Re: [GNC] Using GnuCash as an Accounting Tutor

2023-09-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
+1. Those two preferences will most closely resemble pen & paper and should greatly assist them learning accounting. Also turning on View > Notes, doesn't hurt as my own accounting text uses explanatory notes on some journal entries. Finally, if you prefer they enter transactions in a

Re: [GNC] Issues

2023-09-03 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 9/2/23 4:05 PM, Greg wrote: We're both still working on a custom "Weekly Payroll Report" that I designed and created with 2.4.13, but it disappeared.  It worked great! It was a fantastic template - all you had to do was change the date each week.  I showed (taught) him about the style

Re: [GNC] Import question

2023-08-31 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Nicolas, Your screenshot didn't come through, likely because you pasted it 'inline' in the message, rather than explicitly attaching it. (inline gets stripped from the message by the mailman software) While I don't do imports regularly myself from other exported data, from what I gather

Re: [GNC] Some questions about the Account Summary Report

2023-08-31 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Chris, Please remember to copy the list on all replies - I'm forwarding this one for you. Regards, Adrien On 8/31/23 7:15 AM, Chris Green wrote: On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 06:31:29AM -0500, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Yes, generally, sub-accounts are indented for each level in the account tree

Re: [GNC] Some questions about the Account Summary Report

2023-08-31 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Yes, generally, sub-accounts are indented for each level in the account tree. You mention that "Lloyds" was 'further left' but it appears here, and most likely in your report as 'further right'. If not, maybe provide a PDF of the report so we can see what you are seeing exactly. As for the

Re: [GNC] Migrating from Quicken

2023-08-31 Thread Adrien Monteleone
If you can export the bills and invoices on their own as a CSV, (not individually, but bills separate from invoices) you can manipulate the resulting CSV to fit the format required by GnuCash for import. You will need to create Customers & Vendors prior to the import, as well as the relevant

Re: [GNC] Issues

2023-08-29 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I forgot something, so please I hope you read this first and don't go down those rabbit holes just yet... I currently have 17 tabs open. (mix of reports, invoices & accounts) I normally keep this on the Left side as I get to see more tabs at once, and because of my wide-screen oriented

Re: [GNC] Issues

2023-08-29 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Greg, Glad to hear you are liking 5.3! I originally played with 2.4.x way back in the day, but never became a serious user until the midst of 2.6. The app has improved significantly since then, with several very 'productivity oriented' improvements. I look forward to the continued progress.

Re: [GNC] Issues

2023-08-28 Thread Adrien Monteleone
See the wiki FAQ about upgrading. The suggested path is to upgrade to the end of each major version, running "Actions > Check & Repair > Check & Repair All" at each step. So your path would have been: 2.4.13 -> 2.4.15 (final 2.4.x version, might be optional) -> 2.6.21 (last 2.6.x version)

Re: [GNC] Issues with gnucash files

2023-08-28 Thread Adrien Monteleone
That's mostly my fault on the 'administrato' vs. 'administator' issue. But I only kept typing that because Barry reported a file path at one point with that spelling, and I wasn't certain of a possible different language in use, so I didn't correct it. If Barry transcribed the file path

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-28 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I'm not disagreeing. I think there is a language barrier at play though. It appears that 'attachments' as a skill has been resolved, so maybe progress is possible. We'll find out soon enough. Regards, Adrien On 8/28/23 4:32 AM, Nigel Stapley wrote: As a watcher of this list might I

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-28 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 8/28/23 3:40 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: OK, as I answered earlier on this thread, today, I use Thunderbird as my email software. I use it as a specific application. Sorry, I must have missed that message. Since you use Thunderbird, there is a clear 'Attach' button in the top

Re: [GNC] Issues

2023-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Greg, 2.4.x was a very old release. Did you properly go through the version by version upgrade on both machines, or did you just jump from 2.4.13 to 5.3? And what do you mean exactly by 'display accounts on the page'? Can he not open more than 4 register tabs? (so 5 tabs total including the

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Thanks Liz, I forgot to check those. Regards, Adrien On 8/27/23 9:45 PM, Liz wrote: My observation from the headers was Thunderbird ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe:

Re: [GNC] Ajuda na Tradução da Documentação para Português Brasil

2023-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Thank you for the correction John. And thanks for the 'good to know' info. I didn't think any of you spoke/write Portuguese, but I also didn't think very far, that because of this, ya'll are less likely to peruse that list... My apologies for any noise, and I'll endeavor to remember this

Re: [GNC] Issues with gnucash files

2023-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Barry, On 8/27/23 12:49 PM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: OK,I have an app called CaptureWiz but it doesn't save as gps "gps" as a file format was never requested. I don't know why you think it was. Why did you even comment on this fact, who told you that was the necessary format?

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I specifically asked that question, either higher up in this thread, or in another related thread. (the very fact there are multiple threads on this subject, at least 5 by my current count, is another topic of discussion entirely) Good to know David that you managed to discern as much.

Re: [GNC] Issues with gnucash files

2023-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
You do not need to do anything with the gnucash files to send a screenshot. We DO NOT need you to send the actual gnucash files. You can't copy/paste images here. They are removed. You have to ATTACH the screenshots. What mail application are you using to access this list? Regards, Adrien

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 8/27/23 5:41 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: Sorry for any ignorance, but logged in to what or where? When you log into Windows on your computer. From what you've provided so far, you have 2 users on that computer: 1. 'administrato' 2. 'Barry Mahon' You've indicated that at

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Barry, once again, you must ATTACH the image to your reply. You CANNOT copy & paste it into the text. The mailing list software only allows ATTACHMENTS. Regards, Adrien On 8/27/23 6:45 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: OK, latest, just yesterday, Backblaze producedtwo files in .zip, I

Re: [GNC] Ajuda na Tradução da Documentação para Português Brasil

2023-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Marcondes, Há uma lista de usuários brasileiros que pode ser mais útil para você: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-br "There is a Brazilian user list that might be more useful to you." "--Translated with DuckDuckGo" Regards, Adrien On 8/26/23 6:46 PM, Marcondes Araújo

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
When you open that file (or any file) located in the 'administrato' users' documents, are you logged in as the 'Barry' user? If so, THAT is why you do not have permission to save. Before we go any further, let's clear up that one question. Regards, Adrien On 8/26/23 11:01 AM, Mahon Finbar

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-26 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Dimes to Dollars the permissions issue was that Barry was accessing the file as one user (Barry Mahon) but it was saved in the tree of another. (administrato) Regards, Adrien On 8/25/23 6:30 PM, Maf. King wrote: I've just had a thought on a possible reason the original file could not be

Re: [GNC] I'm moving to a new email address

2023-08-23 Thread Adrien Monteleone
It's been a while since I changed mine, but I don't think you have to unsubscribe & resubscribe. I think you can simply change the subscribed address from your mailman preferences. Regards, Adrien On 8/23/23 7:17 PM, prl wrote: I will be unsubscribing this email address from Gnucash Users and

Re: [GNC] What report shows all amounts owed in one receivables account?

2023-08-22 Thread Adrien Monteleone
There was a bug with some reports showing up blank in some cases on an older version, but I don't recall the specific version or cause. If you can, I'd recommend upgrading to the most recent release, 5.3, and report back the result. Regards, Adrien On 8/22/23 5:44 AM, Adam Mackler via

Re: [GNC] What report shows all amounts owed in one receivables account?

2023-08-20 Thread Adrien Monteleone
You want the Customer Report. Note, you can run it directly and set the customer in Options > General, or you can click the total amount owed for that Customer in the Receivable Aging Report. (it is a clickable link) Also, note the Customer Report has Options > Display Columns > Transaction

Re: [GNC] Need advice I use Quickbooks and only for personal use. All I do is bank accounts entries & credit cards, just use P & Balance Sheet reports

2023-08-17 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Brad, Does Square have a CSV (or Excel) export option? It wouldn't be 'integration' but you should be able to get the data out of Square and into GnuCash that way. Part of that process could perhaps be somewhat automated, though likely not all of it. Regards, Adrien On 8/17/23 4:43 AM,

Re: [GNC] Gnu cash Android app and sync

2023-08-17 Thread Adrien Monteleone
If that app has the ability to auto-export, then you might be able to set up some sort of script or shortcut to send that to your desktop, and then set up some sort of folder-watcher to trigger an import via gnucash-cli, but really, that seems like a lot of work for little benefit. Of course,

Re: [GNC] GNU Cash for Android

2023-08-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Neither are connected with this official project. As I understand it, neither is current, and have not kept pace with GnuCash development. Therefore, compatibility and usability are your mystery to discover on your own. People use GnuCash via 'cloud' storage, but be warned only *one* user

Re: [GNC] About auto-completion

2023-08-14 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Stan, the old method of typing separators still exists. Regards, Adrien On 8/14/23 6:26 PM, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote: On 2023-08-14 16:19, David Carlson wrote: I wish to support the 'search throughout' method.  I admit that it took me several seconds to get used to it but it reduces

Re: [GNC] how to search for transactions with new line character in description?

2023-08-14 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Use the Regex option. Regards, Adrien On 8/14/23 11:42 AM, Lipp F. wrote: When doing paste into a transaction description field, special characters are stored "as is". I need to find a way to delete all these special characters. Can you guys recommend a proper way? Thanks.

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

2023-08-14 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Barry, we don't need your actual files. That's not going to help much anyway. The only thing requested was a screenshot of your file manager window showing the list of files, including their names, creation dates, and modified dates. But if that list is several scrolling windows long, then the

Re: [GNC] Consolidation of family member accounts

2023-08-13 Thread Adrien Monteleone
In that case, you would probably be better served with two books, one for yourself and your wife. In each of those books, you'd have some sort of 'family assets' account as a source of funds, that each of you might independently add money to before spending it. Either of you could then run

Re: [GNC] Consolidation of family member accounts

2023-08-13 Thread Adrien Monteleone
This is the same case as reimbursement tracking. (covered in the Wiki - Using GnuCash, it might also be in the Tutorial & Concepts Guide) I would simply create two asset accounts, one for your wife and your son each. When you give them money, you would credit your bank/cash-on-hand account,

Re: [GNC] Sort Transactions in Alphabetical Order, For Entering Expense Category (Account)

2023-08-13 Thread Adrien Monteleone
When you do the import, you get to assign the existing expense accounts. GnuCash won't create new accounts if you do this. Note, do not try to import hundreds or thousands of transactions in one go. The matcher needs to be trained, so it is advisable to usually import a month at a time,

Re: [GNC] Will GNU CASH work on a Chromebook

2023-08-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
How did I forget? https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2018-October/080544.html It seems someone has at least as of GnuCash 3.2 via Flatpak on ChromeOS. Regards, Adrien On 8/10/23 11:36 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: There are ways to run linux apps in ChromeOS. I'm not sure

Re: [GNC] Will GNU CASH work on a Chromebook

2023-08-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
There are ways to run linux apps in ChromeOS. I'm not sure if anyone has attempted such with GnuCash. Regards, Adrien ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe:

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

2023-08-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
on, but it must have happened. I'll go through the backup files on Backblaze. Sorry, as I said, I have no recollection Barry On 07/08/2023 23:05, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Barry, At one point you advised you had GnuCash files in: C:\Users\Barry Mahon\Documents\Tax accounts and returns\

Re: [GNC] v5.3 split transaction auto completion not working

2023-08-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I and a few other folks have noted this, and my personal opinion is 'bug' but I haven't filed it yet till I can narrow it down. (maybe someone else has though) It *does* autofill after you enter a new transaction in 5.3. It is just that it seems to have amnesia for all transactions (save for

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

2023-08-07 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Yeah, I'm suspecting the "can't write to file" message is when trying to save the file back to its original location which is under a different user than the one who's desktop is front and center at that moment. But we'll need that error message screenshot to confirm. And then there is the

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

2023-08-07 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Barry, At one point you advised you had GnuCash files in: C:\Users\Barry Mahon\Documents\Tax accounts and returns\ now, you are saying it is: C:\users\administrato\documents These are 2 separate locations and two separate 'users' on this machine. Where do you *think* your GnuCash file is

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

2023-08-07 Thread Adrien Monteleone
First, for attachment images, they need to be 'as attachment' and *not* inline. That is, in your e-mail app, attach the screenshot. Do not just paste it into the message mixed in with the text. You may also have a setting in your e-mail app for this to toggle between 'inline' and

Re: [GNC] Upgrade to 4.14

2023-08-06 Thread Adrien Monteleone
That's good to know Stan. That would be some good info for the FAQ on upgrading if you have the time to add it. If not, maybe someone else here can. Regards, Adrien On 8/6/23 11:33 AM, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote: On 2023-08-04 17:05, Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.21/3.11/4.14) wrote: The

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

2023-08-06 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I'll add for those who are risk takers, there is: Preferences > General > Retain log/backup files > 'Never' or 'For' a short period of days, I think the default is '30' which might be a bit much. ('Forever' is just mean, but I guess some folks need/want that option) Regards, Adrien On

Re: [GNC] Placement of autosaves and log files

2023-08-06 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I agree an option would be best with sub-folders as what I'd call a 'sane default'. As for the OPs files, I suspect the search wasn't required, but maybe seemed to be useful for a directory with *lots* of files. (It also might be a case of familiarity with search and limited familiarity with

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

2023-08-06 Thread Adrien Monteleone
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 occurs when there is a lock file (.lck) on the

Re: [GNC] Files in adminisitrato/documents

2023-08-06 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I'm guessing there was supposed to be an attachment, but it didn't come through. Regards, Adrien On 8/6/23 8:38 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: Is this what you need?? ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your

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

2023-08-06 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I can see the benefit to having logs and backup files together with the data, but I'd prefer if they were in their own sub-directories automatically. Regards, Adrien On 8/6/23 6:28 AM, Chris Green wrote: At least someone agrees with me! :-) I've been muttering about this, on and off, for

Re: [GNC] Accounting period on a per-file basis?

2023-08-05 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Not yet. I think there is a bug filed for that change though. Regards, Adrien On 8/5/23 4:34 PM, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote: My own accounting period is the calendar year, but a nonprofit I'm keeping books for uses a fiscal year ending July 31st. Accounting period seems to be a per-user

Re: [GNC] Upgrade to 3.11: question

2023-08-04 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 8/4/23 10:49 AM, Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.21) wrote: When I ran GC 3.11 it opened the last-used file, but: * There's only an Accounts tab, not any of the other tabs I previously had open. * The Accounts tab has forgotten my chosen columns. * The accounts tree is collapsed to Assets, Expenses,

Re: [GNC] Unable to enter data in "Description" field of a Transaction

2023-08-03 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I use SQLite also and have used it to examine a few things in my GnuCash file, but not comparing transactions. Interesting on the copy-paste issue. Did you happen to re-type it in the same session? Maybe change it to just 'foo' or something. Exit. Reopen. Retype the description. If you

Re: [GNC] Installing 3.11 in Windows

2023-08-03 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I was just about to suggest snapshots when I read this reply. If you want to stick with on OS for all machines, virtual or real and keep your infrastructure simple - that's what I would do. Of course, those snapshots will deviate by more than just GC if you don't keep them all up to date

Re: [GNC] Unable to enter data in "Description" field of a Transaction

2023-08-03 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I just tested a transaction with your exact 'Car Annual Test' description and it worked fine. And yes, I exited and restarted GnuCash just to be sure. I'm on Monterey 12.6.7 with a Late 2014 Mini, however. I'm curious, maybe there is something wrong with just the transaction itself? (since

Re: [GNC] Unable to enter data in "Description" field of a Transaction

2023-08-03 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I just did the same on MacOS Monterey. (The OP is on Sierra) There was a Windows related freeze in 5.1 that was fixed in 5.2. Regards, Adrien On 8/3/23 9:15 AM, bern...@deprez.biz wrote: Haven't been fully following the convo but for what it's worth - I just tried to create a transaction and

Re: [GNC] Unable to enter data in "Description" field of a Transaction

2023-08-03 Thread Adrien Monteleone
If so, it is inconsistent. Check a few messages above. G R 'tested' this out with several other descriptions containing the word 'test' and everything worked fine. It is just this one description freezing up as far as I'm aware. Regards, Adrien On 8/3/23 9:06 AM, R Losey wrote: This almost

Re: [GNC] Installing 3.11 in Windows

2023-08-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 8/2/23 5:57 PM, Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.19) wrote: After putting it off again and again, I'm finally ready to upgrade to a more recent version. 1. I'm on 2.6.19 now. I know conventional advice is to upgrade to the last minor version of each major version in turn. Do I really need to upgrade

Re: [GNC] Unable to enter data in "Description" field of a Transaction

2023-08-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
So no more freezing? That is indeed strange. Good to know it wasn't a problem with the search then. Regards, Adrien On 8/2/23 1:52 AM, G R Hewitt wrote: Good point. I trawled through my transactions and have plenty of 'non', 'stores', 'services' etc., so typed those to see how far they'd go.

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

2023-08-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I know Michael. That's the whole point. Have you read the other threads from this OP? Their files appear to be a mess of backup files used as their book. And the OP still hasn't answered *how* they open their book, by app shortcut, or by clicking the file. I suspect clicking the file. And I

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

2023-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 8/1/23 3:58 PM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: On 8/1/2023 11:12 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: 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

Re: [GNC] Unable to enter data in "Description" field of a Transaction

2023-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
John might laugh at me or be annoyed at my 'noise' but considering the details, and without even looking at the code, which is likely more noise and annoying, I had the initial suspicion that there is a loop problem and 't-e-s-t' is a problem because the 't' is repeated, causing an infinite

Re: [GNC] Another 'new' file

2023-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Barry, Really, slow down and be more specific with more details. You 'found a file folder' WHERE exactly? How? What were you doing when you 'found' this folder? What do you mean 'apparently from MS?' What is 'MS', Microsoft? Why do you think it is 'from Microsoft'? Exactly what do you

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

2023-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Interesting. That one shouldn't be a problem because it isn't for any of the .gnucash files you listed earlier. (it is for a file from Feb 19, 2021 at 3:11:08pm) Even stranger is that the 'modified' date is before the time stamp in the file name. (unless your locale is DD.MM., in which

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I'm not sure about what you are looking for exactly, but based on what you've given us so far, I can see a possible approach of adding your members as 'customers' and issuing an 'invoice' to them for 'shares'. You can then obtain a Customer Report which is essentially a Statement of Account.

Re: [GNC] Cannot write to file a new wrinkle

2023-07-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Thanks Michael, those are fair caveats to my recommendation. I shall endeavor to remember that and not assume folks only keep GnuCash data and nothing else in a particular folder. Regards, Adrien On 7/30/23 9:37 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: BE CAREFUL --- this control of a resource by

Re: [GNC] Cannot write to file a new wrinkle

2023-07-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Also, verify that GnuCash is not running, then check to see if you have any files ending with a '.lck' extension in that data folder and delete those. (but reply back with their file names first) Regards, Adrien On 7/30/23 7:06 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: That means you have opened GnuCash

Re: [GNC] Cannot write to file a new wrinkle

2023-07-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
That means you have opened GnuCash with a new blank file. I'd go recover that 'offending file' pronto! (note, the one you gave a file name for ended in .gnucash which is a book file, and it might have been your current active file) Once you've resolved that, please report back the full name

Re: [GNC] Unable to enter data in "Description" field of a Transaction

2023-07-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Make sure your time zone and clock are correct on your system. Though if they weren't, I'd think more than one site wouldn't resolve correctly. If they are far off, you can get resolution errors like what you've seen. Regards, Adrien On 7/29/23 3:44 PM, AgedLace wrote: That didn't work for me

Re: [GNC] Unable to enter data in "Description" field of a Transaction

2023-07-29 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Sorry, indeed, I missed that. Consider stepping back to 4.14 in that case. But also consider filing a bug report for sure so it can be addressed. Regards, Adrien On 7/29/23 7:09 AM, AgedLace wrote: As i mentioned, my repository has version 5.3-1.  This is the version I am using.

Re: [GNC] Cannot write to file

2023-07-29 Thread Adrien Monteleone
First, those long file names with numbers in them suggest at some point you've opened a backup file and then worked in it rather than your main file. This could be a big problem in that you might think you've entered transactions and then find them missing. Does the title bar of your

Re: [GNC] Unable to enter data in "Description" field of a Transaction

2023-07-29 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I seem to recall a bug fix for a similar freezing issue in the Description field on Windows systems. I believe that was implemented for 5.2. If you aren't on 5.2/5.3, I'd suggest giving it a try to see if the issue is resolved. Otherwise, perhaps step back to 4.14 for now. Regards, Adrien

Re: [GNC] Follow Up: Split Payments, was Re: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 244, Issue 64

2023-07-28 Thread Adrien Monteleone
No. Reverse/delete that mess. Are you using the 'Process Payment' feature? Step 1. Click Process Payment, choose the vendor, select Invoice B, enter the total payment amount, select the source account, set the date and a note if any, then commit the payment. This will pay off Invoice B

Re: [GNC] GnuCash preferred OS - Windows or Linux

2023-07-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
GnuCash won't let you make 'double entry errors'. It helpfully forces all transactions to balance. It does this by automatically creating a split assigned to either the Imbalance or Orphan accounts if you fail to balance the transaction properly and commit it anyway. (I don't recall the rules

Re: [GNC] Construction Billing By Project

2023-07-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
That sounds outside of GnuCash's scope, but I could be mistaken. You might fare better with less stress finding a solution with a different software package for billing, and then import the resulting invoices in GnuCash for accounting and AR management. *note, 'Jobs' in GnuCash are really

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
wrote: Thanks, I will see what I can make of it. Larry On Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 9:48 p.m. Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: You should be able to get close. You can see monthly periods, you can 'use accumulated totals' for each month as they progress. (YTD) You ca

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-26 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Do you know if it is possible, or do you have any hints? TIA, Larry On Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 8:52 p.m. Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: Good to know that you made it to 4.14. As for which version of 5.x to land on, that's up to you. Some folks aren't keen on the change

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-26 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Good to know that you made it to 4.14. As for which version of 5.x to land on, that's up to you. Some folks aren't keen on the changes to the auto-fill for the Description field. (I like it personally) There were certainly kinks in 5.0 and 5.1 in that regard, It seems they have been fixed

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-26 Thread Adrien Monteleone
That looks like GnuCash thought it wasn't opening your file, but starting a new book. How did you 'start' GnuCash *exactly* after the 4.14 install? Also note, you can click Cancel on that first screen, or if it doesn't show again, and you just get a blank app with either no book or a new

Re: [GNC] Split Payments?

2023-07-26 Thread Adrien Monteleone
It is possible dating may play a role if A is indeed earlier than B, but I'm not certain. If that is the case, then you'll have to make a payment for the full amount as planned (1/4*A+B) but only choose Invoice B to apply it to. This will leave an unlinked over/pre-payment attached to that

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 5.3 autofill headaches

2023-07-26 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I'm not usually in the habit of shutting down GnuCash often, but I'll give it a few cycles and see what happens. So far, any new memos started to auto-fill for subsequent transactions. It might be linked to the key sequence when selecting a match for Description (Tab vs. Enter) but I haven't

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 5.3 autofill headaches

2023-07-26 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 6/30/23 10:31 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: On 6/30/23 6:04 AM, David H wrote: I've just reverted to 5.1 on both MacOS and Windows because I have found it more time consuming to manually type the full description on 3 or 4 split lines that I've used previously in the same txn type

Re: [GNC] Cannot write to file

2023-07-26 Thread Adrien Monteleone
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: xxx check that you have

Re: [GNC] GnuCash preferred OS - Windows or Linux

2023-07-25 Thread Adrien Monteleone
In addition to what R Losey mentioned, I'll add that while GnuCash can use MySQL, Postgres, or SQLite as an optional backend, it is not yet a true db application. For now, that is just a storage mechanism. Everything is loaded into RAM and edited from there. The advantage to the SQL backends

Re: [GNC] How to split an existing account into two sub-accounts?

2023-07-25 Thread Adrien Monteleone
As for 'moving' some of the transactions in the original to its new sibling - simply change the transfer account for those transactions. They will disappear from the working register and appear in the register for the sibling. Regards, Adrien On 7/25/23 4:27 AM, Chris Green wrote: Is there

Re: [GNC] Accounts which are both Income and Expense accounts

2023-07-24 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I do this with family and friends often. The simplest options are *either* asset or liability, based on whichever you like, or which one you think will most likely be the case. (if they more often owe you - then asset, otherwise liability, or just pick one, it doesn't matter) I chose to

Re: [GNC] Another try at "How to record payments for several items paid with a single transaction?"

2023-07-24 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Chris, First, I'd highly recommend while you are getting started to turn on View > Transaction Journal View. That way, you see all splits at all times and you don't have to fiddle with the split function or have things jump around with auto-split view. It also doesn't hide anything from

Re: [GNC] Income Statement versus Transaction Report

2023-07-20 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Ah. Interesting conundrum. Many moons ago that there was issue with some of the code for the various price options in reports. I don't recall the details, but I seem to remember that 'average' was thought to be the most accurate at the time, and there was discussion of removing the other

Re: [GNC] Income Statement versus Transaction Report

2023-07-19 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I could be mistaken, but if you wanted each and every transaction to be converted to the FX rate at the time of each transaction, then the only way to do that would be with trading accounts turned on when you entered them. (or turn them on and re-create/edit each one, but that could be an

Re: [GNC] "Comparative" reports?

2023-07-19 Thread Adrien Monteleone
In addition to the new multi-column ability of some reports as NoobAlice pointed out, you can also run old-school 'Custom Multi Column' reports which lets you put multiple reports into 'one'. You can of course further manipulate this in a spreadhsheet app as Michael noted. Regards, Adrien On

Re: [GNC] budget reports 'YTD' vs 'use accumulated amounts'

2023-07-19 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I forgot about that option. For completeness, what you are describing is to start with the new version on a new computer with a fresh file, then just use your ending figures from the 2.6.15 file as 'opening balances' in the new file, correct? Note, you can start entirely fresh, or if you

Re: [GNC] Year to Date Budget Report

2023-07-19 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Larry, it was there. I answered in that existing thread. (and I see you replied there too) Regards, Adrien On 7/18/23 4:55 PM, larry johnston wrote: Hi, I thought I posted this question to the list earlier today but I did not see it come through on the feed. So forgive me if it is already

Re: [GNC] budget reports 'YTD' vs 'use accumulated amounts'

2023-07-19 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 7/18/23 1:07 PM, larry johnston wrote: Hi, I did not try to upgrade when I asked this question three years ago. However my computer is on its last legs so I am trying to decide what to do when I get the new computer. We have been using GNUCash 2.6.15 and it has met our needs for our

Re: [GNC] Window/Mac Summary Box difference

2023-07-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
For reference, see bug links below. Regards, Adrien On 7/16/23 2:50 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: This first label, currency symbol, is telling you what the next two figures are denominated in, though this is redundant since the currency symbol is repeated with the actual amounts. I'll file

Re: [GNC] Window/Mac Summary Box difference

2023-07-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 7/13/23 5:19 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: Based on some experimentation, I suspect: 1.  Grand Total should always be zero (blank).  If ever non-zero it means you have an out-of-balance transaction (maybe more than one) somewhere. It is not possible to have an out-of-balance transaction.

Re: [GNC] Equity Account "problem"

2023-07-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 7/12/23 10:53 AM, Default User wrote: ... I understand that the fundamental accounting equation is, of course: Assets - Liabilities = Equity No, and if you answered that on a test, it would be marked wrong. While the math works out and equations can be manipulated (as is the case with

Re: [GNC] Two Instances as opposed to two separate files

2023-07-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
And then there is the problem that sometimes, quoted material gets unquoted, or quote levels are removed and the sender didn't notice that some of it effectively became unquoted and now appears as their own writing. Will, Your recent post below is a top post with a reference quote from Stan

Re: [GNC] Two Instances as opposed to two separate files

2023-07-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Yes, I am a top poster, but not always. I don't view most of these topics as 'conversations'. My post is usually its own thing on a shared subject. I only include a relevant quote for reference or context. If someone wants that reference or context, they can scroll and read. Those that

Re: [GNC] Window/Mac Summary Box difference

2023-07-13 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On a Mac here (Monterey) and I can't get it to do anything via double-click. It just shows the other currency options same as the drop down arrow. None of my Summary numbers make any sense either, and my "$, Grand Total:" shows nothing like yours. Regards, Adrien On 7/13/23 3:43 PM, David

Re: [GNC] Window/Mac Summary Box difference

2023-07-13 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I'm not sure exactly how those numbers are calculated and I've never relied on them. Perhaps a Balance Sheet would work better. You'd only need to know the headline numbers: Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity (perhaps, Retained Earnings/Losses, if you like, though that is part of

Re: [GNC] HELP! Invoice Stylesheet, how to? V4.8

2023-07-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
It *is* usually possible to add content via CSS using pseudo classes like :before or :after. Look them up for examples. There are plenty. And I'm not saying what you are trying to do *isn't* possible any longer, I just don't know specifically how. (I'm not one of the developers - just a user)

Re: [GNC] HELP! Invoice Stylesheet, how to? V4.8

2023-07-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Try: Edit > Style Sheets > New > Template = CSS, give it a name, then copy/paste your CSS code. I'm not sure how to go about it via config.user or outside of the GUI. The above method should allow you to select it in reports. If you set a particular invoice template to use it, you can then

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