Re: [GNC] Cash Account

2024-10-01 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 10/1/24 10:31, R Losey wrote: On Tue, Oct 1, 2024 at 12:23 PM Chris Miller via gnucash-user wrote: Hi Stephen and R, >> Isn't that just a bit like stating that "your brother is a person, and your >> wife is a person, so what's the difference? T

Re: [GNC] Cash Account

2024-10-01 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 10/1/24 10:04, R Losey wrote: On Tue, Oct 1, 2024 at 11:44 AM Chris Miller via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: Hi Folks, These are GnuCash questions; not accounting questions: * How do "Cash", "Bank" and "Asset" accounts different from each other? They are all assets

Re: [GNC] Recommendations for hosting gnucash file - Google Drive, Microsoft 365, Local server?

2024-09-12 Thread Stephen M. Butler
id Cousens wrote: There are keypass versions for all of them. Then the database has to be accessible from all of them David Cousens On Thu, 2024-09-12 at 11:42 -0700, Stephen M. Butler wrote: On 9/12/24 11:01, Mark at Lorimark wrote: use keepass - keep the database on your pc Works great

Re: [GNC] Recommendations for hosting gnucash file - Google Drive, Microsoft 365, Local server?

2024-09-12 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 9/12/24 11:01, Mark at Lorimark wrote: use keepass - keep the database on your pc Works great on the PC.  But then there are the laptop, the phone, the tablet, etc. And not always at home. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org

Re: [GNC] Recommendations for hosting gnucash file - Google Drive, Microsoft 365, Local server?

2024-09-12 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 9/11/24 23:03, Chris Green wrote: No, it's impossible to get back to the password from the 'scrambled' string. The **only** way to validate your password is to encrypt the password you enter and then compare the result with the 'scrambled' string. In particular the only way to discover a pas

Re: [GNC] New Australian user questions

2024-09-09 Thread Stephen M. Butler
Sorry, I can't help with the Windows Version nor do I use the finance quote items.  I can respond to some of your other questions. But first, do you really need to handle the exchange rates into those other currencies?  If there is no balance kept in Paypal and it handles all the currency conv

Re: [GNC] Balance (Period) vs Total (Period)

2024-09-06 Thread Stephen M. Butler
ce (Period) and continue using Total (Period). Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 On 9/6/24 09:27, interesse wrote: Hello all, can someone e

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

2024-09-03 Thread Stephen M. Butler
You just identified the two accounts involved in this entry. Proceed with the transaction. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 On 9/3/24 11:20

Re: [GNC] how to total up all "stock transactions" in a year

2024-08-21 Thread Stephen M. Butler
The other option is to do a transaction report to pick the relevant accounts (and their children) for the current (or specified) year and maybe just ask for the grand total. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG F

[GNC] Ancient History

2024-08-06 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 8/5/24 23:31, Michael Hendry wrote: On 6 Aug 2024, at 05:06, John Ralls wrote: Michael, I am, though not as long as you or your dad. I didn’t get serious about it until the late 90s. Neither of my children are interested either. On the rare occasions I find time I’m also working on gett

Re: [GNC] Importing causes 'y' in reconciliation?

2024-08-01 Thread Stephen M. Butler
Sounds like a bug. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 On 8/1/24 12:58, Mark at Lorimark wrote: Hi Steve, yes but this seems like it's se

Re: [GNC] Importing causes 'y' in reconciliation?

2024-08-01 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 8/1/24 11:01, Mark at Lorimark wrote: Helping someone out with their new GnuCash experience, regarding importing and reconciliation.  He reports that after an import, the reconciliation balances are off, and the account balances are off. I looked at his register, and he had reconciled 5 mon

Re: [GNC] operation still running....

2024-06-06 Thread Stephen M. Butler
I would minimize windows and see if there is one that is waiting for input.   Or, start up a terminal session and see what us running with Top. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726

Re: [GNC] Ubuntu 24.04 update -- problems

2024-05-22 Thread Stephen M. Butler
to get all the missing packages loaded back (and a lot of research to get the right names). 3.  I did a git pull before doing the rebuild so moved from 5.6-87 to 5.6-150. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166

[GNC] Ubuntu 24.04 update -- problems

2024-05-22 Thread Stephen M. Butler
command: sudo find / -name libboost_locale.so.* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_locale.so.1.83.0 Attempted to rebuild gnucash and having make problems for webkit. The software updater is also broken (won't start).  So BEWARE, don't do the upgrade yet. --Steve -- Stephe

Re: [GNC] Multiple Currencies with Balance Sheet not balanced

2024-04-23 Thread Stephen M. Butler
Tried that and tried last before date.  Both had same results.  Only PHP rates are in the price database and the entry for 7/5/23 is correct. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439

[GNC] Multiple Currencies with Balance Sheet not balanced

2024-04-22 Thread Stephen M. Butler
as I move forward toward today. --Steve -- Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 ___ gnucash-user ma

Re: [GNC] ANNOUNCE: gnucash-5.5-1.setup.exe

2024-02-21 Thread Stephen M. Butler
. --Steve Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 On 2/21/24 02:50, hc.stoellinger wrote: How is a Linux version doing? I suppose you don't  plan

[GNC] Finance::Quote docs out of date?

2024-02-20 Thread Stephen Blackwell
I'm following the docs here: https://gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-manual/fq-install.html which say in step 3 of 11.4 "Run the *gnucash-cli --quotes info* command to verify that the program is already in a directory that is entered in the PATH environment variable." What I get is: $ gnucash-cli --q

Re: [GNC] Invoking Vendors report causes closure of GNU Cash V5.5

2024-02-06 Thread Stephen M. Butler
5.5 has problems in multiple areas as noted previously in this list.  I'm staying on 5.4 at least until 5.6 is out. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A

Re: [GNC] Automatic account match doesn't work when import transactions

2024-02-05 Thread Stephen M. Butler
s by making the corrections line-by-line during the import process. --Steve Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 On 2/5/24 13:06, Jediator

Re: [GNC] Intermittent Crash when using recent File dropdown list. Filed as bug # 799215

2024-01-10 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 1/10/24 16:59, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Have you tried opening the (other) desired book directly via command line? It may be the book you are attempting to switch to has an issue, and not saving the current one. It works the second time I try.  So, not the book.  And yes, I've opened it

[GNC] Intermittent Crash when using recent File dropdown list. Filed as bug # 799215

2024-01-10 Thread Stephen M. Butler
;t predict when it will happen. Apparently happens after the lock file is created for the new book but before it is read into memory. What steps do I need to take to get additional information the next time this (apparently random) happens? -- Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg..

[GNC] Size of description column not shrinkable?

2024-01-09 Thread Stephen
In my limited experience it seems that the column widths are different for each account in the .gcm file. There does not seem to be a "uniform" account setting. Furthermore, the account names are not listed in the .gcm file but can be found by saving the .gnucash file in XML format and opening

Re: [GNC] Starting a new year

2024-01-09 Thread Stephen M. Butler
s (last time I tried that I think it exported as a file the GnC could open).  However, you will have to enter a transaction to setup the beginning account balances.  More work than I want to do. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.n

Re: [GNC] GUID Register Codes

2023-12-29 Thread Stephen
David Cousens wrote: Stephen, The GUUIDs are used internally within the GnuCash code to identify an account/register.Each GUUID is associated with a specific account name and position in the account tree heirarchy. There is usually no need for a user to know what they are or to access them except in adv

[GNC] GUID Register Codes

2023-12-29 Thread Stephen
The previous postings about "Balance Column Lost" have led me to ask about GUID register codes as I repaired some column width problems. By trial and error I was able to modify the .GCM file to repair the width of a couple of columns that I had narrowed (not to 0 or 1 but 5). Adrien Monteleone'

Re: [GNC] Balance column Lost

2023-12-20 Thread Stephen Rudolph
The suggestion about editing the .gcm files for column width is solid gold. I've no idea what all the register codes indicate but I'll leave that for another day. Meanwhile, Thanks! ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your

Re: [GNC] Can I print an account?

2023-12-18 Thread Stephen M. Butler
Check out the Transaction Report.  You will have to configure it to get any useful information.  One or more accounts, date range, etc. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D

Re: [GNC] Transaction Report Options menu bug report

2023-12-01 Thread Stephen M. Butler
/ On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 3:27 PM Stephen M. Butler wrote: 799149 <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799149> filed.  After initial set of options for Transaction Report, then the Options, Print and Make PDF menu options are greyed out on the menu bar. Scre

Re: [GNC] Transaction Report Options menu bug report

2023-12-01 Thread Stephen M. Butler
I will update the bug report as I did a git pull for 5.4-117, did the build and all works as expected. I'm going to presume fixed between patch 62 and 117. On 12/1/23 13:34, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Might be something in a dependency in 23.10. I can report it also works fine on MacOS. Regards

[GNC] Transaction Report Options menu bug report

2023-12-01 Thread Stephen M. Butler
799149 filed.  After initial set of options for Transaction Report, then the Options, Print and Make PDF menu options are greyed out on the menu bar. Screenshot attached to bug report. Ubuntu 23.10 and GnuCash Version: 5.4  Build ID: git 5.4-6

Re: [GNC] Can I find transactions into an account that has only one split?

2023-11-24 Thread Stephen M. Butler
My client provides a whole range of options:  Reply; Reply List; Reply All.  No default. It must be up to the email software the recipient is using.  If they want a new default then they need to get a new client with the the default they want. On 11/24/23 11:16, R Losey wrote: I was not aw

Re: [GNC] Help pages not showing

2023-11-18 Thread Stephen Cohoon
I am running transaction reports without any problems. I have Intel graphics. -Stephen On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 19:11 john wrote: > > > > On Nov 17, 2023, at 10:53, John Ralls wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Nov 17, 2023, at 9:06 AM, Stephen Cohoon wrote:

[GNC] Help pages not showing

2023-11-17 Thread Stephen Cohoon
When I access the help button on the account edit window or from the help | contents menu I get a blank window. Running Flathub 5.4.1 on Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS Linux. Is this a known problem? -Stephen -- Stephen Cohoon smcoh...@gmail.com If there's a problem that can't be solved wit

Re: [GNC] Dealing with escrow account

2023-10-31 Thread Stephen M. Butler
I treat it like another asset account.  The monthly escrow amount goes in and when the escrow pays out it comes out as an expense. So your monthly payment out of your checking account ends up in three places: 1.  Interest Expense. 2.  Liability reduction (the mortgage). 3.  Escrow asset accoun

Re: [GNC] Having issues with gsettings, dconf, gsettings-dconf-backend and GnuCash

2023-10-22 Thread Stephen M. Butler
I am on Ubuntu 23.04.  My settings allow for the most recent version and I have not seen 23.10 as an optional update to apply. But, on 23.04 I have had not problems building the most recent versions of GnuCash from the GIT repository.  A number of releases back a script was made available that

Re: [GNC] I need basic help

2023-10-18 Thread Stephen M. Butler
account assignment or it may see a new description and not know leaving it assigned to the Invalid Account.  This is your clue to click on that line (perhaps double click) and make the appropriate assignment. Hopefully this helps you on future imports. --Steve Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle

Re: [GNC] Bad date not caught

2023-10-12 Thread Stephen M. Butler
The parser should know the local date format for the user.  That would resolve the M/D/Y, D/M/Y, and Y/M/D format issue. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A

Re: [GNC] 5.4 build on linux

2023-09-25 Thread Stephen M. Butler
Mike, I'm running Ubuntu 23.04.  In my GnuCash folder I have a sub-folder called gnucash that is a git clone.  From that folder I do a git pull and git describe so I know what the latest is. Then I run a script in the GnuCash folder called build-gnucash that is listed below.  That generates

Re: [GNC] Transaction inconsistency when deleting account

2023-09-05 Thread Stephen M. Butler
Yup.  If you messed up an import then you definitely want to delete those transactions in all accounts.  If you left those entries hanging out there then a new import will also really mess up everything even more royally than what Gyle is suggesting. On 9/5/23 14:00, Gyle McCollam wrote: John

Re: [GNC] CSV Import

2023-08-24 Thread Stephen M. Butler
AM Stephen M. Butler wrote: I have used the CSV importer several times to great advantage.  At a minimum you need the following columns: 1.  Date -- be sure that you set the importer to the date format you used.  I use MM/DD/. 2.  Description -- What you want in the

Re: [GNC] CSV Import

2023-08-24 Thread Stephen M. Butler
I have used the CSV importer several times to great advantage.  At a minimum you need the following columns: 1.  Date -- be sure that you set the importer to the date format you used.  I use MM/DD/. 2.  Description -- What you want in the transaction description. 3.  Account Code -- Someth

Re: [GNC] Sort Transactions in Alphabetical Order, For Entering Expense Category (Account)

2023-08-13 Thread Stephen M. Butler
ormat layout for future use so you don't have to setup the layout each time. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 On 8/13/23 07:13, Tom Ba

Re: [GNC] Scheduled Transaction - Loan Amortization

2023-07-26 Thread Stephen M. Butler
Not sure how GnC does it.  I do nothing. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 On 7/26/23 12:12, Gyle McCollam wrote: Stephen, How does Gnucash

Re: [GNC] Scheduled Transaction - Loan Amortization

2023-07-26 Thread Stephen M. Butler
GnC appears to keep track of the number of months and updates it without any intervention on my end. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 On 7

Re: [GNC] Scheduled Transaction - Loan Amortization

2023-07-26 Thread Stephen M. Butler
with just i)                             240 is the total number of months for loan (20 yrs -- RV)                             51,630.34 is the original loan amount Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG

Re: [GNC] Two Instances as opposed to two separate files

2023-07-14 Thread Stephen M. Butler
posting. Q1: Do we top or bottom post? Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 On 7/14/23 17:56, R Losey wrote: Is there really a convention for

Re: [GNC] Window/Mac Summary Box difference

2023-07-13 Thread Stephen M. Butler
So I deleted those two transactions and Profits stayed at zero. Ended up quitting with saving.  On startup again the Profit was back and correct. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726

Re: [GNC] Window/Mac Summary Box difference

2023-07-13 Thread Stephen M. Butler
2023 (no worries, only 2 transactions to delete to reverse that) and saw Profits going to zero.  It left Net Assets alone. --Steve Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846

Re: [GNC] Backup

2023-06-28 Thread Stephen
need a third party primer on how to back up the data on your computer.  Without promoting any particular commercial products the following U-Tube video may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFw6kiH52TM On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 4:09 PM Stephen wrote: James, you're getting

Re: [GNC] Backup

2023-06-28 Thread Stephen
James, you're getting some good advice in the responses you've received so far. May I add that it might be useful to review the Gnucash Tutorial and Concepts Guide regarding types of files Gnucash makes/uses. This is in Chapter 2 (Ver 4 Tutorial) called Backing Up and Recovering Data. There is

Re: [GNC] Gun shy?

2023-06-27 Thread Stephen M. Butler
I'm running Build ID: git 5.3-12-gaba64c9762+(2023-06-26) On 6/27/23 10:38, R Losey wrote: (Heh) I wonder if we are all gun shy about downloading and installing GnuCash 5.3; I haven't seen anyone on this list say that they have used it and it is fine. ___

Re: [GNC] gnucash - Can't Save file

2023-06-27 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 6/27/23 7:34 AM, Neil Campbell wrote:  Unfortunately overnight my computer (Apple Mini M1) rebooted for some unknown reason and I lost it all anyway. Can you replay the logs and apply those changes? ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnu

Re: [GNC] ANNOUNCE: GnuCash 5.3 Released

2023-06-26 Thread Stephen Cohoon
I don't see the flatpak update for 5.3 yet. Is that coming? -Stephen On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 6:36 AM John Ralls wrote: > The GnuCash development team announces GnuCash 5.3, the fourth release in > the stable 5.x series. This is a snap release to fix the bug listed below. > >

Re: [GNC] Gnucash 5.2 not able to save

2023-06-26 Thread Stephen M. Butler
Yup.  Been all over the distribution list.  Options: 1.  Upgrade to 5.3 2.  Turn off file compression. 3.  Save to database instead of XML On 6/26/23 02:14, Robert Spring wrote: Hi I have just upgraded to 5.2.1 and followed the usual procedure that I have done many times. I am running on Mac

Re: [GNC] gnucash - Can't Save file

2023-06-26 Thread Stephen M. Butler
If you turn off compression, you will be able to save the file. Also, I have pulled down the first 9 patches to 5.2 and can verify that on my Ubuntu box the file save to a compressed file does work. Stephen M Butler stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166

Re: [GNC] How to edit pop-up menu when typing transaction descriptions

2023-06-06 Thread Stephen M. Butler
useful ones would be 30, 60, 90, 180, 360, ALL 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 On 6/6/23 07:32, David Carlson wrote: The problem

[GNC] Proposed enhancement to OFX/QFX import

2023-06-05 Thread Stephen Cohoon
case the present logic is invoked. 2. Suppress Notes - when set, skip the logic that populates the notes field of the transaction. Default is off in which case the present logic is invoked. These options function independently. What does the community think about this? -Stephen -- Stephen

Re: [GNC] cost of goods sold, unsold inventory

2023-05-21 Thread Stephen M. Butler
is against inventory. So for you, initially your inventory had $1000 in it (an asset account).  Each time you make a sale for $140 you also book a transaction to COGS of $100 with a reduction against inventory of $100. After six units sold your inventory should show $400 balance. Stephen M Butler

Re: [GNC] Tax report options (flywire)

2023-05-19 Thread Stephen
or AQBank type stuff and I am not following the discussion in re taxes.  Stephen On 5/18/2023 4:56 AM, Brad Morrison wrote: Hi Alex/all, Thank you for the overarching explanations about how GnuCash Tax Report Options work and some of the issues behind that. As I covered in my April 25 post

[GNC] Ubuntu 23.04 upgrade and GnuCash

2023-04-20 Thread Stephen M. Butler
rrent patch level. Uninstalled the -77 build and installed the -84 build.  It appears to be working again. Just an FYI in case you build on your box and then upgrade. -- Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350

Re: [GNC] CSV import crash in 5.0+

2023-04-20 Thread Stephen M. Butler
I have been running 5.0.77 on Ubuntu and importing CSV transactions without problems.  So this may be tied to Windows. Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846

Re: [GNC] Building 5.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

2023-03-29 Thread Stephen M. Butler
cent patch: 5.0-5-g77cb9c6af4+(2023-03-27) That may explain why my compiles work. --Steve On 3/29/23 16:39, Stephen M. Butler wrote: It might be easier to upgrade Ubuntu!  I am at 22.10. Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.n

Re: [GNC] Building 5.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

2023-03-29 Thread Stephen M. Butler
It might be easier to upgrade Ubuntu!  I am at 22.10. 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 On 3/29/23 15:39, Tom Weichmann wrote: So

Re: [GNC] Building 5.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

2023-03-29 Thread Stephen M. Butler
4 all libgtk3.0-cil-dev/kinetic,now 2.99.3-4build1 amd64 [installed] libgtk3.0-cil/kinetic,now 2.99.3-4build1 amd64 [installed] --Steve Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D

Re: [GNC] Building 5.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

2023-03-29 Thread Stephen M. Butler
Cannot specify compile definitions for imported target "PkgConfig::GTK3". I compiled just fine on Ubuntu 22.10.  Your problem may be older versions of GLIB2 and GTK3 (which might be GTK2 on 18.04). The newer versions needed for those modules may not be compatible with 18.04.

Re: [GNC] Schedule transaction for 2 Wednesday?

2023-03-09 Thread Stephen M. Butler
___ 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 usin

Re: [GNC] Schedule transaction for 2 Wednesday?

2023-03-09 Thread Stephen M. Butler
Set it on the Frequency tab. Frequency -- pick Monthly Every ? months -- (enter 1 into that box) On the {big drop down list}  -- Pick the '2nd Wed' from the list. Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 25

Re: [GNC] Building Gnucash on Fedora 37 - "No package 'glib-2.0' found" error

2023-03-09 Thread Stephen M. Butler
-dev apt-get install ktoblzcheck libktoblzcheck1-dev apt-get install libofx-dev apt-get install xsltproc apt-get install libdbi1 libdbi-dev libdbd-pgsql libdbd-mysql libdbd-sqlite3 apt-get install python3-pytest apt --yes --force-yes install googletest Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM stephen.m.butle

Re: [GNC] Demo accounts

2023-02-05 Thread Stephen
Just a suggestion - Using the Gnucash Tutorial and Concepts Guide one can build step-by-step a sample file beginning with "Putting It All Together" on page 28 (v4). I think this file, though not for a 5 year period, could suffice to give you examples of the types of transactions you're talking

Re: [GNC] How to force y in reconcile field

2023-02-02 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 2/2/23 10:14, Xe Roy wrote: I am new user who made a mistake in a previous reconcile. To correct the mistake, I need to change 2 transactions from n to y in the reconcile field. I see that is not possible via the program, so do I have to edit the .gnucash file or is there a better way? When

Re: [GNC] Is this a wacky idea

2023-01-30 Thread Stephen
your comments about this source. Sorry, I do not know how to reply directly to the gnucash-user mail list when I don't have your posting in my mail to reply list or reply all. A suggestion about how to do that is very welcomed!! Regards,  Stephen _

Re: [GNC] Reconciliation error - how should I correct?

2023-01-30 Thread Stephen
Presumably you are on a cash basis. If not then stop reading here. If on a cash basis then you (your bank) paid the bill in August, regardless of when you received the bill. Why do you say the transaction occurred in June? Maybe the work was done/goods were delivered, etc. but the bill was paid

Re: [GNC] Is this a wacky idea?

2023-01-29 Thread Stephen
I agree with Fred Bone's comments about the portable version. You might be clicking on some ad-driven thing or maybe going far afield. I think you are not getting to the right website to download portable Gnucash. There is one site on SourceForge "brought to you by Rayven01 that seems pretty H

Re: [GNC] gnu cash creates a ton of files.

2023-01-28 Thread Stephen
Look at the Gnucash Tutorial and Concepts Guide. Shows Gnucash file extensions and what each is designed to do. https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/basics-backup1.html On 1/28/2023 4:25 PM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: On Sat, 28 Jan 2023 at 22:04, wrote: I get a lot of files in my do

Re: [GNC] GnuCash: What scheduled transactions can't do

2023-01-27 Thread Stephen
For some things I can't get Gnucash to do I just export transactions to CSV and then use Excel (and Power Query if needed) to get info in form I want it to be. I don't know whether scheduled items can be exported or not because I haven't set up any (I know what it is about, I just don't need to

Re: [GNC] Start up cost in GnuCash

2023-01-24 Thread Stephen M. Butler
business? 3.  Will the business refund you or are these your own expenses? Only your CPA can guide you correctly. --Steve Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 --- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4

Re: [GNC] Getting OFX files via the command line: (was: Re: Morgan Stanley Portfolio)

2023-01-23 Thread Stephen
tanley and for another bank (JP Morgan Chase). Looking further into it both banks have SSL Failed Validation for every day since August 3, 2022. What is the significance of this, please? May one take it that the OFX non-fails is a good thing and data was obtained? Thanks,  Stephen On 1/23/2

Re: [GNC] How to move a transaction

2023-01-18 Thread Stephen
Agree. Just edit the transfer account(s). It is only a conjecture on my part but if you are talking about transferring transactions say from one set of books for customer A to another set of books for Customer B then would say that that cannot be done but as long as the transactions are in a si

Re: [GNC] Crash on account delete

2023-01-17 Thread Stephen Rudolph
Adrien Monteleone posted in reply to Xe Roy > The lost transactions were in other accounts. > I assume that when the program crashed, I lost everything since the last automatic save. Highly likely. Investigate your auto-save interval in the meantime. Maybe a shorter one wi

Re: [GNC] Certificate of Deposit Early Withdrawal Penalty Account Entry

2023-01-16 Thread Stephen
appreciate yours and Gyle's comments. On 1/16/2023 11:43 AM, Murugan Muruganandam wrote: thanks Stephen so it can be 2 cases 1. Interest re invested: 1. Cr: Income: Interest Earned and Dr: CD Account 2. interest non re invested 1. Cr: Income: Interest Earned and Dr: Bank: Bank Ac

Re: [GNC] Certificate of Deposit Early Withdrawal Penalty Account Entry

2023-01-16 Thread Stephen
ut I'll take it! On 1/15/2023 9:22 PM, Gyle McCollam wrote: Stephen, I could be wrong, but I bet when you get the 1099 for the CD both the interest and principal penalties will be combined in the penalty box.  Technically, the penalty is defined as simple interest for x days (depending on the

Re: [GNC] Certificate of Deposit Early Withdrawal Penalty Account Entry

2023-01-16 Thread Stephen
Some clarification: Murugan, I did earn interest on the CD throughout most of 2022 and showed it as earned interest in the CD account transactions and also in an earned interest transactions account. On 1/15/2023 4:54 PM, Stephen wrote: Interest is accounted for as income per CD account. The

Re: [GNC] Certificate of Deposit Early Withdrawal Penalty Account Entry

2023-01-15 Thread Stephen
by account (because the penalty is for closing the account -- a one time event). On 1/15/2023 2:59 PM, Murugan Muruganandam wrote: stephen one inquisitive question. did you receive any interest on the CD at all earlier and if so how did you account it Saludos Cordiales Murugan

Re: [GNC] Certificate of Deposit Early Withdrawal Penalty Account Entry

2023-01-15 Thread Stephen
ccol...@gyleshomes.com>email *From:* gnucash-user on behalf of Murugan Muruganandam *Sent:* Sunday, January 15, 2023 11:17 AM *To:* Stephen ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org *Subject:* Re: [GNC] Certificate of Deposit Early Withdrawal Penalty Account Entry hi St

Re: [GNC] Merge two pairs -> one 4-way split

2023-01-15 Thread Stephen M. Butler
I have to manually re-enter 40 transactions? I do not know of a way to easily merge transactions. On a practical note.  Why make the change retroactive?  My solution is to let the past be and make the change going forward. -- Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg

[GNC] Certificate of Deposit Early Withdrawal Penalty Account Entry

2023-01-14 Thread Stephen
I had a CD that I closed before it matured. The bank applied a penalty of 90 days interest at the CD rate. In fact the total penalty was figured as the sum of principal penalty of $1,366.62 and penalty amount paid from interest earned for the period of a partial month of $162.89 for a total pen

Re: [GNC] Are accountants happy with CVS exports?

2023-01-03 Thread Stephen M. Butler
iled transaction report by account/date.  So far they haven't asked for it. -- 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

Re: [GNC] Are accountants happy with CVS exports?

2023-01-02 Thread Stephen M. Butler
ript. Dave -- 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 ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 12/30/22 14:48, Adrien Monteleone wrote: How do you do that for a posted bill/invoice? Mine is immutable. (and should be) Regards, Adrien On 12/30/22 4:32 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: I just modify the account on that one line to point to Postage.  It doesn't seem to hurt any and

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 12/30/22 12:43, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: I paid for some postage for £12.54, but instead of sticking the expense account as Postage, I put Payroll - well, then do both begin with P. Given I have reconciled the bank account, is it dangerous to change the account this transaction is debited to,

Re: [GNC] Changing registers in the middle of entering or editing a transaction

2022-12-28 Thread Stephen M. Butler
fect in the coding sheet paper." "I thought so but Carla punched a period there.  I'll fix it." Still love that woman.  48 years tomorrow! PS.  Had a student once ask what was "Syntax".  Told her it was the tax the government applied for her sins! -- Stephen M

Re: [GNC] How to handle inventory assets in GnuCash?

2022-12-20 Thread Stephen M. Butler
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. -- Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166

Re: [GNC] Roth IRA conversion

2022-12-19 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 12/19/22 14:53, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: On 12/19/2022 2:49 PM, David T. wrote: Michael, While I fully respect your answer, with over 45 million IRA accounts in the US (according to one source I found online), this is a pretty common circumstance. It should be possible for basic guid

Re: [GNC] Is there a way to find date & time a transaction was entered?

2022-12-18 Thread Stephen M. Butler
so lazy so I just do the minimum needed to fix my mistakes. -- 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

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-14 Thread Stephen M. Butler
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Re: [GNC] How can I enter all fixed assets?

2022-11-30 Thread Stephen M. Butler
y the company, for example receipts, petty cash books, orders and delivery notes - all money received by the company, for example invoices, contracts, sales books and till rolls - any other relevant documents, for example bank statements and correspondence -- Stephen

Re: [GNC] How can I enter all fixed assets?

2022-11-29 Thread Stephen M. Butler
evious responders is:  There is no Fixed Assets module in GnuCash! Given Michaels comments above, you find it better to keep a spread-sheet for each class of asset (depreciation rate/age) and keep the sub-totals in GnuCash. -- Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...

Re: [GNC] can't find gnucash on my computer

2022-11-20 Thread Stephen M. Butler
ve my data from quicken to gnucash.  thanks for any help. -- 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

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