Tute Terner, Will you please upload your sample data set.
> On 04/07/2023 11:46 AM Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > wrote: > > > Do the splits *that match the open account register* have 'paid' in > their memos? > > If the 'paid' text is in a memo assigned to some *other* account, you > will not get results. Memos are not for the open register, but only for > accounts matching *for that split*. > > e.g., > > Dr. Expenses:Utilities 100 > -(Memo = "paid") > Cr. Assets:Checking 100 > -(Memo is blank) > > And you do a search with the Checking account register in view, for > "paid" you will get no results, because there are no splits *assigned to > the Checking account* with that memo. The splits that have that memo, > are assigned (in this case) to Expenses:Utilities. > > You can do the search from the Accounts page, and set additional > criteria as needed to refine the search. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 4/7/23 5:57 AM, Tute Terner wrote: > > On 2023-04-05 07:18, Tute Terner wrote: > >> /When I search in the Find dialog box using the Description field, > >> />/everything works. But when I search by the Memo field or the > >> />/'Description, Notes or Memo' field or the Action field the Search > >> />/Results always turn out empty, even though the search string is > >> present />/in the Memo or Action fields of some transactions. I am > >> using Gnucash />/5.0 for Windows, but I have noticed this in some > >> previous versions too. />/Am I doing something incorrect or is this a > >> bug. I don't see that />/anybody has mentioned this behaviour in the > >> mailing list or in the bug />/list. Thank you. / > > > > > > The specific search instance I had is this. I have a Gnucash file with > > accounts X, Y, and Z. X and Y have split Memo fields containing the > > search string 'paid'. I display account register X and search for 'paid' > > in the Memo field. Zero results. I then go to 'List of accounts' tree > > tab and search the same, using 'New Search' every time. I get results > > from both X and Y. So this works, but I don't want the result from Y. > > > > So again I search from the accounts tree tab adding the 'and' condition > > of Account and set it to X. Again 0 results. I display account register > > Y and run the search on Memo field only. Again 0 results. > > > > To make doubly sure I created a dummy gnucash file with accounts X, Y > > and Z as above. Same results. So looks like a bug to me. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
