Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread David Cousens
As a counter to that David, if you are going to put the effort in to learning something new, you might as well start with the newest version of it. A lot depends on our individual backgrounds. As a sometime programmer, I am generally fairly comfortable with the latest versions of most software

Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I will add steps 4b & 7b: After opening your file with the new version you just installed (3.x, and later again with 4.x) with focus on the Accounts tab click: Actions > Check & Repair > Check & Repair All This will attempt to fix any issues that the data file might have already had, or that

Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread D. via gnucash-user
n Cc: GnuCash Users Subject: Re: [GNC] Help required I agree. Will On 2020 Jul 6, at 07-06 09:40:50, David Carlson wrote: This thread was started by a newbie who is still learning how it works. That person doesn't need the extra burden of finding things changing, sometimes for the worse,

Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread w...@theprescotts.com
I agree. Will On 2020 Jul 6, at 07-06 09:40:50, David Carlson wrote: This thread was started by a newbie who is still learning how it works. That person doesn't need the extra burden of finding things changing, sometimes for the worse, while still learning. On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 9:33

Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 7/6/2020 10:40 AM, David Carlson wrote: This thread was started by a newbie who is still learning how it works. That person doesn't need the extra burden of finding things changing, sometimes for the worse, while still learning. Well I spent my working days in a shop where the motto was

Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread David Carlson
This thread was started by a newbie who is still learning how it works. That person doesn't need the extra burden of finding things changing, sometimes for the worse, while still learning. On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 9:33 AM w...@theprescotts.com wrote: > David, > > There is no one answer for

Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread w...@theprescotts.com
David, There is no one answer for everybody but I find it is better to pick a time when I have no emergencies and update, even if it will "fix something that ain't broke". Either you skip all updates until you have to, then it is a pain because you are way out of date and there may be no

Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread Frank H. Ellenberger
David, just grep the release notes 2.6.13 - 3.11 for "Bug". Regards Frank Am 06.07.20 um 15:35 schrieb David Carlson: > Will, > > In many. Cases it is better to follow the the adage "If it ain't broke, > don't fix it." > > David Carlson ___

Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread David Carlson
Will, In many. Cases it is better to follow the the adage "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." David Carlson On Mon, Jul 6, 2020, 7:55 AM w...@theprescotts.com wrote: > "Decide from those whether there are new features that you want. If not, > there is no reason to abandon a release that you

Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread w...@theprescotts.com
"Decide from those whether there are new features that you want. If not, there is no reason to abandon a release that you are using successfully." I would disagree. I think it is better to keep all software current. You may not want new features in the current latest release, but down the road

Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread Stan Brown
On 2020-07-05 23:55, Verghese Kuruvilla wrote: > I am using GnuCash software ver 2.6.13 on my computer having Microsoft > Windows 10. Is there a latest update for this version and if so how do I > download the update? There is, and it was announced on this list earlier this week. I guess you

[GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread Verghese Kuruvilla
Hi I am using GnuCash software ver 2.6.13 on my computer having Microsoft Windows 10. Is there a latest update for this version and if so how do I download the update? Also could you please advice me whether I should install the GnuCash 4.0. If so will it overwrite the existing software? How do I

Re: [GNC] Help required for debugging gnucash to find Segmentation fault error when saving from mysql to xml

2018-09-20 Thread Jeff Abrahamson
The first thing to try is surely just to run the program under gdb and to let it crash.  When it crashes, ask for a backtrace (bt) to see where you are.  You can move from stack frame to stack frame (f -- for example, "f 3" to view frame 3).  You can request to see the values of variables with the

[GNC] Help required for debugging gnucash to find Segmentation fault error when saving from mysql to xml

2018-09-20 Thread Uli Hansen
Dear All, please be aware that I run gdb the first time in my life to find this problem. When saving from mysql to xml I get a segmentation fault error: Thread 1 "gnucash" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. g_date_time_add (datetime=0x0, timespan=0) at