I'll check it out. You would thing gnucash would build in a backup/export/import function.
On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 6:20 PM Bruce Irving <eaglebruce2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I was running GC 2.6.19 on to win10 PCs. The hard drive started to fail > and the shop was able to save the files before replacing the drive and > installing Win10 one the new one. Since I have two clubs plus my own > files, I've always started by double-clicking the data file which was > located in a folder called qnucash where my other files for this entity was > located. Then I installed GC (I believe 3.?) and copied the file that > ended with .gnucash to the appropriate folder and double clicked to start > it. Of course, I had to set GC up the way I wanted but it had all of my > transactions. > Unfortunately, it wasn't until later that I discovered that the > configuration files: > 09/30/2018 05:04 PM <DIR> . > 09/30/2018 05:04 PM <DIR> .. > 06/12/2019 05:43 AM 21,415 accelerator-map > 12/26/2018 01:13 PM <DIR> books > 02/09/2018 06:59 PM <DIR> checks > 06/12/2019 05:43 AM 0 expressions-2.0 > 05/20/2019 10:03 AM 13,241 saved-reports-2.4 > 05/20/2019 10:03 AM 13,225 saved-reports-2.4-backup > 06/12/2019 05:43 AM 1,345 stylesheets-2.0 > 02/09/2018 06:59 PM <DIR> translog > 5 File(s) 49,226 bytes > located in C:\users/[user name]. > Hope this helps. > Oh! My compliments to the developers. The new version corrects a couple > of issues that the old one had. Thanks. > > Bruce > Preach the Gospel wherever you go. > If necessary, use words. > > > > From: Randy Rosebrock <rhros...@gmail.com> > > To: stepbystepf...@comcast.net > Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] New computer to set up gnucash and migrate from > old. > Message-ID: > <CA+iQKJkVtBrMCBYwQRuAKZZ0W=hztknscapvpq-cruumlew...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Under normal default install where are these files location I need to copy > from? > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 8:49 AM Mike or Penny Novack < > stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > On 6/16/2019 5:41 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > > > Randy, > > > > > > If the old computer still runs at all, you can network them together > and > > use the Windows User Migration feature. (not certain of the exact name, > but > > that term should get you close in a search engine) It will move all of > your > > data and settings as part of your user account. (you get to fine tune > what > > it migrates as well) > > > > > > Regards, > > > Adrien > > > > > << I often leave things out >> > > > > I did not describe this for the simple reason that even if you do not > > make regular backups THIS is a situation where you would want a full > > backup. In other words, when migrating to a new computer you would > > almost always want to copy ALL your user data to an external device > > (your external backup drive) and then you would copy from that to where > > user data goes on your new computer. > > > > Michael D Novack > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > -- > Randy > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > *From:* gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org <gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org > > > *To:* "gnucash-user@gnucash.org" <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > *Sent:* Monday, June 17, 2019, 1:56:41 PM MDT > *Subject:* gnucash-user Digest, Vol 195, Issue 26 > > Send gnucash-user mailing list submissions to > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gnucash-user-ow...@gnucash.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of gnucash-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Switch to Account that a Transfer is from by Keyboard > (Fred Bone) > 2. Re: CSV to QIF for Citibank (Greg Feneis) > 3. Re: New computer to set up gnucash and migrate from old. > (Randy Rosebrock) > 4. Re: CSV to QIF for Citibank (Michael DeBusk) > 5. Re: CSV to QIF for Citibank (Stephen M. Butler) > 6. Re: CSV to QIF for Citibank (Greg Feneis) > 7. Re: New computer to set up gnucash and migrate from old. > (Mike or Penny Novack) > 8. Re: CSV to QIF for Citibank (Michael DeBusk) > 9. Re: CSV to QIF for Citibank (Michael DeBusk) > 10. Re: New computer to set up gnucash and migrate from old. > (Randy Rosebrock) > 11. Re: Could a new report be added (Adrien Monteleone) > 12. Re: Switch to Account that a Transfer is from by Keyboard > (Adrien Monteleone) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:21:23 +0100 > From: "Fred Bone" <fred.b...@dial.pipex.com> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Switch to Account that a Transfer is from by > Keyboard > Message-ID: <5d07be03.861.18bd3...@fred.bone.dial.pipex.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > On 17 June 2019 at 9:27, David Carlson said: > > > I thought there was already a keyboard shortcut for that. In Windows > > release 2.6.19, the letter *J* is underlined in the word *J*ump in the > > *A*ctions menu, which is supposed to indicate a keyboard shortcut. > > However, when I tried it today, I couldn't make it work. > > Works fine for me in 2.6.21 on Windows10. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 09:46:47 -0700 > From: Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> > To: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] CSV to QIF for Citibank > Message-ID: > <CAJdmZ-X-98gJBhKfCeMKO0KZqBy=q99shqq5uemhpfpejju...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Is it too late to download the records of interest in QFX or OFX format? > GnuCash will import these formats as well. > > Kind regards, Greg Feneis > (Pixel 3) > > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019, 06:51 Michael DeBusk <mdeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019, 09:39 Kenneth Marshall <k...@rice.edu> wrote: > > > > I think you need to subscribe to their business service to get anything > > > other than the CSV file type. Please correct me if I am mistaken > because > > > that would be great news. > > > > > > > I don't subscribe to their business service, and I'm offered multiple > file > > formats. Perhaps it's because I'm using their Costco card. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:58:38 -0400 > From: Randy Rosebrock <rhros...@gmail.com> > To: stepbystepf...@comcast.net > Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] New computer to set up gnucash and migrate from > old. > Message-ID: > <CA+iQKJkVtBrMCBYwQRuAKZZ0W=hztknscapvpq-cruumlew...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Under normal default install where are these files location I need to copy > from? > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 8:49 AM Mike or Penny Novack < > stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > On 6/16/2019 5:41 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > > > Randy, > > > > > > If the old computer still runs at all, you can network them together > and > > use the Windows User Migration feature. (not certain of the exact name, > but > > that term should get you close in a search engine) It will move all of > your > > data and settings as part of your user account. (you get to fine tune > what > > it migrates as well) > > > > > > Regards, > > > Adrien > > > > > << I often leave things out >> > > > > I did not describe this for the simple reason that even if you do not > > make regular backups THIS is a situation where you would want a full > > backup. In other words, when migrating to a new computer you would > > almost always want to copy ALL your user data to an external device > > (your external backup drive) and then you would copy from that to where > > user data goes on your new computer. > > > > Michael D Novack > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > -- > Randy > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:09:52 -0400 > From: Michael DeBusk <mdeb...@gmail.com> > To: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] CSV to QIF for Citibank > Message-ID: > <CAMr=pcfP3eQoD+=L5RgZ=9-poc731z0-bha4hc83zzoe52h...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 12:49 PM Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Is it too late to download the records of interest in QFX or OFX format? > > GnuCash will import these formats as well. > > > > It's not too late, but I never learned to appreciate QFX or OFX. > -- > Home: http://nlphilia.com * Blog: http://nlphilia.net > Registered Linux User #450983 * Ubuntu Counter Project #10548 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:39:43 -0700 > From: "Stephen M. Butler" <kg...@arrl.net> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] CSV to QIF for Citibank > Message-ID: <65842945-d297-bc61-6347-a9c0eddfd...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > On 6/17/19 6:48 AM, Michael DeBusk wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019, 09:39 Kenneth Marshall <k...@rice.edu> wrote: > > > > I think you need to subscribe to their business service to get anything > >> other than the CSV file type. Please correct me if I am mistaken because > >> that would be great news. > >> > > I don't subscribe to their business service, and I'm offered multiple > file > > formats. Perhaps it's because I'm using their Costco card. > > > I use their Costco card and only get CSV and TXT (tab delimited). > > > -- > Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM > stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com > kg...@arrl.net > 253-350-0166 > ------------------------------------------- > GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:52:12 -0700 > From: Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> > To: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] CSV to QIF for Citibank > Message-ID: > <CAJdmZ-UNo=5tqbd_kymfyr4-y5zyxcjoi3jn3rhbum62n82...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > With no rational explanation, over the years I have tended to favor OFX > (perhaps because it's an open standard), and QFX (I think QuickBooks' > proprietary variation on OFX, because I used to use QuickBooks?) Anyway, > QFX and OFX is what I've been importing into GnuCash for the last several > years. > > But I do enjoy a good challenge now and then, so I can also understand the > desire to write a file conversion script. > > Kind regards, Greg Feneis > (Pixel 3) > > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019, 10:13 Michael DeBusk <mdeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 12:49 PM Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Is it too late to download the records of interest in QFX or OFX > format? > > > GnuCash will import these formats as well. > > > > > > > It's not too late, but I never learned to appreciate QFX or OFX. > > -- > > Home: http://nlphilia.com * Blog: http://nlphilia.net > > Registered Linux User #450983 * Ubuntu Counter Project #10548 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:55:41 -0400 > From: Mike or Penny Novack <stepbystepf...@comcast.net> > To: Randy Rosebrock <rhros...@gmail.com> > Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] New computer to set up gnucash and migrate from > old. > Message-ID: <c328df83-212e-a1e3-d5a4-cc29cb1b2...@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > On 6/17/2019 12:58 PM, Randy Rosebrock wrote: > > Under normal default install where are these files location I need to > > copy from? > > > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 8:49 AM Mike or Penny Novack > > <stepbystepf...@comcast.net <mailto:stepbystepf...@comcast.net>> wrote: > > Since you did not tell us the operating system of the old computer (and > I do not know for Windows 10) I can't tell you where your user data lives. > > Pretty much all modern operating systems (last decade or two) support > multiple users (multiple SEQUENTIAL users) and each would have his or > her own data area. Probably something like ..../users/username/ > (that's the name you log in as) So if you are doing a full data backup > for a user, that is the directory (aka "file folder") you would copy > into something like ../backups/backup20190617 on your backup drive (say > a large USB drive) > > You DO make backups? On some regular basis? Yes? << remember, it is > not IF a computer will fail but WHEN? >> > > Michael D Novack > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:09:13 -0400 > From: Michael DeBusk <mdeb...@gmail.com> > To: Gnucash userlist <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Cc: "Stephen M. Butler" <kg...@arrl.net> > Subject: Re: [GNC] CSV to QIF for Citibank > Message-ID: > <CAMr=pce4tpze-ocrjdg2_+qwz+giigmo77tygwwxtmwwnml...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 1:46 PM Stephen M. Butler via gnucash-user < > gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > > > I use their Costco card and only get CSV and TXT (tab delimited). > > > Perhaps a call to customer service would be to your advantage. > > -- > Home: http://nlphilia.com * Blog: http://nlphilia.net > Registered Linux User #450983 * Ubuntu Counter Project #10548 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:12:33 -0400 > From: Michael DeBusk <mdeb...@gmail.com> > To: Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> > Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] CSV to QIF for Citibank > Message-ID: > <CAMr=pcdqANU9maiK-79xprOi73J7KgtF0e=YduS5H+byALw=j...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 1:55 PM Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > With no rational explanation, over the years I have tended to favor OFX > > (perhaps because it's an open standard), and QFX (I think QuickBooks' > > proprietary variation on OFX, because I used to use QuickBooks?) Anyway, > > QFX and OFX is what I've been importing into GnuCash for the last several > > years. > > > > I've tried to figure out OFX and found it too complicated. I don't know how > to edit it. > > -- > Home: http://nlphilia.com * Blog: http://nlphilia.net > Registered Linux User #450983 * Ubuntu Counter Project #10548 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:03:49 -0400 > From: Randy Rosebrock <rhros...@gmail.com> > To: stepbystepf...@comcast.net > Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] New computer to set up gnucash and migrate from > old. > Message-ID: > <ca+iqkjkrbgqkygpjxj8jsww1wkro5oy_jp+mhafcraaqu4q...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Sorry, win 10, it appears somehow when I initially setup gnucash I named > the company and told it to store the files in a directory called LLC. I've > installed the latest version on new pc (did a comparison on new pc and it > matchs the old pc dates and sizes) . copied the LLC folder to new pc. So > how do I tell GNU to use the files in LLC folders? > Randy > > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 1:55 PM Mike or Penny Novack < > stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > On 6/17/2019 12:58 PM, Randy Rosebrock wrote: > > > > Under normal default install where are these files location I need to > copy > > from? > > > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 8:49 AM Mike or Penny Novack < > > stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > Since you did not tell us the operating system of the old computer (and I > > do not know for Windows 10) I can't tell you where your user data lives. > > > > Pretty much all modern operating systems (last decade or two) support > > multiple users (multiple SEQUENTIAL users) and each would have his or her > > own data area. Probably something like ..../users/username/ (that's the > > name you log in as) So if you are doing a full data backup for a user, > > that is the directory (aka "file folder") you would copy into something > > like ../backups/backup20190617 on your backup drive (say a large USB > drive) > > > > You DO make backups? On some regular basis? Yes? << remember, it is not > > IF a computer will fail but WHEN? >> > > > > Michael D Novack > > > > > -- > Randy > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:27:06 -0500 > From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > To: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Could a new report be added > Message-ID: <9ea50858-cfdd-48f4-9139-3d0610ba0...@lusfiber.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > That would be an ideal report and there have been many requests for it on > this list over the years. (I was one of those) I think something like this > is in the works and might even be available for further testing in the next > release. (If I remember the thread correctly) > > For now, you can use the Budget Report and simply not show the budget > amounts, just show the actuals. You can even get your YTD column as the > ?Totals? column if you like. > > You can then export this to a spreadsheet for further manipulation and > formatting as desired. > > Alternatively, you can run each period separately and export to a > spreadsheet and then combine them. If you choose to always show all > accounts, even those with a zero balance so that the rows match, you can > pull in the individual periods and have the ?master report? on its own > sheet tab that simply is a set of references to the individual period > reports that are in their own sheets. It would of course take some time to > set up but then would be a fairly quick process after that. (you can also > set up a single period on your master report with the cell references, then > ?fill? across to the next 11 columns. Some spreadsheet apps are smart > enough to update the relative references. Others, you simply select each > column at a time and do a Find/Replace on the referenced sheet name.) > > Regards, > Adrien > > > > On Jun 17, 2019, at 10:32 AM, Jimmy R via gnucash-user < > gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > > > Sorry for posting her, I tried Dev but never showed up > > > > A yearly report selectable by year or range of the year > > 13 columns 1 for accounts and 12 for Jan thru Dec > > > > Be able to export to csv > > > > I know there is a basic layout is in budgets but we don't need the budget > > amounts > > > > No graphics needed we can use Libreoffice or Excell if we need it > > > > No grand totals needed can be done in Libreoffice or Excell > > > > Thank You > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:54:12 -0500 > From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > To: gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Switch to Account that a Transfer is from by > Keyboard > Message-ID: <4a9a2fc5-40d2-411a-a7c3-60fde306d...@lusfiber.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > David, > > The underlines you are referring to are called mnemonics. They are not > visible by default. Once you press the activator key (`Alt` on > Windows/Linux `Command` on Mac) you will see them. On Mac, I noticed the > menu does not redraw while being displayed, so I had to click elsewhere to > close the menu and then right-click again, and the underlines were then > visible. > > This is a shame because it makes them less discoverable. > > Note, I don?t see any mnemonics in the main menus, probably because most > of those entries have their own accelerators. (which are faster to use than > opening a menu and then using a mnemonic) > > Here is some more info: > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/GTK3#Restoring_Visible_Mnenomics > > I just did a search of the Help file and I do not see any documentation on > the context menu or any mnemonics. > > Regards, > Adrien > > > On Jun 17, 2019, at 9:27 AM, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I thought there was already a keyboard shortcut for that. In Windows > > release 2.6.19, the letter *J* is underlined in the word *J*ump in the > > *A*ctions > > menu, which is supposed to indicate a keyboard shortcut. However, when I > > tried it today, I couldn't make it work. If it is broken, a bug report > > should be filed. I could not find the proper list of shortcuts in the > > documentaation to see if it is documented. > > > > Curiously, in GnuCash 2.6.19 in Ubuntu 18.04, there are no underlines in > > the menus at all. > > > > David Carlson > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > ------------------------------ > > End of gnucash-user Digest, Vol 195, Issue 26 > ********************************************* > -- Randy _______________________________________________ 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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