On 1/31/21 12:05 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote:
PS If using a database back-end and you have experience as a database
admin or programmer then use the database tools to effect the
changes. Again, make that backup first and loop around as needed
until GnC looks good.
Yeah, since I'm using the sqlite back end I'd already thought about this
but was hoping there's a better way - I'll see how this goes. Last year
at the job I had at the time I had to scold the software designers every
time I came across an admin function that required going to the database
directly - because we all know how bad an idea it is. :)
PPS Backups are mandatory.
Yeah, they will be, once I get enough useful data in there that I don't
keep starting over from scratch. Since I sent out the original email,
I've realized that it's any kind of bulk editing that will require this,
and turns out, apparently I really like to change multiple things at
once. I'll give it a try and see if it's worth it.
Thanks for the response.
+j
On 1/31/21 11:35 AM, Jeff Rizzo wrote:
Hi-
I'm currently trying to get my financial house back in order after
some years, and have been pleasantly surprised with how much progress
GNUCash has made since last I tried to use it (8 or 9 years ago). It
seems to fit my need almost perfectly at this point, with one gaping
hole - not being able to edit multiple transactions at the same
time. :-( (I have read the "Register Tip" that says "There is no
direct way to move a large number of transactions from one account to
another in GnuCash.")
As I'm trying to deal with several years' (two, at this point) worth
of data, having to make three clicks to change each transaction is
really a drag - and it's quickly sapping my enthusiasm for this
project. Is there some workaround that some clever soul out there is
using that would speed this up? To clarify, I'm trying to move large
numbers of similar transactions from the "Imbalance" account to where
they actually belong, so I don't see how I could easily do this by
deleting an account.
Thanks,
+j
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