Re: [GNC] getting price quotes

2022-11-30 Thread Martin Booth via gnucash-user
Hi Alan, To update F::Q on windows You would go to start menu and then to gnucash menu, in there you should find update online quotes, this will update F::Q However, I would recommend you update GC now to the latest version 4.12. regards, Martin On Wed, 2022-11-30 at 16:07 +, aeg wrote:

Re: [GNC] Is there any way to remove all-filling the date?

2022-11-30 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022 at 01:53, Derek Atkins wrote: > GnuCash will always re-select the last date you used to create a new > transaction. So if you are entering multiple transactions, when you open > the register it will default to today.. Change that to 6 months ago and > enter the transaction.

Re: [GNC] Is there any way to remove all-filling the date?

2022-11-30 Thread Derek Atkins
GnuCash will always re-select the last date you used to create a new transaction. So if you are entering multiple transactions, when you open the register it will default to today.. Change that to 6 months ago and enter the transaction. Then the *next* transaction (in that register) will default

[GNC] Is there any way to remove all-filling the date?

2022-11-30 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
If one is entering a transaction the date defaults to today. That seems quite reasonable. However, if entering historical transactions, that date needs changing. It’s easy to overlook that, so a transaction made 6 months ago gets recorded today. Is there any way to stop GnuCash automatically

Re: [GNC] How can I enter all fixed assets?

2022-11-30 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 11/30/22 15:39, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: Having given this more consideration I think the following is my best bet. Comments welcome, but I am not expecting to get definitive professional advice. I am considering to lump them all together under Assets -> Fixed Assets, with an opening balance

Re: [GNC] getting price quotes

2022-11-30 Thread R Losey
Interesting; I just attempted to set this up a few weeks ago... I went to their web site and signed up for the free ID code. Maybe they check the IP address and it is not available in the UK? I hope you will hear from others... On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 2:39 AM aeg via gnucash-user <

Re: [GNC] How can I enter all fixed assets?

2022-11-30 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
Having given this more consideration I think the following is my best bet. Comments welcome, but I am not expecting to get definitive professional advice. I am considering to lump them all together under Assets -> Fixed Assets, with an opening balance equal to the value at the start of the

Re: [GNC] getting price quotes

2022-11-30 Thread aeg via gnucash-user
Hi David, Thank you for your detailed response, which is very helpful.I've tried updating the Finance::Quote as you suggested, but it appears that some prerequisites are missing, so I need to investigate how to install those, and will try again tomorrow if I have time. I've downloaded the

Re: [GNC] getting price quotes

2022-11-30 Thread David H
You should find some Finance Quote Perl scripts (gnc-fq-check/update/etc) in "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin". You can run these using Perl by opening a command prompt and entering for example perl "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\gnc-fq-check" - you need the quotes around the

Re: [GNC] ANNOUNCE: IRC: irc.gnome.org Alias Changed

2022-11-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Thanks Derek, As you could see in the channel, that helped. I notice I had changed the Network Name but not the server. I now have them both as 'irc.gimp.org' and I'm now in the right channel. For anyone else seeing this, I got a bit confused with the various aliases and the page on the

Re: [GNC] can't create a transaction report

2022-11-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Do other reports work? If so, the devs may be interested in why this one in particular doesn't. Regards, Adrien On 11/30/22 9:55 AM, ph hermes wrote: today, i started with my file and opened it from there. today i could create a report, but when i went to look at it, i couldn't scroll and

Re: [GNC] ANNOUNCE: IRC: irc.gnome.org Alias Changed

2022-11-30 Thread Derek Atkins
Hi, It sounds like you are still pointing to irc.gnome.org. irc.gnome.org is an alias for irc.libera.chat. irc.libera.chat has address 46.16.175.175 irc.libera.chat has address 51.89.226.78 irc.libera.chat has address 188.240.145.101 irc.libera.chat has IPv6 address 2001:41d0:801:1000::a44

Re: [GNC] can't create a transaction report

2022-11-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Hmm... First, since you upgraded, if you didn't already do so, run: Actions > Check & Repair > Check & Repair All If something is off with the underlying data, it could be wrecking havoc with report code as that seems to be the area at issue. Run from the Terminal to see if there is any

Re: [GNC] can't create a transaction report

2022-11-30 Thread David H
So just to be clear, you're running on an M1/M2 Mac - perhaps provide machine specs ? Anything meaningful in the trace file - https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile ??? Cheers David H. On Thu, 1 Dec 2022 at 01:56, ph hermes wrote: > yes. dragged into applications. yes started from there and

Re: [GNC] ANNOUNCE: IRC: irc.gnome.org Alias Changed

2022-11-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
John, I'm a bit confused. I originally had the network & server name set to irc.gnome.org. I could see activity just fine. I switched the network name to irc.gimp.org as advised, had to re-register my nick, and now the channel is quiet. Am I missing something? Now I see warlord is

Re: [GNC] getting price quotes

2022-11-30 Thread aeg via gnucash-user
Hi Martin, Thank you for your very helpful response. I can confirm that I have a free Alpha Vantage API key setup in Preferences, which I assume is valid because when I tried to obtain a new one, (just in case that was the problem), Alpha Vantage confirmed that I already have one. I'm using OS

Re: [GNC] can't create a transaction report

2022-11-30 Thread ph hermes
yes. dragged into applications. yes started from there and from dock. i even added date to app file name so i could be sure i was using the latest one. today, i started with my file and opened it from there. today i could create a report, but when i went to look at it, i couldn't scroll and when

Re: [GNC] getting price quotes

2022-11-30 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I believe that AlphaVantage is the "default" simply because it is alphabetically first in the list. And it is included because it is still possible for users to use it, albeit with significant restrictions (that have been imposed after the original implementation). It is not wise to read

Re: [GNC] How can I enter all fixed assets?

2022-11-30 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 11/30/2022 2:17 AM, Christian Lynbech wrote: Having been contemplating this as well, I came to the conclusion that I would create an account for each expensive piece of equipment and then a common account for all the small stuff. In Denmark... The last is key to this discussion, what

Re: [GNC] User-defined commands

2022-11-30 Thread Christopher Lam
On Wed, 30 Nov 2022 at 15:55, Helmut Eller wrote: On Tue, Nov 29 2022, john wrote: > See the definition of gnc:add-report-template-menu-item at https:// > github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/maint/gnucash/gnome/report-menus.scm# > L42 for example code. It's all specialized for report

Re: [GNC] getting price quotes

2022-11-30 Thread Martin Booth via gnucash-user
Hi Alan,I am also UK based and you need to check the following. You have a valid free Alpha Vantage API key setup in preferences for on-line quotes You have the latest on-line stock retrieval at least Finance::Quote: 1.53 otherwise your quotes will not download (this is probably the issue as

Re: [GNC] getting price quotes

2022-11-30 Thread aeg via gnucash-user
It's interesting to note that Alpha Vantage is still recommended to GnuCash users and is available to some, as it stopped working for me a few weeks ago. When I contacted the Alpha Vantage Team, I was told that I needed to contribute to the premium plan, at a minimum cost of 49.99 USD per