Re: [GNC] Import QIF into placeholder

2024-09-28 Thread Steve Butler
1. Please file an enhancement request in bugzilla for GnuCash to warn that a destination account is flagged as a placeholder. Perhaps change the line color to yellow. I think red is currently used to show the match algorithm doesn't know which account to assign. 2. During past imports you trai

Re: [GNC] Database storage

2024-09-19 Thread Steve Butler
My first job out of college had a Honeywell 115 Mod 2 box. Hard drive (singular) was 10 MB. RAM was 32K of magnetic core. 6 bit CPU and 7 track 556 bpi tape (3 of them). Thought we were going to heaven when it was replaced by an HP 3000 with 7 hard drives of 47 MB each and 512 KB memory. The p

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

2024-09-18 Thread Steve Butler
I set up a Liability:CC name account. As each item is charged the one side is the appropriate expense account with the other being this Liability account. When check is sent then that transaction is between Assets:Bank Name:Checking and the Liability account. On Wed, Sep 18, 2024, 14:44 Bonifort

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

2024-09-03 Thread Steve Butler
Not if you want to match what you need to file taxes. You do want to start with gross and keep track of the deductions -- especially the taxes withheld. On Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 14:55 Kalpesh Patel wrote: > Couldn't one can elect to track paycheck by net rather than gross? > > -Original Message

Re: [GNC] Beginner use case: Checking, Savings, Credit Card = how do I correlate a transaction in Checking Withdrawal to Savings Deposit or Credit Card payment?

2024-08-13 Thread Steve Butler
As Michael stated, you don't truly understand double entry bookkeeping. During the import process, you specified the main checking/savings/cc account. But it appears you failed to identify the other account for each transaction. If you had done that, there is a fairly good chance that: 1. The i

Re: [GNC] Move working files

2024-08-13 Thread Steve Butler
The location of saved config values, saved reports, and other such items is O/S specific. Those need to be moved separate from the main file(s) that holds/hold you accounting book(s). I don't know the wiki location that references the various O/S locations. On Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 03:12 Mahon Finb

Re: [GNC] Watch me mess this up. Deposited money

2024-08-08 Thread Steve Butler
When entering numbers ignore the thousand separator. Also drop the fraction separator and double zero when it is zero. So, try this value: 2 On Thu, Aug 8, 2024, 09:33 James Baxter via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > To all.I tried to deposit like 20.000.00. It won't take

Re: [GNC] Check & Repair

2024-07-22 Thread Steve Butler
In the past there was a progress bar in the lower right of the window. It was vastly sped up in the 4 series. The last time I did a Check and Repair, I repeated it a few times in order to catch it. It may be so fast now that the progress bar is meaningless. On Sun, Jul 21, 2024, 19:57 Art Chime

Re: [GNC] Consolidated billing of two credit cards

2024-07-07 Thread Steve Butler
I presume the two CC accounts are in the Liabilities section. My approach depends on if I can download the transactions separately. If so, I would create a parent placeholder Liability account for that bank and move both CC accounts under it. At payment time write it against your checking accoun

Re: [GNC] Problem with Online Quotes/Price Database

2024-06-14 Thread Steve Barru
seems to work now. Thanks again for the assistance. Best, Steve On Sat, Jun 15, 2024 at 9:06 AM Kalpesh Patel wrote: > There is more than one way to install it, thankfully. > > With the procedure I provided, it least keeps screen output intact to > denote or capture the error w

[GNC] Problem with Online Quotes/Price Database

2024-06-12 Thread Steve Barru
exceptionally technical. Thanks for any help with this. Best, Steve -- steve barru photographs <http://stevebarru.com> Mobile: +84 393 022 059 Hoi An, Vietnam ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferen

Re: [GNC] Merge amounts in report

2024-04-20 Thread Steve Butler
The only way I know is to select both (all such) in a transaction report. Then produce the grand total. You would have to setup the options to get the specifics how you want them. On Fri, Apr 19, 2024, 20:00 Bruno Sampaio Alves wrote: > I have some expenses accounts that hold the same name (for

Re: [GNC] What account name do you use to record the apartment/house expenses related to the building?

2024-04-16 Thread Steve Butler
On Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 10:49 john wrote: > > > > On Apr 14, 2024, at 17:45, Oleander via gnucash-user < > gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > is "Housing" a proper account name if I want to include only my > apartment expenses like Rent/Mortgage and Repairs&Maintenance? I'd like to

Re: [GNC] Can't open old GnuCash file

2024-02-15 Thread Steve Butler
Can you install version 4.x on your box and try again. Maybe even a 3.x. On Thu, Feb 15, 2024, 17:01 MegaBrutal wrote: > Hello, > > I've been using GnuCash between 2015 to 2017 to help to straighten out > my personal finances. Due to changes in my life, my transaction count > increased signific

Re: [GNC] GnuCash with Interactive Brokers

2024-02-05 Thread Steve Butler
That is true for the first time. After that it will learn the matches you make and only ask for new ones. On Tue, Feb 6, 2024, 16:35 km22 via gnucash-user wrote: > Thanks. > > > Upon importing the OFX I am prompted to match the different bonds in the > statement with the relevant asset in GnuCa

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

2024-02-03 Thread Steve Butler
Which import? CSV? On Sun, Feb 4, 2024, 13:04 Jediator wrote: > I couldn't get the automatic account match to work when importing > bank/credit card transactions to GC. Is there anyway to manually create > the matching rules? Thanks! -- JC > ___ >

Re: [GNC] Feature request: Import assistant, room for big improvements

2024-01-15 Thread Steve Butler
I do it every OFX import. Works well. Ubuntu 23.10. GnC 5.4-117. Need anything else? BTW, works fine, the right click. On Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 21:12 Christopher Lam wrote: > Has anyone tried right click the relevant transaction(s) in the ofx or csv > import assistant? > > On Tue, 16 Jan 2024

[GNC] gnu-cash users to meet in person?

2024-01-07 Thread Steve Freeman
ravel occasionally to New York (especially Westchester), New Jersey, Philadelphia, Vermont and Boston and would be happy to meet with any users in any of these areas. Thanks, Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscri

Re: [GNC] Transaction not showing as reconciled when it should be.

2023-11-20 Thread Steve Butler
I suspect you have a transaction for the £107.29 that has already been reconciled when it shouldn't have been. Probably for a different date. Go get a transaction report for this account and sort by reconcile date. Look at transactions reconciled after the last good reconciliation date. I once

[GNC] All Saved Reports Return Empty

2023-10-31 Thread Steve Isenberg via gnucash-user
un returns empty. Nothing works, but there are no errors. I tried editing a couple of them, but that did not help. I even tried creating a new report, but that did not help either. How do I fix this issue? Thanks in advance Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing li

Re: [GNC] I need basic help

2023-10-19 Thread Steve Butler
On Wed, Oct 18, 2023, 23:04 Edwin Booth wrote: > Steve, > > Thanks for getting back to me! > > It seems that I need to first delete my newly downloaded file from GnuCash > and re-import it but first assign all the > Yes, remove those transitions or restore to a pre-import

[GNC] Sorry, first post: frequent imports always requiring intervention

2023-09-28 Thread Steve Freeman
iring intervention. Some of these are repeated transactions, e.g. Apple.Com/Bill $5.32. Is there some way to teach GnuCash to accept these? Thank you for any help. Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscri

[GNC] frequent imports always requiring intervention

2023-09-28 Thread Steve Freeman
When I import transactions (using csv) about 10% do not import, i.e. show up in red as requiring intervention. Some of these are repeated transactions, e.g. Apple.Com/Bill $5.32. is there some way to teach GnuCash to accept these? Thank you for any help. Steve - Steven F. Freeman

[GNC] Frequent imports always requiring intervention

2023-09-28 Thread Steve Freeman
When I import transactions (using csv) about 10% do not import, i.e. show up in red as requiring intervention. Some of these are repeated transactions, e.g. Apple.Com/Bill $5.32. Is there some way to teach GnuCash to accept these? Thank you for any help. Steve - Steven F. Freeman

Re: [GNC] get quotes via gnucash-cli for unknown quote source

2023-08-23 Thread Steve Butler
Not on this thread. Create a new subject and ask. On Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 21:08 jackielou wong wrote: > Hello there > > Can i ask for importing 100 transactions using csv. > > On Thu, Aug 24, 2023, 12:00 PM john wrote: > > > > > > > > On Aug 23, 2023, at 02:26, Jascha K via gnucash-user < > > gn

[GNC] Description field, freezes

2023-07-30 Thread Steve Miller
Just noticed that someone else here reported (see below) the exact same problem I experienced after installing 5.3 GnuCash in Windows, weeks ago. And I thought I was the only one (I posted my frustration here several weeks ago) Subject: Re: [GNC] Unable to enter data in "Description" field of a Tr

Re: [GNC] Accounts which are both Income and Expense accounts

2023-07-24 Thread Steve Butler
I tend to create these as Asset type accounts (I loan value to my buddy so this is Accounts Receivable or something for which I am to be reimbursed). That way a negative amount means I owe my buddy. It could also be a Liability account in that I borrowed from my buddy and it is an Account Payable.

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

2023-07-24 Thread Steve Butler
h each transaction. This way I have spotted some entries to wrong accounts and been able to fix them without changing to the other account. -- Steve On Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 02:39 Chris Green wrote: > Maybe I should put this a different way, the answers so far don't seem > to quite ad

Re: [GNC] Trouble building 5.3

2023-07-22 Thread Steve Butler
First I would upgrade those 191 packages. sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade Make sure everything upgradable was upgraded. Check that you have build-essentials. On Sat, Jul 22, 2023, 14:15 Simon Roberts wrote: > Hi all, I'm looking to build GNC 5.3 on my Ubuntu 20.04 box. I did this as > a tria

Re: [GNC] Income Statement versus Transaction Report

2023-07-19 Thread Steve Butler
Look on the currency tab if I remember correctly. On Wed, Jul 19, 2023, 20:25 David Cousens wrote: > Fred, > > You may need to look at the report options for the transaction report to > ensure > they match the settings used for the income statement report particularly > the > setting for beginni

[GNC] user groups that meet in person?

2023-07-14 Thread Steve Freeman
Are there any user groups that meet in person? I'd really like to occasionally work with others. Live in Connecticut, but travel to New York (especially Westchester), New Jersey and Philadelphia. Steve Freeman ___ gnucash-user mailing list gn

[GNC] GnuCash 5.3 autofill headaches

2023-06-27 Thread Steve Miller
Window 11 user here. I finally upgraded to the 5 series, 5.3 specifically. It all works great EXCEPT the autofill on the description in the register. I wish there was an option in the preferences to turn that OFF. I've spent more time playing around with that than I care to remember... things I e

Re: [GNC] Get Quotes under Ver 4.14 v 5.0 or 5.1 or 5.2 or 5.3

2023-06-27 Thread Steve Miller
mand prompt window > using perl as follows - perl "C:\Program Files > (x86)\gnucash\bin\gnc-fq-update" - you need double quotes around the file > path as it contains a space. > > On Tue, 27 Jun 2023 at 12:21, Steve Miller > wrote: > >> Ok, from searching around it

Re: [GNC] Get Quotes under Ver 4.14 v 5.0 or 5.1 or 5.2 or 5.3

2023-06-26 Thread Steve Miller
gnucash, just the main program app so no program in there w that name, so that's not helpful. I've looked in the gnucash documentation, but that provides no info as to how to run/execute that file. On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 6:21 PM David H wrote: > Steve, > > Try running C:

[GNC] Get Quotes under Ver 4.14 v 5.0 or 5.1 or 5.2 or 5.3

2023-06-26 Thread Steve Miller
*So I'm running Windows 11, for years have used GnuCash version 4.14. It also shows I'm using Finance:Quote 1.53. When I go to prices, to "Get Quotes" and click the button, it works fine, always has, still does.* *BUT, when I install any GnuCash 5.0 version, the "Get Quotes" button is grayed out

[GNC] "Easy" way to revert to default Gnucash?

2023-06-25 Thread Steve Miller
I'm currently using Windows 11 and GnuCash 4.14. Several years ago I installed a theme, something like leather dark, I really don't remember which one or where I got it, it took me seemingly forever to install it, I have zero memory of what I did. *Is there any easy way to go back to a "clean" de

Re: [GNC] Not getting any emails

2023-06-23 Thread Steve Butler
James, only you can determine what is important enough to warrant a backup. However, my philosophy is that everything I put on my computer, no matter how trivial, needs to be on a backup of some kind. So I look for backup strategies that get everything. That way I don't have to worry about indi

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

2023-05-11 Thread Steve Butler
Hey James, maybe I am not understanding your question. To me, this appears to be a bank service charge of some sort. That would be an expense to you so you need a expense account for that other side. Do you want to track different types of bank service charges? Such as: Monthly service charge.

Re: [GNC] ACCOUNTS tab - how to show today's balances

2023-05-10 Thread Steve Butler
Yes. Click on the down arrow on the right side of the header line. Choose "Present". You may also want "Total (Period)" if you don't close the books each year but want Expense and Income accounts to just show current year totals. On Wed, May 10, 2023, 18:22 Xe Roy wrote: > The TOTAL column

Re: [GNC] How to upgrade to 5.1 in Ubuntu

2023-05-08 Thread Steve Butler
I have been unable to find a reliable PPA that keeps up to date. It would be wonderful if someone could build GnC on launchpad. The best current solution is to compile it yourself. On Mon, May 8, 2023, 05:29 Roland Giesler via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm lo

Re: [GNC] Price Quotes

2023-04-19 Thread Steve Miller
Re the price quote issue w yahoo json, in the big picture is no biggie, cause alphaadvantage seems to work just fine, so will just switch all over tomorrow to that source... On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 7:06 PM Steve Miller wrote: > Running Version: 4.14 > Build ID: 4.14+(2023-03-25) >

[GNC] Price Quotes

2023-04-19 Thread Steve Miller
Running Version: 4.14 Build ID: 4.14+(2023-03-25) Finance::Quote: 1.53 *Never, ever got this before... did something break??? I've changed nothing! Help! Have always used Yahoo json...* [image: Screenshot 2023-04-19 190342.png] ___ gnucash-user maili

[GNC] Uninstalled 5.0, went to 4.14 gladly

2023-03-27 Thread Steve Miller
Installed 5.0 from 4.13 on Windows. Description field kept freezing. Couldn't download prices, told me I had an invalid install but when I went and did the checks, said I was fine. Wouldn't work. Has always worked for years. Uninstalled 5.0 and 4.14 works perfectly. Not worth the headache, remind

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Steve Brown
much luck. Steve On Thu, 2023-03-16 at 09:28 -0700, Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.19) wrote: > > On 2023-03-16 09:17, Steve Brown wrote: > > I've been using ofxget from ofxtools to download from my banks and > > broker. So long as your bank has a functioning OFX server, it &g

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Steve Brown
The command 'ofxget prof vanguard' seems to talk to the Vanguard OFX server. I get a profile response back. It appears that the ofxhome site tests the ofx servers almost daily and reports whether or not they are up. Steve On Thu, 2023-03-16 at 09:28 -0700, Stan Brown (using GC 2.6

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Steve Brown
I've been using ofxget from ofxtools to download from my banks and broker. So long as your bank has a functioning OFX server, it should work. There is a website with a comprehensive list of OFX server status at https://www.ofxhome.com/ Steve On Wed, 2023-03-15 at 20:17 -0400, Chip Reid

Re: [GNC] Using Plaid

2023-03-04 Thread Steve Brown
If you are referring to the file I store, it is the response from the OFX server and doesn't contain credentials.  If you are referring to the request, I'm using the keyring approach referred to by Sherlock. Steve On Fri, 2023-03-03 at 09:43 -0600, Tom Browder wrote: > On Fri, Mar

Re: [GNC] Using Plaid

2023-03-03 Thread Steve Brown
ws a functioning OFX server. I'd suspect that with the proper credentials, ofxget would happily download statements. Steve On Thu, 2023-03-02 at 21:05 -0500, Kalpesh Patel wrote: > Vanguard doesn't provide ability to download OFX formatted data as a > download > option but there

Re: [GNC] Using Plaid

2023-03-01 Thread Steve Brown
://services.quicken.com/ofx-secure-plus Third parties collecting your bank credentials and sniffing your financial traffic, what can go wrong? Steve On Tue, 2023-02-28 at 15:51 -0800, Jean Laroche wrote: > To me it's very different.  You're not giving a user name and a > password &

Re: [GNC] Migrating from PC to Mac

2023-02-16 Thread Steve Butler
Just copy the data file. No export/import needed. On Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 15:24 Martin Taylor wrote: > > I’ve got 4.13 installed and running on my PC, and I’ve also set up 4.13 on > my Mac. > > I’ve tried exporting the account tree and transactions from the PC to an > external drive and then impo

[GNC] Vendor account number on check

2023-02-06 Thread Steve Brown
record and get it placed on the check? Thanks, Steve ___ 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 th

Re: [GNC] "Nested" Expense Category Report

2023-02-03 Thread Steve Cohen
Actually it's even worse than the example shown. Had there been no transactions at the top level Auto, then all the subcategories would show up without any indication that they were under the top level auto account. On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 3:37 PM Steve Cohen wrote: > I am trying to p

[GNC] "Nested" Expense Category Report

2023-02-03 Thread Steve Cohen
I am trying to produce a report of expenses that follows the tree structure of accounts under Expenses. For example, I'd like something like this: Auto $6.50 Fees $150.00 Gas $250.00 Parking $40.25 Repair and Maintenance $2000.00 Tolls $40.00 Total Auto$2486.75 Instead, I ge

Re: [GNC] Morgan Stanley Portfolio

2023-01-22 Thread Steve Brown
I was able to download the profile with ofxget from ofxtools and it promises to support investments. Good luck, Steve On Sun, 2023-01-22 at 06:29 -0500, Ed Greenberg wrote: > I have a portfolio at Morgan Stanley which generates some dividends, > income, cap gains distribution,

Re: [GNC] Importing csv files

2023-01-19 Thread Steve Brown
I've had very good results with this https://github.com/erikmack/qb-escape.git I had to back out the account code stuff in the most recent commit as it didn't work for my use case. The article referenced in the README was similarly helpful. Steve On Wed, 2023-01-18 at 19:29 -0600,

[GNC] Advice on investment accounts

2023-01-16 Thread Steve Hill
ignificantly more clunky and hard to use than it just being available on the account's own tab? Many thanks. -- - Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 4.900 Released

2023-01-11 Thread Steve Butler
This is an experimental pre-5.0 release. 4.13 is for everyday use until 5.0 comes out. On Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 13:11 wrote: > I see many references to GnuCash 4.900, but the website only has version > 4.13 (Windows). Am I missing something here? > > Thank you All > >

Re: [GNC] Fields present in invoices?

2023-01-03 Thread Steve Brown
do your own build, you are stuck with the taxinvoice.scm file that comes with the distribution. I now have a new default invoice that places the company and addressee properly in my window envelopes. On Tue, 2023-01-03 at 10:47 -0700, Simon Roberts wrote: > Steve, Adrien, thanks again. I t

Re: [GNC] Fields present in invoices?

2023-01-03 Thread Steve Brown
I've been wrestling with this too, specifically with regard to invoices. This is a rather lengthy comment. I hope it is useful. Also, if some of this is inaccurate, which is likely, please let me know. I've looked at the wiki and sifted through the code trying to understand how reports work. There

[GNC] Printing Invoices

2023-01-01 Thread Steve Brown
File->Print Invoice prints an opened invoice using the template at gnucash/report/reports/standard/invoice.scm. So does the Print Invoice button in the Find Invoice screen And ditto the Print Invoice in the heading of the View Invoice screen OTOH, Reports->Business->Printable Invoice just gives a

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Steve Butler
If I paid today and enter the transaction today it should have today's date on it. Especially if paid with cash. If I wrote a check I must be ready for them to go immediately to the bank and cash it On Tue, Dec 27, 2022, 10:52 Michael or Penny Novack < stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >

Re: [GNC] Fidelity Investment

2022-12-24 Thread Steve Brown
fidelity account. When trying to download I've generally had bad luck with aqbanking. I have successfully downloaded ofx files with ofxtools' ofxget from Fidelity and then imported the file. Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnuc

Re: [GNC] Improvement suggestion

2022-12-22 Thread Steve Butler
Backup is a system function. You need to plan that for all your data beyond just GnuCash. You can do a simple Save As to put that data in another spot. But that leaves your spreadsheets unprotected. On Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 16:36 Daryl Hillgrove wrote: > Can a simple backup function be added to

Re: [GNC] What accounts should I reconcile?

2022-12-19 Thread Steve Butler
What would it mean to reconcile an account for which there is no external "authority"? I can't think of one. Now, I did reconcile the interest paid for my mortgage for the year as it was in a dedicated account: Expenses:Interest:Mortgage and the mortgage company sent me a statement for my YTD in

Re: [GNC] QIF Import troubles

2022-12-15 Thread Steve Silva via gnucash-user
Hi Kalpesh, Thank you for the very thoughtful insight into this process.  I will review it again and see if I can get some traction. SteveOn Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 11:30:49 AM CST, Kalpesh Patel wrote: Steve,   I went through this process of converting Quicken data into

Re: [GNC] QIF Import troubles

2022-12-14 Thread Steve Silva via gnucash-user
rs of data and try to correct it.  Trying to get away from quicken sure is a chore and I am not going to pay for their program every year.  I appreciated your time. Steve On Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 12:11:07 PM CST, David Carlson wrote: Hi Steve, As Michael suggested, it is bes

Re: [GNC] QIF Import troubles

2022-12-13 Thread Steve Butler
That is the classic double entry bookkeeping system that GnuCash uses. If you don't want that you need to use some other software. On Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 16:35 Steve Silva via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Hi All, > I am trying out gnucash to replace Quicken

[GNC] QIF Import troubles

2022-12-13 Thread Steve Silva via gnucash-user
same amount.  I have tried various permutations of exporting and importing but these split transactions keeps showing up.  Is there someone who has seen this issue and figured out a way around it? Thanks, Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user

Re: [GNC] Why doesn't GnuCash have an Export function?

2022-12-05 Thread Steve Thompson
ted, this is high on my list. Regards, Steve Thompson On 12/4/2022 9:50 PM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: But, to the question, now that we have covered the problem that brought me to this question: Why doesn't GnuCash have an export functions so that one can more easily migrate fro

[GNC] Why doesn't GnuCash have an Export function?

2022-12-04 Thread Steve Thompson
grate from Gnucash's data format to another system used by one's CPA. Regards, Steve Thompson Indy area USA ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org

Re: [GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
In my simple mind, to do autocomplete you are looking up the entered values in a list for a closest match. Seems you could export that list? Steve -Original Message- From: gnucash-user On Behalf Of Jeff Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:16 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re

Re: [GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
Roger on that. Steve From: Gyle McCollam Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:21 PM To: Steve Elstad ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Description list Steve, I should have mentioned that if you are in a particular register, it will only look in that register. If you are in

Re: [GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
Thanks for that, as a workaround I have done a search and iterated on that to get a pseudo list. Was clunky and didn't end up with what I wanted. Steve -Original Message- From: gnucash-user On Behalf Of Jeff Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:16 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Su

Re: [GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
Thanks, that is interesting. I migrated from Quicken end of last year and it is one of the things I got used to with Quicken and can't find an analog with GnuCash. Overall GnuCash has been wonderful, and my workflow is more efficient for my needs. Steve From: Gyle McCollam

Re: [GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
Thanks for that. Is there a way to produce a list of all those descriptions that I have used before? Autocomplete is great if I am close to spelling the description I want. Otherwise I am just guessing and would like to reuse a previously used description. Steve From: Glenn Fowler

[GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
, Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki

Re: [GNC] Quotes issue

2022-05-30 Thread Steve
> Regards, > John Ralls > That was it! Thanks, Steve > > > On May 28, 2022, at 4:42 PM, Steve wrote: > > > > When I do Tools->Price Database->Get Quotes I get: > > > > ERROR: ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY must be set for currency and quotes. > >

[GNC] Quotes issue

2022-05-28 Thread Steve
When I do Tools->Price Database->Get Quotes I get: ERROR: ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY must be set for currency and quotes. See https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Online_Quotes/#Source_Alphavantage.-2C_US and yet: steve@stevesdesktop:~/Downloads$ env|grep ALPHAVANTAGE ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=D5IX

Re: [GNC] Mass Reconcile

2022-05-21 Thread Steve Butler
Do they all have the same parent? If so, reconcile the parent and check the box to include all sub-accounts. On Sat, May 21, 2022, 22:17 Fred Tydeman wrote: > I added over 300 dummy #yymmdd accounts and am using them as tags in splits > in transactions (to simulate Quicken classes). I now real

[GNC] Reinstall GnuCash after Ubuntu upgrade to 22.04

2022-04-24 Thread Steve Cohen
I just upgraded my system to Ubuntu 22.04 (from 21.10). As a non-official application, GNUcash seems to have been removed from the system or rendered non-functional though a launch icon remains and does nothing. Prior to install, I was running GNC 4.9. Can someone please point me in the right dir

Re: [GNC] Quotes issue

2022-04-18 Thread Steve
On Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:54:56 -0700 John Ralls wrote: > > On Apr 17, 2022, at 9:24 AM, john wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Apr 17, 2022, at 8:07 AM, Steve wrote: > >> > >> On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 19:48:52 -0700 > >> john wro

[GNC] Quotes issue

2022-04-16 Thread Steve
I'm getting this error: steve@stevesdesktop:~$ gnc-fq-check Json3.c: loadable library and perl binaries are mismatched (got handshake key 0xce00080, needed 0xed00080) But... steve@stevesdesktop:~$ sudo find /usr -name "libperl.so*" -exec ls -lah {} \; 2>/dev/null -rw-r--r-

Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu - solved

2022-04-04 Thread Steve Butler
Jeff, Per chance are you on a Unix/Linux derevitive? I have seen Windows line endings cause problems for different shells trying to process the script. Changing to Unix style line endings fixed the problem. To the text editor I was using the files appeared to be the same. --Steve On Mon, Apr

Re: [GNC] Reports No Longer Work

2022-04-01 Thread Steve Isenberg via gnucash-user
$ gtk-launch --version   results in 3.24.30 Adding WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 to .bashrc did not help Upgrading to version 4.10 DID help. I usually wait a bit before I upgrade, but this time could not wait. Thanks again and take care,Steve On Friday, April 1, 2022, 01:00:49 AM

[GNC] Reports No Longer Work

2022-03-31 Thread Steve Isenberg via gnucash-user
. Otherwise, the system is current with updates as of today. It's tax time here in the states. How do I fix this ASAP? Thanks Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe:

Re: [GNC] IRA/401K income detection

2022-03-10 Thread Steve Butler
I made a subaccount under the asset in which to record the distributions. That subaccount is cleaned out each year by an adjusting transaction that moves that to the main account. That way the balance sheet year end report shows the yearly distribution amount. Makes it easy to pick off and send t

Re: [GNC] Automatic sales tax

2022-02-28 Thread Steve Butler
As soon as you dream up something that can't occur, the legislative assistants will incorporate that scenario into new law. On Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 09:48 Fred Bone wrote: > On 28 February 2022 at 10:28, William Prescott said: > > > Sebastian, > > > > Just to clarify, where the "item changed hands"

Re: [GNC] Report unreliable (invalid totals)

2022-02-27 Thread Steve Butler
Look for future dated transactions. I entered some for last December and they ended up for next December. Happens when entering backdated entries in January! On Sun, Feb 27, 2022, 15:15 David H wrote: > Bruce, > > Have you double-checked the report options to ensure all accounts are > selected

Re: [GNC] (no subject)

2022-02-22 Thread Steve Butler
Please plan a compressive backup strategy for your entire system. Include email, Libre Office documents, other misc files and not just GnuCash. That way it won't matter where files are "hidden" as you will have a complete backup strategy that isn't specific to any particular application. On Tue,

[GNC] Bug 798423 - IMPORT QIF crashes on a Quicken transaction Reminder (NOT a scheduled reminder)

2022-01-18 Thread Steve Conley
d if I did anything wrong with the bug submission, please let me know. I did search Google and the bug list and did not find this bug. Steve Conley ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscr

Re: [GNC] How to get debug to work (saying "uncle")

2022-01-18 Thread Steve Conley
7483648 (allocation -2147483648, extents 0x0) while allocating gadget (node progress, owner GtkProgressBar) (gnucash:2): Gtk-WARNING **: 11:50:59.165: Drawing a gadget with negative dimensions. Did you forget to allocate a size? (node progress owner GtkProgressBar) Anyway, THANKS AGAIN. Steve Conle

[GNC] How to get debug to work (saying "uncle")

2022-01-17 Thread Steve Conley
I have been trying for 5 days now to chunk Quicken and start using gnucash. ANY CLUES will be sincerely appreciated. The immediate problem I am trying to solve: Quicken export to qif of accounts/categories "seems" to complete - but nothing visible in gnucash. Quicken export to qif of tranactions s

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-04 Thread Steve Mortimer
. Steve Adrien Monteleone <mailto:adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> Monday, January 3, 2022 8:30 PM Your original file never changes names, unless you do a File > Save As, or change it via your OS file manager. If you ever see a file with a date stamp, it is a backup. Do not try to o

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
.  I close the program and the file now has two dates showing on it. Guess there is no original file on the computer. Steve Steve Mortimer <mailto:noahsark0...@att.net> Monday, January 3, 2022 5:40 PM Thanks.  Looking into this. Steve Adrien Monteleone <mailto:adrien.montele...@lus

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
Thanks.  Looking into this. Steve Adrien Monteleone <mailto:adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> Monday, January 3, 2022 4:12 PM Steve, I'll add that it appears you are opening backup files, not the main GnuCash file. The very long file names indicate this. So it seems you have backups

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
David, Thanks for the information. Steve David Carlson <mailto:david.carlson@gmail.com> Monday, January 3, 2022 1:32 PM Steve, In Windows you have a folder called Documents or similar.  Using your file explorer create a sub folder in Documents called "MyGnucsahData" or w

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
Using the File Explorer and moving the files to a GNUcash folder did the trick. Thanks for every ones help. Steve Glenn Fowler <mailto:gfowl...@outlook.com> Monday, January 3, 2022 1:12 PM Just use File Explorer and move it to the folder you prefer and then open from new location wit

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
How do I get the main program to save other than to the desktop? Steve Dan Black <mailto:dblack2...@outlook.com> Monday, January 3, 2022 12:21 PM You seem to be saving your main file on the desktop, which is not a good practice. The program will save a backup and a log file in the

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
I have closed the program either way and there is no difference. Thanks for the prompt response. Steve Derek Atkins <mailto:de...@ihtfp.com> Monday, January 3, 2022 12:12 PM Hi, On Mon, January 3, 2022 12:50 pm, Steve Mortimer wrote: I have been running Gnucash on this computer, Win1

[GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
the program is closed? Regards, Steve Mortimer 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV) All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work

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