murugan, That did not work. Now it looks as if I lost everything. I closed down GnuCash, changed the name from xxx.gnucash to yyy.gnucash, and clicked on yyy.gnucash. A splash screen came up and asked if I wanted to delete something, and I said "Yes" (dumb move, I guess!). Now it opens yyy.gnucash and there is nothing there. Asks if I want to import something. So I changed yyy.gnucash back to xxx.gnucash, and same thing. I did not make a back up of xxx.gnucash, so I guess I have the opportunity to correct things when I start over :) Eric ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?
Murugan, That did not work. Now it looks as if I lost everything. I closed down GnuCash, changed the name from xxx.gnucash to yyy.gnucash, and clicked on yyy.gnucash. A splash screen came up and asked if I wanted to delete something, and I said "Yes" (dumb move, I guess!). Now it opens yyy.gnucash and there is nothing there. Asks if I want to import something. So I changed yyy.gnucash back to xxx.gnucash, and same thing. I did not make a back up of xxx.gnucash, so I guess I have the opportunity to correct things when I start over :) Eric On 12/20/22 10:38, Murugan Muruganandam wrote: Eric the file name should be with extn .gnucash you can rename the file whatever you want and open it again, dont need to export or import Saludos Cordiales Murugan ___ 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.
[GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?
Hi, I named my file incorrectly. I guess in GnuCash the data file is called a "book". I'm using .xml. Should I export and import with a new name (as discussed here in issue tracker: https://github.com/codinguser/gnucash-android/issues/634)? I'm attaching what I see as the types of files I can export from v. 4.13. I tried to export "Accounts", but I am not sure that's what I want, since the exported file is called *.gnucash, but that type of import is not listed on the "Import" dialog (see attached). Also, when I exported "Accounts", I also got a .log file which Finder shows as having zero bytes. What is it for? Thanks! Eric ___ 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.
