You've hit the known bug https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=796696 - this will be fixed in v3.3 so perhaps you can try the previous version 3.1 for now, or wait a few weeks.
On 26 July 2018 at 07:11, H Millar MacDonald OBE <spahonsec...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks David. The release is 3.2 and the OS is High Sierra. I’m not very > savvy so complex debugging is probably beyond me. If all else fails then i > can do the trial balance manually but it rather defeats the purpose. > > Shug > > > On 25 Jul 2018, at 23:49, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > That is a bird of a different feather. Then it will help to know which > release you are using and what operating system your computer has, because > the solution may be to switch to a different release or to try some more > complex debugging if you are up to it. > > > > Do include gnucash-user@gnucash.org in every reply so other users see > the comments. > > > > David C > > > >> On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 3:13 PM, H M MacDonald OBE < > sassunach...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi David/Richard > >> > >> The error message is as follows: > >> > >> Report error > >> > >> An error occurred while running the report. > >> > >> It doesn’t give any clue as to what’s wrong. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Shug > >> > >> From: D <sunfis...@yahoo.com> > >> Date: Wednesday, 25 July 2018 at 20:33 > >> To: David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com>, Hugh MacDonald OBE < > spahonsec...@gmail.com> > >> Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > >> Subject: Re: [GNC] GETTING MY ACCOUNT TO TRIAL BALANCE > >> > >> Shug, > >> > >> I would ask you to tell us what error message you have received, since > I don't usually see any error messages when I run this report. (I do have > trouble getting this report to balance, however). > >> > >> However, David has made useful advice regarding tracking transaction > gain or loss; I would add that in Gnucash, a commodity is a broadly defined > concept, and covers anything you have that is not counted in your default > currency. > >> > >> In other words, stocks, mutual funds, as well as accounts denominated > in another currency will all fall into this category, and any time you have > a transaction involving thread accounts, you will need to account for gain > or loss hidden in the conversion. > >> > >> David T > >> > >> On July 25, 2018, at 1:52 PM, David Carlson < > david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> I assume that you mean the debits do not equal the credits rather than > that > >> GnuCash failed to generate the report. > >> > >> This is commonly the result of selling a commodity for a different price > >> than what was originally paid without correctly accounting for the > profit > >> or loss. One technique to close in on a transaction contributing to the > >> difference is to include a shorter time period in the report until the > >> values do balance. Once the date is determined, look for a commodity > >> transaction that is not balanced by a profit or loss. > >> > >> David C > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 12:20 PM, H Millar MacDonald OBE < > >> spahonsec...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hi > >> > >> I¹ve just become involved with GnuCash 3.2 and set up my first accounts > for > >> our club. It all looks okay except and will provide a profit and loss > >> report on Income and Expenditure which is good. However, when I try to > >> get > >> a Trial Balance I get an error message which according to Google seems > to > >> be > >> quite common. I don¹t know where to start to fix this. Can anyone > offer > >> any advice please? I am an absolute novice at all of this so please be > >> patient with my request. > >> > >> Many thanks. > >> > >> Shug > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/Mailing_Lists for more information. > >> ----- > >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/Mailing_Lists for more information. > >> ----- > >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ 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/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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