I'm getting an error message: GnuCash could not write to C. That database
may be on a read only file system, you may not have permission for the
directory or your anti-virus software is preventing this action.
Problem just started. Has been working fine. Files are not locked.
Thanks,
David,
Both worked, thanks. Did not know about the account report from the search
results register. The Transaction report is more flexible and got the exact
results that I wanted. It just isn’t that obvious how to set the parameters.
I got the results I was looking for using
How would I pull up a report of how much I spent with a specific supplier in
a given period, e.g. the last fiscal year? All the transactions were made
with a single credit card. I can get the information with a search but would
like to get a report with totals from July 21 to June 22. I've tried
Thanks Frank,
Interesting that Spanish installed automatically, which included the Spanish
accounting terminology. Might have in fact automatically selected Catalán. Not
sure I have the technical chops to mess with those message files. Not a
showstopper but Spanish accounting terms do make it
That might work. I did think of that but would like to avoid uninstalling
and reinstalling the program if possible. Spanish was not on the language
list, never has been. It just installed in Spanish automatically. Never
figured out how but suspect it has to do with the language settings in
How do I get my GnuCash back to Spanish? Version 4.6 installed Spanish
automatically but it recently switched to English.
Third time to ask for help with this question.
Thanks,
Roger
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When we installed GnuCash 4.6 on a Windows 10 computer with Spanish as the
operating language, the menus, icons and journals were in Spanish as has
been the case with previous versions of GnuCash. Recently it reset to
English. Any insights about how to turn this around? Using the program in
Running version 4.6 on a Windows 10 computer, language set to Spanish. The
menus and icons installed in Spanish as has been the case in the past. Just
recently the program opened to all English menus and icons. Could that be
something in a Windows 10 update? The system language is still Spanish.
David,
All of my scheduled transactions are set to be created on or about the 1st of
the month so the balances show what I can count on for the month. Works best
for me. On occasion, when I get paid early, I would just post the income early,
on the day it is received. It’s really just my
Thanks Gyle, What I was trying to communicate is that I already use the create
in advance function. Works better for me to set all of my scheduled
transactions to create up to 25 days or more in advance. They all post on or
about the 1st. Except for a little inconvenience, I can’t think of a
Thanks Steve,
Kind of what I suspected. All my scheduled transactions are set to post on the
1st of the month regardless of the date posted. Not worth the trouble to do
more than that for an occasional early payment. Yes, it would be a nice feature
that isn't essential and probably not
Exactly. I know how to program scheduled transactions and how to change
them. But I don't want to change the entire schedule for a one time early
deposit. You describe it perfectly, "right-click a scheduled transaction and
have a post now option or even a skip this time option." I suspect such is
Steve,
Just want the option to trigger a post manually, not a permanent change in the
schedule. As you do, I set up my scheduled transactions to post on the 1st of
the month regardless of the date of the transaction. I usually wait till the
first to pay and post my bills to accommodate the
Is there a way to advance a specific scheduled transaction in Version: 4.6
Build ID: 4.6+(2021-06-26). Be nice to have an option of advancing a
scheduled transaction for example when I get paid before the end of the
month. I don't see a way to do that. Hasn't been one as far as I know in
previous
We are running GunCash 4.6 on a Windows 10 computer in Spanish. We print
invoices and statements two-up on the same page so the customer has a copy
and we have a copy for file saving an extra page of print. Simple invoices
and statements, they fit well on one page this way. We are a school so the
We are running GnuCash 3.11 on a Windows 10 computer in Spanish.
We print out a current month customer statement in two copies two-up on a
horizontal page orientation. That gives us two copies by cutting the sheet
in half, one for the customer and one for our files. Since moving to a new
I am going to try again by starting a new thread to get past where I'm stuck
updating version 2.6.21 on a Windows 7 computer to version 3.11 on a Windows
10 computer.
I moved the 2.6.21 database to the Windows 10 computer along with the
.gnucash file with the saved reports. Saved reports is
Thanks Geert,
Sending this again after I saw that my subject line was not specific. Sorry.
Just now getting around to the steps you suggested to migrate and update
version 2 to 3 and then to 4. I'm being treated for cancer so don't have the
usual energy plus I am doing this at a distance with
Thanks Geert,
Just now getting around to this. I'm being treated for cancer so don't have
the usual energy plus I am doing this at a distance with friends in Mexico
via Zoom. Some answers to your questions and some questions of our own plus
a problem showing the sub-accounts on the chart of
That worked. Thanks
-Original Message-
From: Derek Atkins
Sent: Monday, June 1, 2020 12:33 PM
To: rmom...@gmail.com
Cc: GnuCash
Subject: Re: [GNC] Adjusting journal column widths
Hi,
This is in the FAQ:
I can adjust the column widths in the journal by double clicking the header.
I'd like to set the description narrower but can't seem to do it. It
occupies a lot of space that cramps the number columns off the right edge of
the page, the total or balance column. I tried dragging the right side of
That worked. Seems to work better if you start with the far right column
(balance) and move left adjusting each in turn with the double click on the
header. Little disconcerting there at first double clicking the column with the
account name (transfer). The debit/credit and balance columns
Can I adjust the debit/credit column widths in the registers? Figured out
how to get the font the size I can see, thanks for the help. Now I need to
make those number columns wider so I can see the complete entry.
Thanks,
Roger
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That worked. Thanks. I played around with it a bit and ended up with 13pt times
new roman; Much easier on the eyes. Appreciate the help.
From: Rare Bear
Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 1:24 PM
To: David Carlson
Cc: Roger Oliver ; Gnucash Users
Subject: Re: [GNC] Font size in journals
Fair enough. Operating system: Windows 10. Installed from a downloaded file
from the GnuCash website, an upgrade from I think 2.18, something like that.
I read the instructions at the GTK3 page. I’m not smart enough to understand
what it is asking me to do. Requires some technical knowledge
How can I increase the font size in the journal registers or the system in
general?
Thanks,
Roger Oliver
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Adrian,
Seems to be working now. Not sure why though. I went to Tools/Price
Database/Currencies and added today's rate to both MXN and USD. The
historical record of exchange rates was there so I assume 3.5 transferred
that data over from the update. Took two or three tries transferring from
In previous versions of GnuCash, a transfer between accounts of different
currencies always opened a window before recording that allowed you to set
the exchange rate. In 3.5 that window doesn't appear so the transfer is
recorded at the last exchange rate. I can't find a setting to restore this
Adrien,
Thanks for this. I'll keep it and see if I can make it work.
I responded to your first post in this thread before I read through the
entire thread. Please disregard. You answered it here. My bad. On occasion
I forget and send these in via another email address. When it bounces
Adrien,
I saw your email and tried that, setting the sub-account to receivables to
"asset." But as I noted in another response I think, it still did not show
as an option in the receive payment window. It did disappear as an option in
the dropdown window to select which account receivable
Adrien,
I lost the link to the wiki about where the custom reports are stored. Would
you please send it again?
Thanks,
Roger
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Adrian,
I did not know you could assign a different type account to a sub-account.
Tried that and it still does not show up in the receive payment window, even
after closing and reopening the program. When I added the bad debts account
as a sub of accounts receivable, GnuCash automatically
Justin,
That's the point, you can't receive a payment for an invoice from an expense
account. GnuCash won't let you do it.
Thanks,
Roger
-Original Message-
From: Justin Haynes
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:40 PM
To: rmom...@gmail.com
Cc: GnuCash
Subject: Re: [GNC] Posting a bad
Adrien,
I take it the context of your comments is how to allow for payment of invoices
with services in kind. I think I follow you. It is ideal to create a sub
account of accounts receivable so the roll up number give a more realistic idea
of what you can expect to get paid. Paying for the
David,
Excellent explanation of the standard accounting practice for handling bad
debts. I saved it. As you note, the problem is the limits of the invoice
module in GnuCash. I did create an income contra account for bad debts with
the idea of paying the invoice from that account and later
Greg,
You’re not hijacking the thread. Good question. Whether a bad debt is a simple
loss of income or an expense depends on your method of accounting, cash or
accrual. If the latter, the sale is counted as income the day you create the
invoice. By the former, it isn’t income until it is
Adrian,
This option makes the most sense to me in terms of accounting principles.
Only one problem, I set that account up as a sub of accounts receivable (in
Spanish for: Activo Diferido) but it does not show up in the list of
accounts in the receive payment window. You have to have an
Greg,
When you create an invoice or a credit memo, in the main body of the form where
you enter what you are going to sell, the available accounts are asset,
liability and income. Still no access to an expense account to charge off bad
debts. I face the same problem when a parent wants to
Got it. Thanks, Roger
Message: 6
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 14:21:15 -0500
From: Adrien Monteleone
To: GnuCash mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> >
Subject: Re: [GNC] Upgrade 2.6.18 to 3.5
Message-ID: <1fee796e-cc28-49a2-b975-8faf5425f...@lusfiber.net
Justin,
That is the way you would do it by normal accounting rules as I understand
them. However, you can't pay an invoice in GnuCash from an expense account.
The only accounts available in the receive payment window are assets, equity
and liability accounts. No income or expense accounts
"The main time you may strike problems is in the initial switch between
major versions e.g. from 2.6 to V3." Any problems updating from v 2.6.18?
Thanks, Roger
Message: 5
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2019 05:56:25 -0500 (CDT)
From: David Cousens mailto:davidcous...@bigpond.com> >
To:
If you create an invoice that later becomes uncollectible, there is no way
to charge it off to a bad debt expense account from within the invoice.
Suggestions?
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Is there a way in the scheduled transactions tab to tell the system to
process a transaction right now rather than waiting for the normally
scheduled day? For example, a paycheck scheduled for the first may be
deposited on a Friday the last day of the month when the 1st of the
following month
Adrian,
You are correct, TOSHIBA is just the user name on this computer.
Thanks,
Roger
You wrote: "Roger, just for reference, while the computer in question could
certainly be named ?TOSHIBA? the file path you gave indicated this is the
name of the current user. (they may have been
Geert,
Not sure how it works but version 2.6 installed in Spanish on a Spanish
language Windows 7 computer with the correct Spanish accounting vocabulary.
I don't have to translate for my accountant. Very cool! From your answer,
I'm assuming version 3.4 will do likewise.
Thanks much,
Roger
Thanks Geert,
Windows 7. I found the file in C:/Users/TOSHIBA/.gnucash/saved-reports-2.4.
Out of curiosity, I looked for it on my Windows 10 computer and didn't find
it. I didn't see anything special for Windows 10 in the wiki. Not important
really as long as the update takes care of that.
You
Thanks John,
I stumbled on the file on the computer we use for accounting in
C:/Users/TOSHIBA/.gnucash. By $HOME do you mean the name of the computer,
this case TOSHIBA? I looked for it on my Windows 10 PC but didn't find it.
Not important.
I only want to play with version 3.4 on the other
Version 2.6.17
I looked at the wiki and am not sure where to start. If possible, just need
to know:
What is the name of the file where the saved report configurations are
stored?
Should those saved configurations be available when I update versions?
Thanks,
Roger
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Where are the saved report configurations kept. Apparently they are not part
of the GnuCash data file. I installed vs 3.4 on another computer to test it
and opened the data file transferred via USB. The saved report
configurations are not there. Found one file that may be where they are
stored,
Thanks Derek,
Good to know the feature has been added to Version 3.x. I take it by current
you mean stable? Still a little reluctant to upgrade as version 2.6.17 is
working for us. If it ain't broke...
Roger
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From: Derek Atkins
Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2019 11:18 AM
Adrian,
I learned that trick about the customer ageing report, called a calendario de
cobros pendientes in Spanish. I changed the settings to sort most owed to
least, added columns for additional information I use to manage late payers and
saved it. I copy the positive balances and paste
Adrien,
In August I asked about a disconnect between the balance on the customer
overview and the balance on the customer statement. Your answer is below.
Just now getting around to fixing the problem. For your amazement and
amusement and for anyone else who encounters a similar problem, here
My accounting computer crashed which required reinstalling Windows 7 and
GnuCash. Now, on an invoice the receive payment button is hidden behind a
dropdown arrow at the far right of the toolbar. Makes for an extra mouse
movement to receive a payment. It was visible previously. The graphics
setting
I have a customer who ended the last fiscal year (school year) with a zero
balance owed but still shows owing $1500 in the customer overview but her
statement shows zero balance. I use the customer overview to manage overdue
accounts by sorting according to the balance due. In her case it should
David,
I take it you are talking about how the accounts are sorted in the accounts
tab. If so, there is a way you can do this. In the edit accounts window
assign a number. I used the typical arrangement: Assets 1000, Liabilities
2000, Equity 3000, Income 4000 and Expenses 5000. It isn't
The contents of the description field in the invoice do not show up in the
"description" field on the customer account status report. From where does
the customer statement pull the information that goes in the description
field? Am I missing something or is this a program defect? If the latter,
I have a customer who paid ahead. The account statement shows a zero balance
due but when I go to receive a payment to credit the latest invoice, the
credit balance doesn't show. What am I doing wrong?
Roger
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All the reports are locking up the program. There is no option other than to
close the program through the Windows task manager. When I open the program
again, I get the error message, "GnuCash could not obtain the lock for
file:."
Thanks,
Roger
To: Greg Feneis, John Ralls, David Carlson, Derek Atkins
p.s. I checked the preferences after I wrote that last email and discovered
that I needed to chance the currency back to $US under Accounts/Default
currency and Reports/Default currency.
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You do have an editor: Notepad. It comes with Windows. Just click the Start
menu and then type the name to find it. Once it's visible in the menu bar,
right-click on it and select "run as administrator" to get the privilege
escalation to edit environment.
Regards,
John Ralls
David,
The Windows defender controlled folder access feature is confusing to me. Can’t
figure out how to add a program to the approved list. For now, I just turned it
off. I couldn’t find the program file for GnuCash to add it to the list. Not
sure where it is in the Program Files
Thanks Derek,
I changed the OS language back to English and restarted the computer,
several times. This did not change the language back to English.
Windows Defender Controlled Folder Access blocked GnuCash from making
changes to the data file. At first, it even blocked adding a new
Adrian, That would work. Thanks for the tip. Roger
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When a customer pays more than the amount due on an invoice that balance
appears in the receive payment window the next time there is an invoice to
pay. In which account is that balance stored? I suspect it is kept in
receivables. Is that correct?
Trying to figure out a way to keep track of
Is there a way to generate a report that shows the cash flow by month in
columns? Thanks, Roger
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Is there a way to show paid ahead customer balances on the balance sheet?
They show by customers overview as negative balances per customer but not on
the balance sheet that I can find.
I would like to see the total balances on the balance sheet as a liability
against a cash reserve for a
Is there a way to get a sales report by item? Total sales for a day by item
for example. The only indicators I can find would be the description field
on the invoice or the income or other account credited for the sale. Thanks!
Roger
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Correction. The "Pay invoice" button brings up the process payment window. I
misspoke and called it a receive payment window. Thanks again, Roger
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From: R. Victor Klassen [mailto:rvklas...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 7:53 PM
To: Robert Heller
Figured it out. The overpayment shows up in the process payment window as a
credit. If you select any outstanding invoices to be paid and the
overpayment, the overpayment is applied to the outstanding invoice due and
the amount due is reduced by the amount of the overpayment.
Thanks much,
Roger
I see the trick is to select both the current invoice and the overpayment
invoice. The overpayment is applied to the open invoice and the remaining due
shows the net due after application of the overpayment.
You can do the same thing by going to the Business/Customer/Find Invoice...
menu.
About invoices
* Are there keyboard shortcuts or a way to put the Business menu on
the tool bar for quick access? It's a little awkward working with a lot of
invoices via the menu and a mouse.
* Receiving a payment: the only accounts available to receive a
payment are assets, equity
Is there a way to tell GnuCash to process a scheduled transaction early
other than to chance the date of each transaction? Some months I would like
to do my monthly accounting earlier than the first of the month. Only way I
have found to do that is to change the dates of the scheduled transactions
That worked. Clearer answer. The "." in the original looked like a period at
the end of your sentence. Thanks!
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From: Derek Atkins [mailto:de...@ihtfp.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 1:47 PM
To: rmom...@gmail.com
Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: RE:
Got it. Thanks. Being able to delete an invoice/credit note would be a nice
feature to see someday.
Is there a register where you can see all the invoices or do you have to look
for them one at a time?
From: Buddha Buck [mailto:blaisepas...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017
How do you delete an invoice or credit note? I was practicing and created a
credit note for a customer. Didn't save it or post it but when I search
invoices under his name the credit note shows up. There is no data on the
credit note so it doesn't affect balances but I would like to delete it.
How do you back up a GnuCash database to the cloud or to a detachable USB
memory or hard drive? Thanks, Roger
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