Joe , Yes you would need to either concatenate the log files or apply them sequentially. That would not be too difficult in practice as the file structure is fairly simple but there are some limitations. Unless the file on your wife's computer was cloned from your own file, i.e. a direct copy of the file, it will likely not work as the log files use the GUID's for the accounts rather than an account name. As long as the file was cloned after all the accounts are setup, the GUIDs for the accounts should be be the same. You would also have to setup the user preferences to retain copies of the log files. I think the default is to delete them after a set period but this could be changed and you could manually delete them after copying the transactions.
Not necessarily so however if if an import of an account tree was used to create the same account structure in a totally separate data file. It also may be simpler than a file sysnchronisation or dropbox where you have the possibility of two users accessing the common file simultaneously. With a dropbox the file on the server is usually synchronized within 1-2 minutes of changing a local copy on a linked machine. You would need to establish some protocols for advising when another user has the file open in that case which can be challenging. At present the database backends are not yet setup for multiple simultaneous users but that is a future objective David On Sat, 2020-06-27 at 17:54 -0500, Joseph Hesse wrote: > David, > > Thank you for your reply. I hope I am replying in the correct way for > this mailing list. > > As regards your answer, if my wife enters her transactions over a period > of time, say a month, then > I would have to concatenate all the log files for this period (omitting > header info) before importing > them. What's your though on this? > > Joe > > > > On 6/26/20 11:50 PM, David Cousens wrote: > > Joe, > > > > One possibility is to copy the log file which takes in the transactions you > > wish to have copied into the other file > > and > > open it with the other copy of gnucash. I don't know if this will work or > > not but it is worth a try. not sure > > whether > > the replay log file capability chekcs that the file opened is a backup > > copy of the current data file or not before > > importing it. If it does check the file identity renaming it may help. > > Problematical if there are any differences in > > account structures though I keep my files in a dropbox account so I can > > access them from any of several devices > > (but > > not at the same time). Other options are to use a file synchronization > > program like Unison to keep the files in sync > > after any changes are made. > > > > David Cousens > > > > > > On Fri, 2020-06-26 at 12:19 -0500, Joseph Hesse wrote: > > > Suppose I make a copy of my gnucash file so I now have the 2 files, the > > > original A.gnucash and the copy B.gnucash. > > > If my wife adds/deletes transactions in B.gnucash to one of the credit > > > card accounts, is there a way I can > > > merge her transactions from B.gnucash to A.gnucash so that A.gnucash has > > > all her transactions? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Joe > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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. > > -- Dr David R Cousens B.Sc, M.Prof. Acc., Ph.D., G.C.Ed _______________________________________________ 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.
