HB, I found the bug report. Check comment 40.
https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=645273 On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 1:32 PM HB Sidman <dk...@aol.com> wrote: > I started off looking in the the old reports to see if there was anything > and could not find anything about windows and printing problems. That may > be my inability to search properly. So if anyone knows the fix that you are > referring to I hope they will give me the location. > > Thanks for the help, > > HB > On 12/1/2018 1:30 PM, David Carlson wrote: > > That looks identical to the same file on my computer, but I did not check > the entire guid line. > > There is a very old bug report about not being able to print in Windows > which has never been resolved because it cannot be repeated. I don't > remember the bug number. Someone found a work-around that seems to make > the problem go away until a re-install of something, either Windows or > GnuCash. That work-around may work for you. > > David C > > On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 11:55 AM HB Sidman <dk...@aol.com> wrote: > >> David, >> >> I can not print reports, now. New problem. I opened one of the .chk in >> Wordpad and this is what printed out: >> >> [Top] >> Guid = 378e5740-a2d3-4678-be20-37d14d97b458 >> Title = Liberty(tm) Personal Checks US-Letter >> Rotation = -90.0 >> Translation = 4;492 >> Show_Grid = false >> Show_Boxes = false >> >> [Check Items] >> Type_1 = PAYEE >> Coords_1 = 118.0;74.0 >> >> Type_2 = AMOUNT_WORDS >> Coords_2 = 90.0;96.0 >> >> Type_3 = AMOUNT_NUMBER >> Coords_3 = 415.0;74.0 >> >> Type_4 = DATE >> Coords_4 = 323.0;43.0 >> >> Type_5 = NOTES >> Coords_5 = 90.0;155.0 >> >> I did not make custom checks. I am using 2.6.21 >> >> Thanks for the help, >> >> HB >> >> HB Sidman >> 703-938-6700 (O) 703-562-1953 (F) >> >> On 12/1/2018 11:46 AM, David Carlson wrote: >> >> I did not address the failure to print problem. That is probably not >> related to the .chk files but something else. Can you print reorts? >> >> David C >> >> On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 10:42 AM David Carlson < >> david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> HB, >>> >>> Windows always calls *.chk files 'Recovered File Fragments' >>> >>> If the files are in the 'C:\Program Files >>> (x86)\gnucash\share\gnucash\checks' directory they are not fragments but >>> the files that you want, at least for 2.6.x releases of GnuCash in >>> Windows. You can open them (carefully) with Wordpad and see what they >>> contain. If you made custom check printing formats they may be somewhere >>> else, I have not tried that. >>> >>> David C >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 10:22 AM HB Sidman via gnucash-user < >>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> After using gnucash for several years I decided it was time to upgrade >>>> from 2 to 3 a few months ago. Bad decision. If it is not broken don't >>>> fix it. The upgrade went smoothly with no problem. Every function >>>> worked >>>> both old and new. Until I tried to print a check. At which point >>>> nothing >>>> happened with the printer. After a 2 or 3 minutes I got a warning >>>> message that my check file was a fragment. I went into the system to >>>> verify that and found that all the .chk files were fragments. I tried >>>> to >>>> reload new files but they kept being replaced by the fragments. >>>> >>>> Step 2: I went back gnucash 2 last stable version on line. It reloaded >>>> without a problem but still could not print checks. Same problem. >>>> >>>> Step 3: Loaded gnucash 2 on a laptop that had never had it on it >>>> before. >>>> Then took a saved file from 3 months before the problem happened and >>>> loaded it. Once again everything went fine until I tried to print. Then >>>> was presented the same problem of .chk file fragments and not being >>>> able >>>> to replace them. >>>> >>>> Step 4: Using the laptop as my test bed, I removed everything gnucash >>>> from the hard drive. Search the C drive for any thing left and removed >>>> it as the administrator. Then did a search for .chk and found 4 files >>>> buried on the C drive - all fragments. I could delete them but they >>>> would come right back as soon as I restarted the computer. >>>> >>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated - I am getting tired of hand >>>> writing all of my checks. >>>> >>>> I am running Windows 10 on all of my computers and they are all >>>> completely up to date. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> HB >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >>>> https://www.avg.com >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> gnucash-user mailing list >>>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >>>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >>>> ----- >>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >>>> >>> >> >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >> Virus-free. >> www.avg.com >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >> <#m_6508419021439144484_m_4678607898178306527_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> >> _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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