Re: [GNC] Problem entering splits

2019-11-09 Thread Christopher Lam
This is likely https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797416 which was fixed in code https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/commit/ee260d8e On Sat, 9 Nov 2019 at 23:59, Al Heynneman wrote: > Hello, > > I've got a new gnucash problem that I've never seen before. Maybe you > can help? > > When

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2019-11-09 Thread Fran_3 via gnucash-user
Ah Ha! Thanks Chris, I'll give this a try. Good tip.Thanks again. On Saturday, November 9, 2019, 3:28:55 PM EST, Chris Good wrote: Hi Fran, Something I didn't realize you could do for a long time was to open 2 reports in separate side by side windows so you can easily visually

[GNC] Problem entering splits

2019-11-09 Thread Al Heynneman
Hello, I've got a new gnucash problem that I've never seen before. Maybe you can help? When entering a split transaction, I used to be able to use "tab" and "enter" keys to enter the transaction. The "enter" no longer saves the transaction. In fact, it seems to do nothing now. Normal

Re: [GNC] Setting up existing investments in new GnuCash file

2019-11-09 Thread ornd25
As far as moving accounts into a nested position later, I think you can use the "Edit Account" functionality to change the Parent Account setting. Found this out after carelessly creating an account in the wrong place. You don't need to delete anything. The program automatically updates all the

Re: [GNC] Setting up existing investments in new GnuCash file

2019-11-09 Thread ornd25
Nov 9, 2019, 18:39 by no1clash...@mailbox.org: Thanks for the suggestions. It sounds from your description as though you entered a bunch of historical information for your investment accounts. Is this correct? To be clear, I have no intention of doing that. I am not bringing any history over

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2019-11-09 Thread David H
Chris, You are correct, highlight tab you want in a new window and click Windows >> New Window with Page. Cheers Dave H. On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 at 06:24, Chris Good wrote: > Hi Fran, > > Something I didn't realize you could do for a long time was to open 2 > reports in separate side by side

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2019-11-09 Thread Chris Good
Hi Fran, Something I didn't realize you could do for a long time was to open 2 reports in separate side by side windows so you can easily visually compare them. I'm not at my computer now but I think the options to do this are under the Window or View menus. Regards, Chris Good

Re: [GNC] Website Down

2019-11-09 Thread John Ralls
Fran, Our Beloved Founder, Linas Vepstas, hosts the website server. IIUC it's a dedicated box, more for his convenience than because of the website's traffic load. Regards, John Ralls > On Nov 9, 2019, at 10:54 AM, Fran_3 wrote: > > John, > Just wondering who host the website? > Also, is

[GNC] EZ Tip - Porting a GC Report into a Spreadsheet

2019-11-09 Thread Fran_3 via gnucash-user
This may work with Excel but we most often use the free Google Docs version... Google Sheets... And, I'm sure I'm the last person on the block to discover this but... In order to "port" a GC Transaction Report to a spreadsheet for special manipulation... I have been Exporting the report And

Re: [GNC] Website Down

2019-11-09 Thread Fran_3 via gnucash-user
John, Just wondering who host the website? Also, is it a shared server  or  is the traffic so intense that it takes a dedicated server?Thanks, Fran3 On Saturday, November 9, 2019, 1:34:02 PM EST, John Ralls wrote: > On Nov 9, 2019, at 9:52 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: > > > On

Re: [GNC] How to compare 2 Transaction Reports to find orphan transactions

2019-11-09 Thread Fran_3 via gnucash-user
Christopher said "You've stumbled upon a limitation SFX of regular expressions on filtering the transaction report." My Question: Wikipedia list numerous definitions for SFX... in this case what? (Self Extracting Software or what?) Greg Francis suggested NotePad++ My Response: Yes, I am a

[GNC] Gnucash keeps getting hung up with Online Banking Setup Wizard

2019-11-09 Thread John Gottshall
I've tried this several times and it keeps getting hung up, even for hours after I put in my information. Then when I try to delete my info to start over it gives me and error. If I try to change my settings and put them in again it gets hung up again. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm

[GNC] GnuCash gets hung up on Online Banking Setup Wizard

2019-11-09 Thread gottifire
I've tried this several times and it keeps getting hung up, even for hours after I put in my information. Then when I try to delete my info to start over it gives me and error. If I try to change my settings and put them in again it gets hung up again. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: [GNC] Setting up existing investments in new GnuCash file

2019-11-09 Thread Dean Bradley
Thanks for the suggestions. It sounds from your description as though you entered a bunch of historical information for your investment accounts. Is this correct? To be clear, I have no intention of doing that. I am not bringing any history over from Quicken, for any account. I intend to use

Re: [GNC] Website Down

2019-11-09 Thread John Ralls
> On Nov 9, 2019, at 9:52 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: > > > On Sat, November 9, 2019 12:45 pm, John Ralls wrote: >> >> Liz, >> >> Because there are two separate hosts involved. The website lives at >> https://www.gnucash.org, 67.198.37.17. It's currently down with a failed >> power supply.

Re: [GNC] How to compare 2 Transaction Reports to find orphan transactions

2019-11-09 Thread Fran_3 via gnucash-user
Adrian, you said... "instead do a Find operation then run an Account Report instead of a Transaction Report. (since Find can filter on more fields)" My comment: I did not know about the "Account Report"  option... It seems it only appears under the Reports Menu if you are looking at a register

Re: [GNC] Website Down

2019-11-09 Thread Derek Atkins
On Sat, November 9, 2019 12:45 pm, John Ralls wrote: > > Liz, > > Because there are two separate hosts involved. The website lives at > https://www.gnucash.org, 67.198.37.17. It's currently down with a failed > power supply. Everything else (including the mailing lists) is on >

Re: [GNC] Any information as to when the gnucash.org will be back up?

2019-11-09 Thread John Ralls
> On Nov 8, 2019, at 9:04 AM, Richard Danielson wrote: > > Gnucash.org is down. Is there any information as to when it will be back up. > Thanks. https://www.gnucash.org is down with a failed power supply. The replacement is expected on Tuesday (but that's already a slip from last

Re: [GNC] Website Down

2019-11-09 Thread John Ralls
> On Nov 8, 2019, at 9:16 PM, Liz wrote: > > On Sat, 9 Nov 2019 04:24:53 +0100 > "Frank H. Ellenberger" wrote: > >> Hello Dean, >> >> Am Sa., 9. Nov. 2019 um 04:07 Uhr schrieb Dean Bradley >> : >>> >>> OK, thanks. Unfortunately, this multi-day outage does not give a >>> warm and fuzzy to

Re: [GNC] Problem with Saved Report

2019-11-09 Thread D via gnucash-user
Further, is there some magical aspect to the number 5 that would suggest it to be the 'ideal' maximum depth for this setting? Why have a maximum at all? On November 9, 2019, at 10:34 PM, D via gnucash-user wrote: Christopher, It's a saved report configuration, not a custom report. I did not

Re: [GNC] Problem with Saved Report

2019-11-09 Thread D via gnucash-user
Christopher, It's a saved report configuration, not a custom report. I did not and do not code Scheme. Any value saved is based on what I was given by the UI. If I saved '6', it's because Gnucash gave me that option. So, someone changed the definition somewhere along the line, it would seem.

Re: [GNC] How to compare 2 Transaction Reports to find orphan transactions

2019-11-09 Thread Christopher Lam
Oops. The regex filter is a late addition from 2017. Unfortunately regex negate string match (I.e. match not containing a string) is a general weakness of POSIX regex. May I suggest file an enhancement request in Bugzilla? On Sat, 9 Nov 2019, 23:38 Christopher Lam, wrote: > Hi Fran > > You've

Re: [GNC] How to compare 2 Transaction Reports to find orphan transactions

2019-11-09 Thread Greg Feneis
If the reports you're interested in comparing are text based, and your computer's OS allows you to use Notepad++, you might consider using Notepad++ to compare the two files. Notepad++ is a free open source text editor that has a great file comparison tool. Kind regards, Greg Feneis On

Re: [GNC] How to compare 2 Transaction Reports to find orphan transactions

2019-11-09 Thread Christopher Lam
Hi Fran You've stumbled upon a limitation SFX of regular expressions on filtering the transaction report. You may be aware that the transaction report was, for many years, the most versatile report to extract information from a Gnucash data file. It had severe limitations and bugs and On Sat, 9

Re: [GNC] Setting up existing investments in new GnuCash file

2019-11-09 Thread farleykj
As far as moving accounts into a nested position later, I think you can use the "Edit Account" functionality to change the Parent Account setting. Found this out after carelessly creating an account in the wrong place. You don't need to delete anything. The program automatically updates all the

Re: [GNC] How to compare 2 Transaction Reports to find orphan transactions

2019-11-09 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I forgot to mention, when trying to craft a better resulting report, ask yourself, “What makes the transactions on either report not show up on the other?” Then use *that* info to craft the intended report. (as it is the set of transactions you are looking for) Regards, Adrien > On Nov 9,

Re: [GNC] How to compare 2 Transaction Reports to find orphan transactions

2019-11-09 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I would say consider the criteria you used to create the set of transactions for each report, then try to craft a report using the options that gives you only those that don’t lie in the joint set. If *every* transaction on both reports is between two and only the *same two* accounts then you

[GNC] How to compare 2 Transaction Reports to find orphan transactions

2019-11-09 Thread Fran_3 via gnucash-user
I want to compare Transaction Report A to Transaction Report B and find transactions that appear on one report but not on the other... aka orphan transactions In past I have either... - Done a screen capture of each, pasted them side by side in PC Paint and marked off matching transactions one

[GNC] Setting up existing investments in new GnuCash file

2019-11-09 Thread ornd25
"Thanks for your reply. I get the impression that even if I get the import process sorted out, that this will be a tedious process and probably no easier in the long run that just entering all the data manually. You state the importer is ahead of the documentation, but my evaluation was based

Re: [GNC] Problem with Saved Report

2019-11-09 Thread Christopher Lam
Looking through the account depth seeing, if your custom report uses the account-depth option in options-utilities, it has never shown any number other than level 5. It may be useful to submit the custom report in Bugzilla for a review. On Thu, 7 Nov 2019, 02:12 David T. via gnucash-user, <