As I don’t know what you call it, by in windows this is a desk top icon that you click on to open the program. I am getting use to this. Still need to find some of my items I made up. But looking nice.
Thanks James Baxter kangaro...@yahoo.com Sent from my iPad > On Aug 5, 2022, at 12:00 PM, "gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org" > <gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org> wrote: > > Send gnucash-user mailing list submissions to > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gnucash-user-ow...@gnucash.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of gnucash-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Stumped on Mortgage Assistant - COMPLETE > (steve.schwa...@fastmail.com) > 2. Backup files in another folder ? solution for Windows > (GNC mailinglist) > 3. Re: Backup files in another folder ? solution for Windows > (Glenn Fowler) > 4. Re: Backup files in another folder ? solution for Windows > (Adrien Monteleone) > 5. Re: Backup files in another folder ? solution for Windows > (Glenn Fowler) > 6. Re: Backup files in another folder ? solution for Windows > (Adrien Monteleone) > 7. Re: Backup files in another folder ? solution for Windows > (Jack Lockard) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2022 14:19:02 -0500 > From: "" <steve.schwa...@fastmail.com> > To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: [GNC] Stumped on Mortgage Assistant - COMPLETE > Message-ID: <0437eae6-d73f-1702-2f7e-9d3fbb745...@fastmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Thanks for everyone's help and ideas. I have taken the various advice > and now have my mortgages in GC. I won't claim to understand everything > I know, but after a couple months' iterations, I am expecting to be more > confident regardless my level of understanding. > > Now on to getting my retirement plans in GC. > > > Steve > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:47:05 +0200 > From: GNC mailinglist <fly...@10g.pl> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: [GNC] Backup files in another folder ? solution for Windows > Message-ID: <875471b7354140d490ddd6c5dd291...@grupawp.pl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hi, I'm new to GnuCash but, yep, I was disappointed by the multiple > backup and log files cluttering the directory where the main budget file is > stored. I've searched and found out nobody even made a workaround. So I > wrote a Powershell (Windows) script watching folder for new files and moving > them to another folder. Take a look at ? github.com > https://github.com/Kaligula0/FolderWatcher ?. The file has an explanation > but feel free to comment here or file a bug there. Best regards, Char > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2022 19:11:45 -0400 > From: Glenn Fowler <gfowl...@outlook.com> > To: GNC mailinglist <fly...@10g.pl> > Cc: "gnucash-user@gnucash.org" <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Backup files in another folder ? solution for > Windows > Message-ID: > > <sj0pr19mb4445ba766f5c0545500120dd8f...@sj0pr19mb4445.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Thank you for sharing. > I do my backups with PS as well but just do a once daily run and check the > file hash for changes. If it's changed then copy. > >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 6:47 PM GNC mailinglist <fly...@10g.pl> wrote: >> >> Hi, I'm new to GnuCash but, yep, I was disappointed by the multiple >> backup and log files cluttering the directory where the main budget file is >> stored. I've searched and found out nobody even made a workaround. So I >> wrote a Powershell (Windows) script watching folder for new files and >> moving them to another folder. Take a look at ? github.com >> https://github.com/Kaligula0/FolderWatcher . The file has an >> explanation but feel free to comment here or file a bug there. Best >> regards, Char >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2022 08:37:08 -0500 > From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Backup files in another folder ? solution for > Windows > Message-ID: <tcj6e4$7nh$1...@ciao.gmane.io> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > An alternative is to use the SQLite backend. There is no file > cluttering, and the added bonus of instant saves rather than periodic. > I'm not sure how easy that is to set up on Windows, however. > > Regards, > Adrien > >> On 8/4/22 5:47 PM, GNC mailinglist wrote: >> Hi, I'm new to GnuCash but, yep, I was disappointed by the multiple >> backup and log files cluttering the directory where the main budget file is >> stored. I've searched and found out nobody even made a workaround. So I >> wrote a Powershell (Windows) script watching folder for new files and moving >> them to another folder. Take a look at ? github.com >> https://github.com/Kaligula0/FolderWatcher ?. The file has an explanation >> but feel free to comment here or file a bug there. Best regards, Char > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2022 10:02:45 -0400 > From: Glenn Fowler <gfowl...@outlook.com> > To: adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net > Cc: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Backup files in another folder ? solution for > Windows > Message-ID: > > <sj0pr19mb444596c5e711c357c60bcd5f8f...@sj0pr19mb4445.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Even with the SQLite database you still need backups. > > One could use the built-in backup scheme to guard against user error or > database corruption and then also a copy to other media (cloud, external > drive, etc.) to guard against hardware failure. > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2022 at 9:37 AM Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > >> An alternative is to use the SQLite backend. There is no file >> cluttering, and the added bonus of instant saves rather than periodic. >> I'm not sure how easy that is to set up on Windows, however. >> >> Regards, >> Adrien >> >>> On 8/4/22 5:47 PM, GNC mailinglist wrote: >>> Hi, I'm new to GnuCash but, yep, I was disappointed by the >> multiple backup and log files cluttering the directory where the main >> budget file is stored. I've searched and found out nobody even made a >> workaround. So I wrote a Powershell (Windows) script watching folder for >> new files and moving them to another folder. Take a look at ? github.com >> https://github.com/Kaligula0/FolderWatcher . The file has an >> explanation but feel free to comment here or file a bug there. Best >> regards, Char >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2022 09:22:03 -0500 > From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Backup files in another folder ? solution for > Windows > Message-ID: <tcj92b$7nh$1...@ciao.gmane.io> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Of course. Sorry if it seemed I implied otherwise. > > Regards, > Adrien > >> On 8/5/22 9:02 AM, Glenn Fowler wrote: >> Even with the SQLite database you still need backups. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2022 15:12:01 +0000 > From: Jack Lockard <jelock...@outlook.com> > To: Glenn Fowler <gfowl...@outlook.com>, GNC mailinglist > <fly...@10g.pl> > Cc: "gnucash-user@gnucash.org" <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Backup files in another folder ? solution for > Windows > Message-ID: > > <mn2pr19mb306935662c6bdd2c8ce61e5eaf...@mn2pr19mb3069.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="big5" > > You can also use a batch file to accomplish the task of moving the backup and > log files. I have a batch file named "Start GNUcash.bat" that contains the > following: > > @ECHO OFF > ECHO Starting GNUcash > START "Starting GNUcash" /WAIT "C:\Program Files > (x86)\gnucash\bin\gnucash.exe" > ECHO GNUcash closed > MOVE "C:\data file location\*.gnucash.*.gnucash" "C:\Backup file location" > MOVE "C:\data file location\*.log" "C:\Backup file location" > PAUSE > @ECHO ON > EXIT > > The START command starts GNUcash and waits for it to close. Once it closes, > it moves the backup and log files to the backup folder. Obviously you would > need to change the data file and backup file locations to suit your system. > The file location spec does not need to be enclosed in quotes if there is no > "White Space" in the file spec. Note that you cannot simply use "*.gnucash" > for the backup file as that would move the main data file as well, so it must > be "*.gnucash.*.gnucash". > > Jack > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+jelockard=outlook....@gnucash.org> > On Behalf Of Glenn Fowler > Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2022 7:12 PM > To: GNC mailinglist <fly...@10g.pl> > Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Backup files in another folder ? solution for Windows > > Thank you for sharing. > I do my backups with PS as well but just do a once daily run and check the > file hash for changes. If it's changed then copy. > >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 6:47 PM GNC mailinglist <fly...@10g.pl> wrote: >> >> Hi, I'm new to GnuCash but, yep, I was disappointed by the multiple >> backup and log files cluttering the directory where the main budget >> file is stored. I've searched and found out nobody even made a >> workaround. So I wrote a Powershell (Windows) script watching folder >> for new files and moving them to another folder. Take a look at ? >> github.com >> https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FKaligula0%2FFolderWatcher&data=05%7C01%7C%7C10814a96c5234a88fdd908da766fffb6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637952520658959336%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1zcfSLQK%2FBI%2FJM%2FzuATFplweHxp73T0VzqPdDuaN%2FxI%3D&reserved=0 >> . The file has an >> explanation but feel free to comment here or file a bug there. 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