Re: Pre-introduction question to the use of GnuCash.

[Dave H]

Hi Jeff,

I use the exact same file on Windows 7 & 10, Mac High Sierra and Ubuntu
17.04 Linux without a problem.

I'm using Dropbox currently to synchronise the file between pc's so don't
really have to worry about opening a file on a network drive from different
machines simultaneously, I just have to remember to synchronise it locally
on whatever pc I happen to be on at the time :-)

Cheers Dave H.


On 22 November 2017 at 14:21, Jeff Hobson  wrote:

> I would like to start using this program in my home environment. The
> computers in use here are divided between MAC and Windows10. The basic
> question is if the two versions (MAC & Windows) can share the same data
> files if they both can access a mutually connected Network disk. Clearly if
> there is no conflict in the basic application, a true conflict would arise
> if both platforms were modifying the data at the same time. That caveat,
> understood is the real barrier to mutual and simultaneous access.
>
> Thank you for your attention and advice
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Pre-introduction question to the use of GnuCash.

[Jeff Hobson]

I would like to start using this program in my home environment. The computers 
in use here are divided between MAC and Windows10. The basic question is if the 
two versions (MAC & Windows) can share the same data files if they both can 
access a mutually connected Network disk. Clearly if there is no conflict in 
the basic application, a true conflict would arise if both platforms were 
modifying the data at the same time. That caveat, understood is the real 
barrier to mutual and simultaneous access. 

Thank you for your attention and advice

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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Re: Restarting a Scheduled Transaction - possible ?

[David Carlson]

AEG,

I have succeeded in re-using scheduled transactions but there are some
limitations.  In your case, I think that using the for some number of
occurrences may be what is preventing further use of that SX.  I have never
used that box.  Last Occurred is only settable by the program so once it
has set that, I think there is no way to change the SX to add another
occurrence before that date.

As you have surmised, it is likely easier to duplicate a recent occurrence
in the register and create a new SX from that.

David C

On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 9:23 PM, aegross  wrote:

> Greetings, I had a scheduled transaction that ran for x months and has now
> ended.  I would like to restart the transaction with some changes.  I used
> the SX editor to change the start date but the transaction would not
> restart
> -- I tried restarting gnucash to start the next series of transactions, but
> nothing happens.  Also tried running the "since last run" command but that
> didn't help.
>
> Running GC v2.6.17 on Mac OS Sierra (10.12.6)
>
> Parameters around the transaction:
>
> OVERVIEW tab
> - "enable" checkbox is checked
> - the new date (that I set trying to restart the transaction) persists
> after
> restarting GnuCash and is currently one day (11/22) in the future.
> - "create automatically" is checked
> - "create in advance" is set to 15 days.
> - last occurred (which I can't change), is actually 2 days in the future
> (11/23) and was an error when the original transaction was created; before
> trying to restart the transaction series I had deleted this incorrect entry
> in the account.
> - Under "For", it's set to 12 occurrences.
>
> FREQUENCY TAB
> - "Start" date is set to 11/22/17 (had been 11/23/16 originally)
> - Every "1" months
> - On the "22nd", except "no change"
>
> Am thinking either scheduled transactions can't be restarted (or recycled)
> OR having the SX editor think the last transaction occurred after the next
> scheduled transaction (the first transaction in the new series) is a
> problem.
>
> After writing all this I am thinking the answer is probably just to delete
> and redo the SX; any other ideas?
>
>
> Thanks,
> AEG
>
>
>
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Re: Could not obtain the lock

[David Carlson]

I believe that others will concur that you do not have write permission in
the folder containing that data file.  Is your user name User?

That is also why GnuCash failed to create a .LCK file.  You need to make a
new folder on your desktop, call it Moira_GnuCash_Data or similar and use
file manager to save a copy of the data file there.  Alternatively, when
you have the file open in GnuCash just do a Save As... into a new folder on
your desktop.  You will not be able to save any data until you do that.

David C


On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 8:32 PM,  wrote:

> David...
>
> > The lock file is always in the same folder as the data file and it always
> > has the same name as the data file with the suffix .LCK  Unless you are
> > doing something very unusual, the files will be visible in your file
> > explorer as long as you put them somewhere in your user folder on your
> > local machine ('C' Drive) or on a removable device.  If you are using
> > cloud storage, you may have a problem with the configuration.
>
> I looked in the same folder as the data file, there is no .LCK file there.
>
> > In Windows the user name matters when there are more than one user on
> the same machine, but on single user machines it does not matter if the
> files were created in another machine under a different user name.
>
> Then that is not the problem; these files were created in another file
> under a different user name; both machines were single user.
>
> > What do you mean by "it asks me to save the file as a new file"?  Have
> you been clicking on "File > Save" and immediately getting a message to
> "Save As.." or does the "Save" button go grey and the asterisk that was
> in front of the file name in the top banner disappear?. If you do get
> the "Save As..." prompt, just save it to a different folder under your
> desktop temporarily until you can find the problem.
>
> The actual error message I get when I click Save is "Could not make a
> backup of the file C:\Users\User\Documents\blahblahblah.gnucash"
>
> I then click "Close" (the only option in the error window), and it open
> the Save window.  Regardless of how or where I save it, I get an error
> message "GnuCash could not write to C:\Users\User\Documents\Temporary
> Gnucash\blahblahblah.gnucash. That database may be on a read-only file
> system, or you may not have write permission for the directory." If I try
> to overwrite the existing file, I get the warning message that it alredy
> exists, and after that "Could not make a backup of the file
> C:\Users\User\Documents\blahblahblah.gnucash" The changes don't save.
>
> > Exactly how do you exit the program?  Are the transactions you entered
> > recently reappearing when you re-open the file?  Do you start the
> program by clicking on the program icon or on the data file icon or a
> shortcut to the data file?
>
> I exit by clicking on Save, and then when that is done, either clicking on
> the X in the upper left corner or with File - Quit. Same results either
> way.  I start the program from the descktop shortcut, but get the same
> results when I open it from the Start menu.
>
> Help!
>
>
>
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Restarting a Scheduled Transaction - possible ?

[aegross]

Greetings, I had a scheduled transaction that ran for x months and has now
ended.  I would like to restart the transaction with some changes.  I used
the SX editor to change the start date but the transaction would not restart
-- I tried restarting gnucash to start the next series of transactions, but
nothing happens.  Also tried running the "since last run" command but that
didn't help.   

Running GC v2.6.17 on Mac OS Sierra (10.12.6)

Parameters around the transaction:

OVERVIEW tab
- "enable" checkbox is checked
- the new date (that I set trying to restart the transaction) persists after
restarting GnuCash and is currently one day (11/22) in the future.  
- "create automatically" is checked
- "create in advance" is set to 15 days. 
- last occurred (which I can't change), is actually 2 days in the future
(11/23) and was an error when the original transaction was created; before
trying to restart the transaction series I had deleted this incorrect entry
in the account. 
- Under "For", it's set to 12 occurrences. 

FREQUENCY TAB
- "Start" date is set to 11/22/17 (had been 11/23/16 originally)
- Every "1" months
- On the "22nd", except "no change"

Am thinking either scheduled transactions can't be restarted (or recycled)
OR having the SX editor think the last transaction occurred after the next
scheduled transaction (the first transaction in the new series) is a
problem.

After writing all this I am thinking the answer is probably just to delete
and redo the SX; any other ideas? 


Thanks,
AEG 



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Re: GnuCash question

[Dean Gibson]

Exactly!  Since there are two periods in the version number, they cannot 
possibly be a decimal fraction indicator.  Each number (major version, 
minor version, & revision level) are separate whole numbers.


If one is using Windows 10, go to the "System" page & note the current 
Microsoft version: 10.16299.64.  Soon the revision level (typically 
every time an update forces a reboot) will be over 100, just like for 
earlier builds.  There is never a leading zero, because each number is a 
whole number, not a decimal fraction.


This is a standard industry way of denoting the major version, minor 
version, & revision level.



On 2017-11-21 18:56, George Riner wrote:

Interesting interpretation of what the period (or 'dot') symbol means as 
punctuation between the levels of revisions in the releases. It does not mean a 
decimal fraction part thereof. It is more representative of say an outline 
level, such as what Microsoft Word would produce if one had subheadings 
numbered 1 through 18 - the ones numbered 1 through 9 would not have a zero and 
I think most people would readily understand that 3 is less than 18.

2.6.18 means the 18th revision of the 6th version of release 2.

If the future versions of gnucash proceed up to "2.10", I don't think the 
developers should expected to go back and renumber 2.1 to 2.01; 2.2 to 2.02; etc.; Nor 
should they have been expected to start that numbering at the outset not knowing if they 
would even get to a 2.10 before getting to release 3.0

: George
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On November 21, 2017 5:59:54 PM PST, Alan Whiteman  
wrote:

I think the confusion is that .3 is generally accepted (here in the
U.S., anyway) as "0.30".

so .3 = .30

Perhaps the number method should be 2.6.03 instead of 2.6.3... For the
future, of course.

On 11/21/2017 11:14 AM, davel...@mac.com wrote:

Please keep replies on the list as it may help others.

Yes, 2.6.18 is newer. Each number between the periods is a separate

number and 18 is greater than 3.

In general, do not download the 2.7.x versions as those are beta

releases for the next version unless you are testing those with other
data (i.e., don't run a 2.7 with the only copy of your actual data
file).

Dave


On Nov 21, 2017, at 12:34 PM, Sean Perlmutter

 wrote:

Hi Dave,

Just requested access to the list. But looking for an answer

quickly. Saw your reply re the issue below and thought I’d contact you
directly. Hope that’s ok.

I’ve got the same issue: Just updated to High Sierra, now GnuCash

won’t open. And I can’t find Gnucash.app/contents/Resources/lib.

I see your workaround is to just update to the newest version of

GnuCash. Which I’m happy to do. But something is odd.

I have version 2.6.3, installed March 2014. And the GnuCash homepage

shows the most recent version as 2.6.18. The version number is lower!
Am I missing something? Is that more recent than 2.6.3?

Thanks in advance for your help.
Sean




On Nov 16, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Peter Schoonmaker 
at gmail.com

wrote:
   


   Hello,

   


   I’ve used Gnucash for several years and I love it. But, I’m a

complete novice about the technical side of Gnucash and I need very
basic help. I understand that the following is a fix or work around my
recent problem:
   


   copy /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib to Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib

   


   However, I don’t know what the above line means nor how to

implement it. In other words, how do I copy /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib to
Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib?
   


   I’m embarrassed to admit my lack of knowledge, but I would need a

step by step description in order to fix this problem on my MacBook
Pro.
   


   I don’t even know the version of Gnucash that I’m running. I don’t

want to lose my data from the last few years. Is it safe to try to
reinstall Gnucash with the latest version?
   


   I’ve thought about moving my Gnucash data from my current computer

to another Mac that’s running an older operating system than High
Sierra, but I don’t even know how to begin to do that.
   


   Thanks, in advance, for any assistance you can give me. I’ve

copied this message to my regular email address so I won’t miss any
replies. Thanks again.
   


   Peter



That fix is only needed if you're running an old version. The easier

solution is to download the latest gnucash for Mac which no longer
requires that fix.

Copying it to another computer requires knowledge of where the data

file you are using is stored. If your only goal is to get gnucash
running again, just install the latest version on the High Sierra
computer. If you still want to move it to another computer, we'll need
to figure out where your data file is installed. I'm not at a computer
with gnucash installed right now so I can't check how to tell that.

HTH,
Dave


   

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Re: GnuCash question

[Nelson Handcock]

Well put George! That's exactly how I see it too


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On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 12:56 PM, George Riner 
wrote:

> Interesting interpretation of what the period (or 'dot') symbol means as
> punctuation between the levels of revisions in the releases. It does not
> mean a decimal fraction part thereof. It is more representative of say an
> outline level, such as what Microsoft Word would produce if one had
> subheadings numbered 1 through 18 - the ones numbered 1 through 9 would not
> have a zero and I think most people would readily understand that 3 is less
> than 18.
>
> 2.6.18 means the 18th revision of the 6th version of release 2.
>
> If the future versions of gnucash proceed up to "2.10", I don't think the
> developers should expected to go back and renumber 2.1 to 2.01; 2.2 to
> 2.02; etc.; Nor should they have been expected to start that numbering at
> the outset not knowing if they would even get to a 2.10 before getting to
> release 3.0
>
> : George
> -- -- --
> Sent by Droid.
>
> On November 21, 2017 5:59:54 PM PST, Alan Whiteman 
> wrote:
> >I think the confusion is that .3 is generally accepted (here in the
> >U.S., anyway) as "0.30".
> >
> >so .3 = .30
> >
> >Perhaps the number method should be 2.6.03 instead of 2.6.3... For the
> >future, of course.
> >
> >On 11/21/2017 11:14 AM, davel...@mac.com wrote:
> >> Please keep replies on the list as it may help others.
> >>
> >> Yes, 2.6.18 is newer. Each number between the periods is a separate
> >number and 18 is greater than 3.
> >>
> >> In general, do not download the 2.7.x versions as those are beta
> >releases for the next version unless you are testing those with other
> >data (i.e., don't run a 2.7 with the only copy of your actual data
> >file).
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>> On Nov 21, 2017, at 12:34 PM, Sean Perlmutter
> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Dave,
> >>>
> >>> Just requested access to the list. But looking for an answer
> >quickly. Saw your reply re the issue below and thought I’d contact you
> >directly. Hope that’s ok.
> >>>
> >>> I’ve got the same issue: Just updated to High Sierra, now GnuCash
> >won’t open. And I can’t find Gnucash.app/contents/Resources/lib.
> >>>
> >>> I see your workaround is to just update to the newest version of
> >GnuCash. Which I’m happy to do. But something is odd.
> >>>
> >>> I have version 2.6.3, installed March 2014. And the GnuCash homepage
> >shows the most recent version as 2.6.18. The version number is lower!
> >Am I missing something? Is that more recent than 2.6.3?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance for your help.
> >>> Sean
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>  On Nov 16, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Peter Schoonmaker  >at gmail.com
>  wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   Hello,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   I’ve used Gnucash for several years and I love it. But, I’m a
> >complete novice about the technical side of Gnucash and I need very
> >basic help. I understand that the following is a fix or work around my
> >recent problem:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   copy /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib to Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   However, I don’t know what the above line means nor how to
> >implement it. In other words, how do I copy /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib to
> >Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   I’m embarrassed to admit my lack of knowledge, but I would need a
> >step by step description in order to fix this problem on my MacBook
> >Pro.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   I don’t even know the version of Gnucash that I’m running. I don’t
> >want to lose my data from the last few years. Is it safe to try to
> >reinstall Gnucash with the latest version?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   I’ve thought about moving my Gnucash data from my current computer
> >to another Mac that’s running an older operating system than High
> >Sierra, but I don’t even know how to begin to do that.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   Thanks, in advance, for any assistance you can give me. I’ve
> >copied this message to my regular email address so I won’t miss any
> >replies. Thanks again.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   Peter
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> That fix is only needed if you're running an old version. The easier
> >solution is to download the latest gnucash for Mac which no longer
> >requires that fix.
> >>>
> >>> Copying it to another computer requires knowledge of where the data
> >file you are using is stored. If your only goal is to get gnucash
> >running again, just install the latest version on the High Sierra
> >computer. If you still want to move it to another computer, we'll need
> >to figure out where your data file is installed. I'm not at a computer
> >with gnucash installed right now so I can't check how to tell that.
> >>>
> >>> HTH,
> >>> Dave
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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Re: GnuCash question

[George Riner]

Interesting interpretation of what the period (or 'dot') symbol means as 
punctuation between the levels of revisions in the releases. It does not mean a 
decimal fraction part thereof. It is more representative of say an outline 
level, such as what Microsoft Word would produce if one had subheadings 
numbered 1 through 18 - the ones numbered 1 through 9 would not have a zero and 
I think most people would readily understand that 3 is less than 18.

2.6.18 means the 18th revision of the 6th version of release 2.

If the future versions of gnucash proceed up to "2.10", I don't think the 
developers should expected to go back and renumber 2.1 to 2.01; 2.2 to 2.02; 
etc.; Nor should they have been expected to start that numbering at the outset 
not knowing if they would even get to a 2.10 before getting to release 3.0

: George
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On November 21, 2017 5:59:54 PM PST, Alan Whiteman  
wrote:
>I think the confusion is that .3 is generally accepted (here in the 
>U.S., anyway) as "0.30".
>
>so .3 = .30
>
>Perhaps the number method should be 2.6.03 instead of 2.6.3... For the 
>future, of course.
>
>On 11/21/2017 11:14 AM, davel...@mac.com wrote:
>> Please keep replies on the list as it may help others.
>>
>> Yes, 2.6.18 is newer. Each number between the periods is a separate
>number and 18 is greater than 3.
>>
>> In general, do not download the 2.7.x versions as those are beta
>releases for the next version unless you are testing those with other
>data (i.e., don't run a 2.7 with the only copy of your actual data
>file).
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>> On Nov 21, 2017, at 12:34 PM, Sean Perlmutter
> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Dave,
>>>
>>> Just requested access to the list. But looking for an answer
>quickly. Saw your reply re the issue below and thought I’d contact you
>directly. Hope that’s ok.
>>>
>>> I’ve got the same issue: Just updated to High Sierra, now GnuCash
>won’t open. And I can’t find Gnucash.app/contents/Resources/lib.
>>>
>>> I see your workaround is to just update to the newest version of
>GnuCash. Which I’m happy to do. But something is odd.
>>>
>>> I have version 2.6.3, installed March 2014. And the GnuCash homepage
>shows the most recent version as 2.6.18. The version number is lower!
>Am I missing something? Is that more recent than 2.6.3?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>> Sean
>>>
>>>
>>>
 On Nov 16, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Peter Schoonmaker at gmail.com
 wrote:
>>>   
>>>
>>>   Hello,
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>   I’ve used Gnucash for several years and I love it. But, I’m a
>complete novice about the technical side of Gnucash and I need very
>basic help. I understand that the following is a fix or work around my
>recent problem:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>   copy /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib to Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>   However, I don’t know what the above line means nor how to
>implement it. In other words, how do I copy /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib to
>Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib?
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>   I’m embarrassed to admit my lack of knowledge, but I would need a
>step by step description in order to fix this problem on my MacBook
>Pro.
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>   I don’t even know the version of Gnucash that I’m running. I don’t
>want to lose my data from the last few years. Is it safe to try to
>reinstall Gnucash with the latest version?
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>   I’ve thought about moving my Gnucash data from my current computer
>to another Mac that’s running an older operating system than High
>Sierra, but I don’t even know how to begin to do that.
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>   Thanks, in advance, for any assistance you can give me. I’ve
>copied this message to my regular email address so I won’t miss any
>replies. Thanks again.
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>   Peter
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That fix is only needed if you're running an old version. The easier
>solution is to download the latest gnucash for Mac which no longer
>requires that fix.
>>>
>>> Copying it to another computer requires knowledge of where the data
>file you are using is stored. If your only goal is to get gnucash
>running again, just install the latest version on the High Sierra
>computer. If you still want to move it to another computer, we'll need
>to figure out where your data file is installed. I'm not at a computer
>with gnucash installed right now so I can't check how to tell that.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>   
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Re: GnuCash question

[Alan Whiteman]

I think the confusion is that .3 is generally accepted (here in the 
U.S., anyway) as "0.30".


so .3 = .30

Perhaps the number method should be 2.6.03 instead of 2.6.3... For the 
future, of course.


On 11/21/2017 11:14 AM, davel...@mac.com wrote:

Please keep replies on the list as it may help others.

Yes, 2.6.18 is newer. Each number between the periods is a separate number and 
18 is greater than 3.

In general, do not download the 2.7.x versions as those are beta releases for 
the next version unless you are testing those with other data (i.e., don't run 
a 2.7 with the only copy of your actual data file).

Dave


On Nov 21, 2017, at 12:34 PM, Sean Perlmutter  wrote:

Hi Dave,

Just requested access to the list. But looking for an answer quickly. Saw your 
reply re the issue below and thought I’d contact you directly. Hope that’s ok.

I’ve got the same issue: Just updated to High Sierra, now GnuCash won’t open. 
And I can’t find Gnucash.app/contents/Resources/lib.

I see your workaround is to just update to the newest version of GnuCash. Which 
I’m happy to do. But something is odd.

I have version 2.6.3, installed March 2014. And the GnuCash homepage shows the 
most recent version as 2.6.18. The version number is lower! Am I missing 
something? Is that more recent than 2.6.3?

Thanks in advance for your help.
Sean




On Nov 16, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Peter Schoonmaker   


  Hello,

  


  I’ve used Gnucash for several years and I love it. But, I’m a complete novice 
about the technical side of Gnucash and I need very basic help. I understand 
that the following is a fix or work around my recent problem:

  


  copy /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib to Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib

  


  However, I don’t know what the above line means nor how to implement it. In 
other words, how do I copy /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib to 
Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib?

  


  I’m embarrassed to admit my lack of knowledge, but I would need a step by 
step description in order to fix this problem on my MacBook Pro.

  


  I don’t even know the version of Gnucash that I’m running. I don’t want to 
lose my data from the last few years. Is it safe to try to reinstall Gnucash 
with the latest version?

  


  I’ve thought about moving my Gnucash data from my current computer to another 
Mac that’s running an older operating system than High Sierra, but I don’t even 
know how to begin to do that.

  


  Thanks, in advance, for any assistance you can give me. I’ve copied this 
message to my regular email address so I won’t miss any replies. Thanks again.

  


  Peter



That fix is only needed if you're running an old version. The easier solution 
is to download the latest gnucash for Mac which no longer requires that fix.

Copying it to another computer requires knowledge of where the data file you 
are using is stored. If your only goal is to get gnucash running again, just 
install the latest version on the High Sierra computer. If you still want to 
move it to another computer, we'll need to figure out where your data file is 
installed. I'm not at a computer with gnucash installed right now so I can't 
check how to tell that.

HTH,
Dave


  

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Re: GnuCash question

[davelist]

Please keep replies on the list as it may help others.

Yes, 2.6.18 is newer. Each number between the periods is a separate number and 
18 is greater than 3. 

In general, do not download the 2.7.x versions as those are beta releases for 
the next version unless you are testing those with other data (i.e., don't run 
a 2.7 with the only copy of your actual data file).

Dave

> On Nov 21, 2017, at 12:34 PM, Sean Perlmutter  wrote:
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> Just requested access to the list. But looking for an answer quickly. Saw 
> your reply re the issue below and thought I’d contact you directly. Hope 
> that’s ok.
> 
> I’ve got the same issue: Just updated to High Sierra, now GnuCash won’t open. 
> And I can’t find Gnucash.app/contents/Resources/lib.
> 
> I see your workaround is to just update to the newest version of GnuCash. 
> Which I’m happy to do. But something is odd. 
> 
> I have version 2.6.3, installed March 2014. And the GnuCash homepage shows 
> the most recent version as 2.6.18. The version number is lower! Am I missing 
> something? Is that more recent than 2.6.3?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help. 
> Sean
> 
> 
> 
> > On Nov 16, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Peter Schoonmaker  > gmail.com
> > wrote:
> 
> >
>  
> 
> >
>  Hello,
> 
> >
>  
> 
> >
>  I’ve used Gnucash for several years and I love it. But, I’m a complete 
> novice about the technical side of Gnucash and I need very basic help. I 
> understand that the following is a fix or work around my recent problem:
> 
> >
>  
> 
> >
>  copy /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib to Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib
> 
> >
>  
> 
> >
>  However, I don’t know what the above line means nor how to implement it. In 
> other words, how do I copy /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib to 
> Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib?
> 
> >
>  
> 
> >
>  I’m embarrassed to admit my lack of knowledge, but I would need a step by 
> step description in order to fix this problem on my MacBook Pro.
> 
> >
>  
> 
> >
>  I don’t even know the version of Gnucash that I’m running. I don’t want to 
> lose my data from the last few years. Is it safe to try to reinstall Gnucash 
> with the latest version? 
> 
> >
>  
> 
> >
>  I’ve thought about moving my Gnucash data from my current computer to 
> another Mac that’s running an older operating system than High Sierra, but I 
> don’t even know how to begin to do that.
> 
> >
>  
> 
> >
>  Thanks, in advance, for any assistance you can give me. I’ve copied this 
> message to my regular email address so I won’t miss any replies. Thanks again.
> 
> >
>  
> 
> >
>  Peter
> 
> 
> 
> That fix is only needed if you're running an old version. The easier solution 
> is to download the latest gnucash for Mac which no longer requires that fix.
> 
> Copying it to another computer requires knowledge of where the data file you 
> are using is stored. If your only goal is to get gnucash running again, just 
> install the latest version on the High Sierra computer. If you still want to 
> move it to another computer, we'll need to figure out where your data file is 
> installed. I'm not at a computer with gnucash installed right now so I can't 
> check how to tell that.
> 
> HTH,
> Dave
> 
> 
>  

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Re: 2.6.3 > 2.6.18?

[Christoph R]

Dear Sean,

2.6.18 has a higher version number than 2.6.3 (18 > 3!). 

And yes, you will need 2.6.18 to run gnucash on High Sierra.

Cheers,
Christoph

> Am 21.11.2017 um 19:04 schrieb Sean Perlmutter :
> 
> Hi GnuCashers,
> 
> New to the list and a rook when it comes to technical stuff, so forgive me
> in advance.
> 
> I’ve got the same issue as this
> :
> Just updated to High Sierra, now GnuCash won’t open. And I can’t find
> Gnucash.app/contents/Resources/lib.
> 
> It looks like the workaround is to simply update to the newest version of
> GnuCash. Which I’m happy to do. But something is odd.
> 
> I have version 2.6.3, installed March 2014. And the GnuCash homepage shows
> the most recent version as 2.6.18. The version number is lower! Am I
> missing something? Is that a more recent version than 2.6.3?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Sean
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2.6.3 > 2.6.18?

[Sean Perlmutter]

Hi GnuCashers,

New to the list and a rook when it comes to technical stuff, so forgive me
in advance.

I’ve got the same issue as this
:
Just updated to High Sierra, now GnuCash won’t open. And I can’t find
Gnucash.app/contents/Resources/lib.

It looks like the workaround is to simply update to the newest version of
GnuCash. Which I’m happy to do. But something is odd.

I have version 2.6.3, installed March 2014. And the GnuCash homepage shows
the most recent version as 2.6.18. The version number is lower! Am I
missing something? Is that a more recent version than 2.6.3?

Thanks in advance for your help.
Sean
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Re: Fwd: Need to print vouchers

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

"Md. Amirul Islam"  writes:

> Hi All,
>
> Please check the sample in attachment.
>
> Best Regards,

This looks like a standard Customer Invoice or Vendor Bill, albeit a
little nicer looking.  So in what way do the invoices/bills not solve
your problem?

> AMIRUL

-derek

> On 17 November 2017 at 15:00, Derek Atkins  wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> "Frank H. Ellenberger"  writes:
>
> > forwarding to the user list ...
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Do you have any option in Gnucash to print vouchers from software? Other
> > Accounting software have vouchers print option.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > AMIRUL
>
> Could you be a little more explicit about what you mean by "print
> vouchers"?  Are you asking about printing invoices?  credit notes?
> Something else?  Please explain.
>
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> -derek
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Re: Could not obtain the lock

[AC]

On 2017-11-21 00:46, David Carlson wrote:
> Moira,
> 
> The lock file is always in the same folder as the data file and it always
> has the same name as the data file with the suffix .LCK  Unless you are
> doing something very unusual, the files will be visible in your file
> explorer as long as you put them somewhere in your user folder on your
> local machine ('C' Drive) or on a removable device.  If you are using cloud
> storage, you may have a problem with the configuration.
> 
> In Windows the user name matters when there are more than one user on the
> same machine, but on single user machines it does not matter if the files
> were created in another machine under a different user name.



One small point, it *can* matter whether a file works on a single user
machine or not depending how it was copied from one to the other.  If a
transfer was performed with something like a USB memory stick that is
formatted using FAT or FAT32 then there should not be any problems as
ownership information is stripped when using those storage formats.
However, if the transfer was performed with an NTFS formatted memory
stick or if it was a network copy that can maintain NTFS attributes then
there will be a problem.

Windows stores ownership information internally as GUIDs which will be
unique across all machines assuming the user account was created
directly (not enterprise user management).  It doesn't matter whether
the machine is "single user" or "multi user", every locally created user
has a GUID that other machines won't know about.
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Re: GnuCash user list

[Xavier LAROSE]

I would like to know how to continue using GnuCash with high Sierra



--
Xavier

On 21 nov. 2017 à 17:06 +0100, Colin Law , wrote:
> On this list it is necessary to use Reply All or Reply list when
> replying, otherwise your post just goes to the previous sender and not
> back to the list. I am forwarding this to the list so others will see
> it.
>
> What is it that you don't know how to do?
>
> Colin
>
> On 21 November 2017 at 16:03, Xavier LAROSE  wrote:
> > I am already registered but can’t find my way when logged in
> > --
> > Xavier
> >
> > Le 21 novembre 2017 à 16:51:39, Colin Law (clan...@gmail.com) a écrit:
> >
> > On 21 November 2017 at 15:15, snwleopard1  wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > How connect to GnuCash user list ?
> > > I would like to know how to continue using GnuCash with high Sierra
> >
> > Register at https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user
> >
> > Colin
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Re: GnuCash user list

[Colin Law]

On this list it is necessary to use Reply All or Reply list when
replying, otherwise your post just goes to the previous sender and not
back to the list. I am forwarding this to the list so others will see
it.

What is it that you don't know how to do?

Colin

On 21 November 2017 at 16:03, Xavier LAROSE  wrote:
> I am already registered but can’t find my way when logged in
> --
> Xavier
>
> Le 21 novembre 2017 à 16:51:39, Colin Law (clan...@gmail.com) a écrit:
>
> On 21 November 2017 at 15:15, snwleopard1  wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> How connect to GnuCash user list ?
>> I would like to know how to continue using GnuCash with high Sierra
>
> Register at https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user
>
> Colin
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Re: GnuCash user list

[John Ralls]

> On Nov 21, 2017, at 7:15 AM, snwleopard1  wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> How connect to GnuCash user list ?
> I would like to know how to continue using GnuCash with high Sierra

You just did. You need GnuCash 2.6.18 for High Sierra.

Regards,
John Ralls

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Re: GnuCash user list

[Colin Law]

On 21 November 2017 at 15:15, snwleopard1  wrote:
> Hello,
>
> How connect to GnuCash user list ?
> I would like to know how to continue using GnuCash with high Sierra

Register at https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user

Colin
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GnuCash user list

[snwleopard1]

Hello,

How connect to GnuCash user list ?
I would like to know how to continue using GnuCash with high Sierra

X Larose
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Use MySQL to Create A Custom Expense Report

[Joseph Hesse]

I have written a short paper on how to use MySQL to create a custom 
expense report.  You can download it from my web site "www.actcx.com".  
Click on the MySQL link on the left.


I hope someone finds this useful.

Thank you

Joe Hesse

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Re: Could not obtain the lock

[David Carlson]

Moira,

The lock file is always in the same folder as the data file and it always
has the same name as the data file with the suffix .LCK  Unless you are
doing something very unusual, the files will be visible in your file
explorer as long as you put them somewhere in your user folder on your
local machine ('C' Drive) or on a removable device.  If you are using cloud
storage, you may have a problem with the configuration.

In Windows the user name matters when there are more than one user on the
same machine, but on single user machines it does not matter if the files
were created in another machine under a different user name.

What do you mean by "it asks me to save the file as a new file"?  Have you
been clicking on "File > Save" and immediately getting a message to "Save
As.." or does the "Save" button go grey and the asterisk that was in front
of the file name in the top banner disappear?.

If you do get the "Save As..." prompt, just save it to a different folder
under your desktop temporarily until you can find the problem.

Exactly how do you exit the program?  Are the transactions you entered
recently reappearing when you re-open the file?  Do you start the program
by clicking on the program icon or on the data file icon or a shortcut to
the data file?

David C

On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 1:35 AM, Maf. King  wrote:

> Hi Moira,
>
> What about the folder that the GC data file is in - is that read-only?
> can you
> create a file in that folder using some other program, say notepad or word?
>
> Don't know how windows manages username permissions - I know that some
> files
> can only be touched by an administrator.  You didn't specify windows in
> your
> OP, it would certainly be possible on linux that the new user ID would not
> have permissions to the files of an old ID...
>
> Maf.
>
>
> On Tuesday, 21 November 2017 02:49:30 GMT you wrote:
> > No, the files are not "Read-Only".
> >
> > My username for Windows??? Yes, it is different on the new computer. Does
> > that matter?
> >
>
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Re: Could not obtain the lock

[moirag]

No, the files are not "Read-Only".

My username for Windows??? Yes, it is different on the new computer. Does
that matter?
>
> Hi,
>
> Check if you have copied the file and made it read-only (or put it in a
> read-
> only directory).  MAybe your username is different or something?
>
> HTH,
> Maf.
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