Hi, On Fri, May 17, 2024 2:43 am, Patrick Skelton wrote: > Hi Derek, > > In the absence of tags in GnuCash, I thought I would use the *Number > *field > as a pseudo tag since I am not using it for anything else. > > So my search would be along the lines of *AFTER-dd/mm/yy AND > BEFORE-dd/yy/mm AND CONTAINS-STRING-[tag]*. Then what I'd want to do it > run > the search again with the same date constraints but a different tag. So, > it > appears your answer means I will simply have to re-enter the date range > every time.
Correct, you cannot change the existing query, you can only augment it. So yes, you will need to re-enter the whole query in order to change the "contains string". > > I am an absolute amateur when it comes to accounts, but it does seem to me > that the GnuCash could be improved in this area. Tags would be great, as > would a bit more flexibility on custom reports. You need to keep in mind that GnuCash is implemented by volunteers who all have real Day Jobs, so GnuCash is only done in their free time. Nobody is paid to work on GnuCash. As a result, features can sometimes take a long time to get implemented, and in general the features that the devs need get implemented first. With that in mind, the current query interfaces were written 20 years ago. The UI gets translated into QofQuery predicates, which is (unfortunately) a one-way transform. It MAY be possible to take a QofQuery and rebuild the UI, but it would not necessarily map to what you input (because the structure of the QofQuery gets manipulated based on ANDs and ORs getting unrolled). Having said all that, yes, Tags would be a great addition. Patches always welcome! :) > Thank you for your answer. > > Kind wishes - Patrick -derek -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ 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.