Re: [GNC] Recording transactions (date)

2024-04-10 Thread Kalpesh Patel
" WOULD honor the check " -- that is the price to be paid because of automation where date, whether hand written out or otherwise, cannot be deciphered correctly 100% of the time by the check processing equipment and its OCR, but the check number is in MICR line which is decipherable by all

[GNC] Split Transactions Version 5.6

2024-04-10 Thread Kevin Wilcoxon via gnucash-user
Newbie here. You're a very sophisticated group! I believe I have mastered all the tasks I need in GnuCash 5.6 except creating split transactions. I've tried searching the internet and following instructions without sucess. Would some wise user please provide simple and workable instructions to

[GNC] Finance::quote YahooJSON

2024-04-10 Thread jacob
Hi Did something happen to the YahooJSON module in Finance::Quote? Or perhaps more likely the Yahoo API? I get this now, using Finance::Quote version 1.59: $ gnc-fq-dump -v yahoo_json EUNL.DE Finance::Quote fields Gnucash uses: symbol: EUNL.DE <=== required date: **

Re: [GNC] Split Transactions Version 5.6

2024-04-10 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Welcome to GnuCash, Kevin! In addition to Mark's helpful answer, I direct your attention to the documentation. In particular, have another look at the /GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide/, section 2.9 *Transactions* . Section 2.9.3 *Simple vs. Split Transactions*

Re: [GNC] Split Transactions Version 5.6

2024-04-10 Thread Mark at Lorimark
Hi Kevin, (not an expert) When you open the 'checking' register, and put in a transaction, you assign that transaction to another account. Example: 1. open 'checking' 2. enter an item 3. set the "Transfer" column to the proper account a. electricity b. phone c. school taxes

Re: [GNC] Split Transactions Version 5.6

2024-04-10 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Kevin: > …this term was used to signify a single transaction, say from the Checking Account, to two different categories, say Household and Groceries. Is there a term for this in GnuCash and can it be done here? Yes, and yes. The answers are in the /GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide/,

[GNC] Zorin os

2024-04-10 Thread Heinz Kettler
Can I upgrade to gnucash 5 on my zorin os? I have version 2.6.21 and not sure if version 5 doc applies to 2.6.21. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe:

Re: [GNC] Split Transactions Version 5.6

2024-04-10 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
Best not to think of the two sides of a transaction as "splits". In double entry bookkeeping there are ALWAYS two sides of every transaction.  It would be silly to think of every transaction as split. Confusion for new users is perhaps because gnucash allows a shortcut method of entry when

Re: [GNC] Split Transactions Version 5.6

2024-04-10 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 4/10/2024 7:11 PM, Kevin Wilcoxon via gnucash-user wrote: Thank you both for your responses. I see I have been using the term "split transaction" wrong. I was using Ace Money where this term was used to signify a single transaction, say from the Checking Account, to two different

Re: [GNC] Finance::quote YahooJSON

2024-04-10 Thread Bruce Schuck
Wed Apr 10 16:12:21 EDT 2024 Jacob Larsen wrote: Did something happen to the YahooJSON module in Finance::Quote? Or perhaps more likely the Yahoo API? I get this now, using Finance::Quote version 1.59: Unfortunately Yahoo once again made some changes with respect to the API URLs. F::Q team

Re: [GNC] Split Transactions Version 5.6

2024-04-10 Thread Kevin Wilcoxon via gnucash-user
Thank you both for your responses. I see I have been using the term "split transaction" wrong. I was using Ace Money where this term was used to signify a single transaction, say from the Checking Account, to two different categories, say Household and Groceries. Is there a term for this in

Re: [GNC] Split Transactions Version 5.6

2024-04-10 Thread David Cousens
Kevin, Split is a misnomer for the two or more entries to two or more accounts which constitute a transaction. It derives from the name given to the internal data structure used in the GnuCash coding to represent each entry of a transaction. The other aspect of a transaction is that the sum of

Re: [GNC] I'm looking at installing GnuCash but has a couple of questions first

2024-04-10 Thread Danny Siminiuk
You install a small agent app on whatever remote machine you want to access. That's all. No other "desktop software" needed. In fact if the remote machine as no desktop at all you can still access the shell (think ssh), transfer files, etc. Plus, no firewall rules needed. From: "Robert Dew"

Re: [GNC] Zorin os

2024-04-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
The distro does not matter. (with perhaps some caveats concerning dependencies) While you technically can jump from 2.6.21 to 5.6 (current version), that isn't officially supported, nor recommended. See the Wiki FAQ about upgrading procedures from one major version to another. (In this

Re: [GNC] I'm looking at installing GnuCash but has a couple of questions first

2024-04-10 Thread Danny Siminiuk
dwservice.net runs on PC, Linux, MAC, even Raspberry Pi, access all your machines from a web browser. I've been using it for years. - Original Message - From: "david amaral via gnucash-user" To: "gnucash-user" , bob...@bluepukeko.com Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:15:38 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [GNC] I'm looking at installing GnuCash but has a couple of questions first

2024-04-10 Thread Robert Dew
Thank you Danny, I've just had a quick look at dwservice.net and from what I saw it still will require me to install a desktop GUI system on the Ubuntu box and then use dwservice.net on top of that to send the desktop image back to the office. I think I'll set up some tests with X11 protocol

Re: [GNC] Zorin os

2024-04-10 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 4/10/2024 10:04 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: The distro does not matter. (with perhaps some caveats concerning dependencies) While you technically can jump from 2.6.21 to 5.6 (current version), that isn't officially supported, nor recommended. See the Wiki FAQ about upgrading procedures from