Re: [GNC] Dealing with mutual funds

2024-11-03 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
basis?  That may be regulated by the rules for calculating capital gains in your jurisdiction. That makes it a good question to ask your accountant. I hope this is helpful. Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@g

Re: [GNC] Importing CSV exchange rate prices

2024-11-02 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
you to write instructions in the above Wiki page on CSV Import/Export. Whatever you can contribute, it will be better than literally nothing. Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subs

Re: [GNC] Forces Rebalance Causes Fatal Error - Now with images

2024-11-02 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
hat the .LCK file comes from your previous use of that file, and it is there because GnuCash crashed, then select that option. GnuCash will open your book file, and you can resume work. So, the "lock popup" and the .LCK file are a consequence of the crash problem, but they are not a par

Re: [GNC] Transaction Report: Table for Exporting

2024-10-26 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
tml?rev=5&lang=C&doc=help>. It says, *Table for Exporting*: Formats the table for cut & paste exporting with extra cells The manual does not say what "the table" is, but I understand it to mean the list of transactions itself. Does this work for you? Bes

Re: [GNC] Dealing with mutual funds

2024-10-20 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Boniforti: On 2024-10-20 04:08, Boniforti Flavio wrote: Hi all. I'd like to get some suggestions/guidance and eventually validate if my way of doing this is correct. Congratulations on making more and more use of GnuCash. From your questions and the answers I see on this list, it is clear that

Re: [GNC] What files in my in my business folder need to be backed up?

2024-10-12 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
gt;, which will also help you know where your customisations are stored, so that you can include them in your backup. Once you have read that, if you still have questions, come on back to the list and ask another question. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt

Re: [GNC] Backup of Gnucash file shows incorrect reconciliation results

2024-10-03 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
,500 transaction which is in GnuCash as a withdrawal but in the bank statement as a deposit, that will add up to an $11,000 error. Does any of that help? Best regards,   —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To upda

Re: [GNC] /unable to find Tutorial

2024-09-29 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
If the app, what version, and on what OS? Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user - Pleas

Re: [GNC] Migrating from Linux to Windows

2024-09-27 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
stions here for details the FAQ is unclear about. And, consider improving the FAQ's answers based on what you learn. Good luck with the migration!   —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscripti

Re: [GNC] "Help"

2024-09-21 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
py is installed in /opt/local/share/doc/gnucash. So, try "yelp, the gnome help browser", and try pointing your web browser to /opt/local/share/doc/gnucash . And this command will list the storage locations of 10 index.html files which are the starting points for two documents

Re: [GNC] Database storage

2024-09-20 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Chris: On 2024-09-20 06:32, Chris Miller via gnucash-user wrote: Hi Jim, Beware of confusion: the word "transaction" is already used on this list to mean an "accounting record of an exchange of value". But I suspect that here you use the word "transaction" to m

Re: [GNC] Database storage

2024-09-20 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Chris: On 2024-09-19 09:27, Chris Miller via gnucash-user wrote: I had already come to the same conclusion. And I have also already posed questions to myself: * Does SQLite support transactions? -- Yes. Beware of confusion: the word "transaction" is already used on this list to mean an "

Re: [GNC] Database storage

2024-09-18 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Chris, On 2024-09-18 18:32, Chris Miller via gnucash-user wrote: Is there support for database storage? I see reference to sqlite3, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. Sqlite3 is obviously supported, since I can simply save my content as sqlite3 in preference to XML, but I'd really like to use either Postgr

Re: [GNC] Credit cards - how to deal with those?

2024-09-18 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
out credit cards. Have you given that a read?  Check what it has to say, and then come back with further questions. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences

Re: [GNC] [newbie] how to treat a gift?

2024-09-03 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
help. Does that answer your question? Best regards,      —Jim DeLaHunt -Original Message- From: Gyle McCollam Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2024 3:27 PM To: David Warren; Boniforti Flavio Cc:gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] [newbie] how to treat a gift? Don't forget on th

Re: [GNC] Python bindings issue

2024-08-14 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2024-08-14 10:56, Gere Kiss Zsolt wrote: Hi Jim, Did you succeed to import the Python bindings with `import gnucash`? On Wed, 14 Aug 2024 at 02:16, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: That has succeeded sometimes, and failed sometimes, but presently it succeeds. Could this happen because the book was

Re: [GNC] Python bindings issue

2024-08-13 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2024-08-13 15:14, Gere Kiss Zsolt wrote: Hi Jim, and thanks for the response. > I too am someone who has used GnuCash from the UI from several years, and is now starting to try using the Python bindings. I am on macOS rather than Linux. Did you succeed to import the Python bindings w

Re: [GNC] Python bindings issue

2024-08-13 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
rts distribution on MacOS, the package gnucash installs the Python bindings specifically for Python 3.11, not for all versions.) Do those answers shed any light for you? Best regards,  —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.o

[GNC] Fonts blurrier on upgrade to GnuCash 5.8-2 on macOS Sonoma 14.6.1?

2024-08-11 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Hello, folks: I just upgraded from GnuCash 5.6 to GnuCash 5.8-2 (arm64), shortly after upgrading macOS from 12.7.6 Monterey to 14.6.1 Sonoma, on an arm64 machine. On running GnuCash 5.8-2 for the first time, I noticed that almost all the text on the main GnuCash window looked more cramped and

Re: [GNC] Move working files

2024-08-10 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2024-08-10 11:11, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote: On 2024-08-10 09:45, R Losey wrote: I haven't done a lot of customization with my GnuCash system. My data file - MyData.gnucash is in the same directory as what I call the "working" files -- the MyData.gnucash..gnucash and the MyData.gnuc

Re: [GNC] New User on MacBook

2024-08-04 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
n the lower right to display the new folder. Does that answer your question? Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailma

Re: [GNC] Startup Options OSX?

2024-07-04 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Jim: On 2024-07-04 13:36, Jim Johnson wrote: Hi! I just started using GnuCash, and thanks to the new 5.71 version I was able to import 15 years of Quicken registers successfully, so I am good to go. Welcome to GnuCash! I'm glad to hear that worked for you. Before I did that import,

[GNC] Startup Options OSX?

2024-07-04 Thread Jim Johnson
Hi! I just started using GnuCash, and thanks to the new 5.71 version I was able to import 15 years of Quicken registers successfully, so I am good to go. Before I did that import, about three weeks ago I started a new GnuCash register of just last year for my accountant’s use. Now, going throu

[GNC] Scroll Bar and QIF Import OSX

2024-07-02 Thread Jim Johnson
First off the new version of GnuCash imported my Quicken 2007 QIF perfectly. Thanks so much to all of the people who have obviously been putting in so much effort to this project!!! I’m on OSX Big Sur at the moment on my MacBook. I do have one question (and sorry…I am very new to GnuCash, or wo

Re: [GNC] Imbalance Records with zero amounts

2024-06-26 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
at transaction and delete the split with the "Imbalance" account. Does that explain what you are seeing?  Best regards,   —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription p

[GNC] Error Importing Quicken Files Mac OSX

2024-06-20 Thread Jim Johnson
Hi! I’m new to GnuCash (terrific experience so far!) and am trying to import my old Quicken 2007 Mac OS X files. I used Quicken only as a check register, nothing else (no investments, pie-charts, financial overviews, whatever), so it’s just one single big checkbook register covering about 15 y

Re: [GNC] Need help with eBay - tagging multiple sales into one payout hitting checking two business days later

2024-05-31 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
. It is possible to enter multiple GnuCash transactions to record the separate steps and the time delay in transactions, but I almost never find it worth the bother. Does this answer your question?   —Jim DeLaHunt On 2024-05-31 10:25, Bruce Griffis wrote: I’m looking for help in figuring out

Re: [GNC] Adding ASSETS & LIABILITIES to sub accounts

2024-05-30 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
es), and all the transactions associated with that account follow the account to its new home.  You can do even pretty major restructuring of accounts as you go, and your records stay intact. I hope this helps. Good luck with your bookkeeping!    —Jim DeLaHunt ___

Re: [GNC] Cash in/cash out - debit/credit

2024-05-22 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
is an application preference. The relevant checkbox is labelled "Use formal accounting labels". Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to un

Re: [GNC] Transferring Gnu Cash Data to New Computer

2024-05-17 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
wup questions here. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ 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 thi

Re: [GNC] Moving from GnuCash 4.8 to GnuCash 5.5 - any issues likely to bite me?

2024-05-11 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ead_my_old_data_file.3F> If that leaves you with questions, feel free to ask this list again. Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https:

Re: [GNC] The equivalent for Quicken Tag

2024-04-28 Thread Jim Passmore
the General tab. Look at the other options while you're there to see if you want to change anything. When I do the above, I get a report of all my donations, grouped and subtotaled by charity. -- *Jim * On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 9:26 PM wrote: > Hi, > > This means a sub cat

Re: [GNC] Please address broken QIF import

2024-04-24 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ash developers, they might be able to take on the task of making bug-fix releases. It could be your contribution to GnuCash. Please, go right ahead! However, you may discover that this costs you more in time and money than the 0.00 EUR which you have paid for GnuCash so far. Best regards,    

[GNC] Nothing Wrong

2024-04-23 Thread Jim Muchow
I want you maintainers and developers to know that I run GnuCash just fine and don't have problems. I very much appreciate such a great free product. Thanks. I kinda wanted to make this an annual thing but I have not been consistent about this and for that I apologize. Also this is not response to

Re: [GNC] Use same transfer column info for identical description

2024-04-14 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Hello, Adrien, and welcome to MusicBrainz! On 2024-04-14 13:03, Adrien Laveau wrote: Hello community, I uploaded 5 years worth of bank account transaction to gnu-cash. I would like the apply the same transfer information to all the transactions having the same description and keep applying it

Re: [GNC] Split Transactions Version 5.6

2024-04-10 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ide/, section 2.9 *Transactions* . Links are in the earlier message, below.  Once you have read that, if you have questions which the documentation does not answer, I look forward to your clarification questions here. Best regards,      —Jim DeLaHunt On 2024-04-10 16:11, Kevin Wilcoxon via gnucash-u

Re: [GNC] Split Transactions Version 5.6

2024-04-10 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
txns.html#txns-register-oview> explains how to use the View menu to select register styles, such as "Auot-Split Ledger" or "Transaction Journal", to work with splits more clearly. Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt On 2024-04-10 12:33, Mark at Lorimark wrote: Hi Kevin, (not an

Re: [GNC] I'm looking at installing GnuCash but has a couple of questions first

2024-04-09 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
, then move on to look for something else. Good luck with your search,   —Jim DeLaHunt, using GnuCash for my small business since 2006ish. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsub

Re: [GNC] Import QIF files

2024-04-08 Thread Jim Passmore
doing an import. The other user was using the recently released version 5.6. -- *Jim Passmore*j...@passmore4.com On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 6:38 PM Beryl Lymer wrote: > I have been importing QIF files into GNUcash successfully for several > years. However, for recent files, I am getting

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote Default Currency Module

2024-04-01 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Bruce: Thank you for the explanation. On 2024-04-01 10:03, Bruce Schuck wrote: On 3/31/24 16:46:44 -0700, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: I'm getting ready to release Finance::Quote v1.60 to CPAN. It appears that AlphaVantage has again changed how they deal with throttling for requests using the

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote Default Currency Module

2024-03-31 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
nsumer like me of F::Q getting the data from YahooJSON rather than from AlphaVantage?     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/list

Re: [GNC] How to correct GnuCash's incorrect claim of imbalanced imported multi-split transaction

2024-03-24 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
rns to green. Why it doesn't see that already is what I don't understand and what I would like to fix. Thank you. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences o

Re: [GNC] split transaction description field length limit

2024-03-03 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
: write in separate log document your detailed description, with date, location, and description of work. Make a concise tag or label for each entry in the log.  Put that tag or label in the GnuCash transaction record. Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt

Re: [GNC] GnuCash with Interactive Brokers

2024-02-04 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
individual emails to the original poster. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ 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

Re: [GNC] File format question

2024-01-31 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
//wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/File> [6] Wiki article GnuCash XML format <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/GnuCash_XML_format> Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences

Re: [GNC] Rollover IRA and brokerage account

2024-01-29 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
is worth bearing in mind: *Tip*: There really is no standard way to set up your investment account hierarchy. Play around, try different layouts until you find something which divides your investment accounts into logical groups which make

Re: [GNC] End of year

2024-01-29 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ks using GnuCash is, you don't have to do it. And so I don't. My books contain over 10 years of transactions at this point. If you don't close books and start a new book file, then the existing book file, which you continue to use, will continue to provide autocomplete from

Re: [GNC] Importing from one gnucash file to another

2024-01-15 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ily to yours, I apologise for the confusion. Both the earlier year and the current year have the same account list. I am using Build ID: 4.12+(2022-09-24). Thank you for supplying those important facts. What computer OS are you using? Windows 11? Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt ___

Re: [GNC] Install Finance::Quotes

2024-01-15 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
n the Terminal, please run these three commands, and let us know what output you get. (The '%' marks the command prompt in Terminal; you don't type in that part.) % whence perl % perl --version % /usr/bin/perl --version I hope we will be able to help you over thi

Re: [GNC] Maddening!!!!!!!!

2024-01-11 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
is problem. I only know what I read. If you ask this list directly about how to work around this bug, Windows users may be able to give you better help. I hope this helps, —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.o

Re: [GNC] International Currency Transactions? [was: Re: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 250, Issue 4]

2024-01-05 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
t. I think you are off to a good start, and are asking good questions. I look forward to hearing what works out for you. I am confident that you will help other future GnuCash users. Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gn

Re: [GNC] Manage Document Link

2024-01-04 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
relative. Now, when I select a transaction with a linked file, and use menu item "Transaction" -- "Open Linked Document", GnuCash opens the copy of the file in .../2024/linked_files/... . If that is the behaviour you want, it has worked well for me. Best regards,   —

Re: [GNC] International Currency Transactions?

2024-01-03 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
y out features and workflows.  Once you understand how that part of GnuCash works, and what steps to take to accomplish your goals, repeat the process with your real book file and real data. Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canada ___ gn

Re: [GNC] GUID Register Codes

2023-12-30 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2023-12-29 22:53, Stephen wrote: …Having the GUID … could have GUIDed me perhaps. I really appreciate y'alls help. I saw what you did there. Bravo!      —Jim "I am not a dad but I tell dad jokes" DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user maili

Re: [GNC] GUID Register Codes

2023-12-29 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
er object. My way of doing that is to save my book as an XML file, open the file with a text editor, and search for the GUID value. Somewhere in the file will be data which defines the account, and it will include the GUID value and account name in close proximity. But that may or may not be the b

Re: [GNC] Indian rupee symbol ₹

2023-12-29 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
bol in GNUCash?", and the reply specified to put a space after the "₹" symbol. Without the space, GnuCash apparently displays "?". <https://stackoverflow.com/a/46500092> If this works for you, please tell the list what worked. That helps the next person who w

[GNC] Thoughts on Online Quotes documentation

2023-12-24 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
nt project gets done. Best regards,    —Jim DeLaHunt [1] [GNC] GnuCash 5.5 (macOS) can't get quotes, because it doesn't see JSON::Parse,  Sat, 23 Dec 2023 12:30:43 -0800 <https://www.mail-archive.com/gnucash-user@gnucash.org/msg38877.html> [2] ibid thread,  Sun, 24 Dec 2023 11:31:44

Re: [GNC] Updated GnuCash from 3.8 to 5.4

2023-12-24 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ash move them to the new locations." 3. Check out the "Configuration Locations" article to find your report settings. <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations> And of course, if that doesn't work, come on back here and ask your next question. Best rega

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 5.5 (macOS) can't get quotes, because it doesn't see JSON::Parse

2023-12-24 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2023-12-24 10:25, john wrote: On Dec 23, 2023, at 20:03, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: ...Then I launched the GnuCash application. Now, the "Get Quotes" button in the Price Database dialogue was active, and I could retrieve quotes successfully. Yay! Conclusions I tentatively draw

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 5.5 (macOS) can't get quotes, because it doesn't see JSON::Parse

2023-12-23 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2023-12-23 19:19, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: On 2023-12-23 15:38, John Ralls wrote: On Dec 23, 2023, at 12:29 PM, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: Hi, folks: I recently upgraded to GnuCash 5.5-1 on macOS, ...retrieving quotes via AlphaVantage for ... stopped working. ... But the gnucash-fq-update

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 5.5 (macOS) can't get quotes, because it doesn't see JSON::Parse

2023-12-23 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2023-12-23 15:38, John Ralls wrote: On Dec 23, 2023, at 12:29 PM, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: Hi, folks: I recently upgraded to GnuCash 5.5-1 on macOS, ...retrieving quotes via AlphaVantage for ... stopped working. ... But the gnucash-fq-update utility thinks everything is fine: % PATH='

[GNC] GnuCash 5.5 (macOS) can't get quotes, because it doesn't see JSON::Parse

2023-12-23 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ance::Quote version 1.58. % Any suggestions for how to diagnose and fix the Get Quotes functionality within the GnuCash application? Thank you in advance for your help. And many thanks to the GnuCash developers for all the improvements in the 5.x versions!   —Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canada

Re: [GNC] Definition of document root

2023-12-14 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ort on behaviour which is still broken. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ 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

Re: [GNC] Easier way to jump to specific tab/register in main window

2023-12-12 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ce1.html>. This mentions the menu (a "list of tabs"). Does this help?     —Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canada ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnu

Re: [GNC] Definition of document root

2023-12-11 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2023-12-11 06:40, Brook Milligan wrote: On Dec 10, 2023, at 9:53 PM, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: Have you looked through the bugs database[1][2] to see if there is already an enhancement request for this behaviour? I am not finding anything, but perhaps I am searching the wrong terms. I had

Re: [GNC] Definition of document root

2023-12-10 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
for this behaviour? [1] <https://bugs.gnucash.org/>, explained at [2] [2] <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Bugzilla> Best regards,   —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription prefe

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote not working on MacOS

2023-12-05 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
s?  Come back with answers to the above questions, and with questions based on reading the above sections of the wiki. Perhaps we will be able to help you some more. Good luck!     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucas

Re: [GNC] GnuCash_user: rounding errors and significant digits

2023-10-25 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
iki/Contributing_to_GnuCash> to learn now. But, a proposed change based on a misunderstanding will probably not succeed. Bruce, why do you hold so fast to the conviction that the price number which the broker prints on the statement exactly represents the numerical value which they

[GNC] Bravo, Adrien, well explained! [was: Re: I need basic help]

2023-10-22 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
e understand. And thank you to everyone who has taken the trouble to explain things on this -user list. You help more -users than perhaps you will know. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt, long-time GnuCash user who is about to start using "formal accounting labels" On 2023-10-22 10:36,

Re: [GNC] conceptual errors and approximate numbers [was: Re: GnuCash_user: rounding errors and significant digits]

2023-10-08 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
tributing to this list. However, I don't think this thread is about GnuCash any more. It is about your conceptual interpretation of logically inconsistent broker transaction reports. That is not a topic which I find valuable for the limited time I want to invest in this email list. Thus, I suspect

[GNC] Securities transactions, not Trial Balance [was: Re: GnuCash_user: rounding errors and significant digits]

2023-10-08 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
I fear that Bruce McCoy pushed this thread astray by introducing the phrase "books… out of balance". This moved the topic from GnuCash handling of securities transactions to GnuCash handling of the Trial Balance. On 2023-10-06 09:39, Bruce McCoy via gnucash-user wrote: ... What are the plans

Re: [GNC] gnucash_user: rounding errors and significant digits

2023-09-14 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
firms calculating their holdings orthe members' own records, ... This would be a great opportunity for you to answer the question I repeated to you last message: On 2023-09-09 13:05, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: 1. if your brokerage reports a transaction in terms of price, currency received and

Re: [GNC] GnuCash_user: rounding errors and significant digits

2023-09-13 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ot 2003, and we have even better options available now than we did in 2003. However, the option GnuCash uses now seems to give correct, exactly precise answers. Why change? By the way, you did not respond to my question, On 2023-09-09 13:05, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: 1. if your brokerage reports a trans

Re: [GNC] Who this "Jim" is, and intermittent delivery of gnucash-user posts [was: Re: gnucash_user: rounding errors and significant digits]

2023-09-09 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
I'm sorry, I made a mistake in my message below. The Jim message which Bruce was quoting, in the Bruce message to which John replied, did in fact make it to the gnucash-user list archive[4], but in August, so of course it was not in the September archive[1]. Thus, the list archive i

[GNC] Who this "Jim" is, and intermittent delivery of gnucash-user posts [was: Re: gnucash_user: rounding errors and significant digits]

2023-09-09 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2023-09-09 12:36, john wrote: I don't know who this "Jim" is, their replies are not making it to the list Oh dear. I spend time writing my messages to Bruce McCoy. It would be a pity if they didn't make it to the list. This "Jim" is me, Jim DeLaHunt . T

Re: [GNC] gnucash_user: rounding errors and significant digits

2023-09-09 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
the moment, using these figures, GnuCash is (14.99896/15.000) * 100 = 99.9930666... % correct I think you left out part of my statement, and so made an incorrect conclusion. I wrote: On 2023-08-21 14:00, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: Logically, $value = $price/share * #shares, and this

Re: [GNC] GNC csv import not displaying letters correctly from original file

2023-08-29 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
the file you are importing. I hope this is helpful, and not too self-evident. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org

Re: [GNC] gnucash_user: rounding errors and significant digits

2023-08-21 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
our numerical data. Bruce From what you have presented, it looks to me like GnuCash has sufficient precision to record your transactions. I suggest that path forward is 1. to think differently about what is fundamental in these transactions, and 2. to be sure that you have the security's "

[GNC] Problem with losing personal limits on transfer choices [was: Re: MacBook Pro problems]

2023-08-18 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
skilled people who do that work for us, for free? Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-us

Re: [GNC] finance Quote Not working

2023-08-06 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
command prompt is out of the scope of this list. A Windows support group would be a better place to learn about it. Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to uns

Re: [GNC] finance quote not working

2023-08-04 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Paras: On 2023-08-04 06:23, Paras Desai wrote: Hello Jim, Thanks for replying to my query regarding "Finance Quote Not Working" My response to  your questions are as below 1. I am looking to update prices of Stocks and mutual Fund both _from    India__only_. After I created stock a

Re: [GNC] Finance quote does not update price [was: Re: Stock assist does not post transaction, Finance quote does not update price]

2023-08-03 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
cash.org/wiki/Online_Quotes>? Particularly, try the steps in the Troubleshooting section. I hope this helps you move forward. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt, from Canada ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription p

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-07-30 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ck, it will be easier to understand how to use GnuCash. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucas

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-25 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
cash.org/wiki/Installation#Upgrading>. Having read that, then maybe <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Using_Different_Versions.2C_Up_And_Downgrade> will make more sense. If you still have questions, please ask. Good luck!     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnu

Re: [GNC] Transaction line debit/credit in split view

2023-07-23 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ay do better if when I open the bug discussion on a system with multiple, large monitors. Cheers,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/ma

Re: [GNC] Help with counters problem

2023-07-23 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
reproduce this problem on a new, largely empty GnuCash file? If so, then that file will be helpful for others who want to diagnose the problem. I hope this helps to get you useful assistance. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mai

Re: [GNC] How to record payments for several items paid with a single transaction?

2023-07-23 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
s clarify things for you.     —Jim DeLaHUnt ___ 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

Re: [GNC] Online Banking Setup

2023-07-16 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ly, then setting up a connection is easier. If it is not there, then it will probably be difficult to figure out. Does that answer your question? Best regards,    —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subsc

Re: [GNC] Importing data from QuickBooks Online

2023-07-02 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
give someone ideas. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ 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

Re: [GNC] Question about billing

2023-07-01 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
e just for experimentation. Once you do the experiments to see how to enter credit card transactions into GnuCash using the separate file, then open your main bookkeeping file and do the actual data entry. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt, from Vancouver, Canada _

Re: [GNC] How to Upgrade Old GnuCash Version to Current Version

2023-06-08 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
(sunfish62) explains at <https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2021-January/094705.html>. Best regards,     —Jim ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://li

Re: [GNC] Rounded Up/Down Share Purchase with Dividend

2023-06-07 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ock for $8, then there should be $2 cash left over. You do not show that left over cash in your transaction. Where does that money go in real life?  Add a line for that in your transaction, and it should balance. Does this answer your question? Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canad

Re: [GNC] from James Baxter to do with bank charge

2023-05-11 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
t;it". I hope this is helpful to you in making your situation understood, and getting assistance from someone on this list. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription pref

Re: [GNC] corporate profit tax ........... where to put

2023-05-08 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
me Tax I understand that accounts of Expense and Income are special cases of Equity accounts. But that too is an accounting question, not a GnuCash question. I hope this helps,     —Jim DeLaHunt On 2023-05-07 23:37, Karl May wrote: Hi, I am wondering where to put the tax on corporate profit. M

Re: [GNC] Downloading GnuCash onto a Mac Pro

2023-05-02 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
un the app. The installer places the GnuCash app in your Applications folder. Use Finder to open the Applications folder. Look for an entry named "GnuCash". Double-click on that app to run it. Does that answer your question? —Jim DeLaHunt On 2023-05-02 15:13, Edwin Booth wrote: Hi all. Ne

Re: [GNC] Starting balance of new account is not $0

2023-04-26 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ey affect this account. So, maybe a question you have is, "How to I untangle incorrect reconciliations in an account"? For that question, it would be helpful to know what are the "reconciliation issues" you see, what transactions are in the account, and what reconciliation

Re: [GNC] Schedule transaction for 2 Wednesday?

2023-03-10 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ion Window" and 6.13. "Scheduling Transactions", ought to describe the capability of scheduling transactions for the n-th week of a month, but they don't. If anyone wants to add a description of the feature to those sections, my text in Bug 798780 might be a helpful building

Re: [GNC] Manually edit pmt info (reverse a payment) for a vendor?

2023-03-02 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
. It is only a little time and effort to make a test book, and it can save you having to undo mistakes in the active book. Best regards,     —Jim DeLaHunt On 2023-03-02 10:07, Eric Chapman wrote: I think I have a plan: I will just start the whole year over. I only had a few transactions entered

Re: [GNC] ATM withdrawl

2023-02-26 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
9.2.4. Using Entry Shortcuts <https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_txns.html#txns-shortcuts1>, and the bullet point beginning, "In any of the amount fields, you can use a built-in calculator." Does this answer your question? Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt

Re: [GNC] Account Types -- what are the implications of getting them wrong?

2023-02-20 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
ay come up with suggestions for improved documentation wording. I encourage you to propose those as pull requests, or to the gnucash-dev mailing list. Part of what makes GnuCash so good is that many hands help to improve it. Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt [1] <https://www.gnucash.org/viewdo

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