This is James Baxter, email kangaro...@yahoo.com
Every time I down load the Gnucash. I lose it. Is there an icon or a dest top 
to click on.
>From what I see of the program. I am more interested in getting it going.

If working with ? I can click on the dest top item.
Still getting use to this
James Baxter
kangaro...@yahoo.com

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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 09:07:19 -0700
> From: john <jra...@ceridwen.us>
> To: km22 <k...@gmx.com>
> Cc: Mailing List Gnucash <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] MacOS - could not complete critical test of libdbi
> Message-ID: <45d305ee-7f4c-4b64-a869-39510555c...@ceridwen.us>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=utf-8
> 
> There may be some useful error messages in the trace file--see 
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile. If you're also on macOS and using 
> version 11 or later console output is available again after many years of 
> being sent to /dev/null. Open /Applications/Utilities/Console, select your 
> computer from the sidebar, click start streaming in the middle of the window, 
> and run your GnuCash or DBBrowser session. When done return to Console, click 
> the pause button, and use the search bar for terms like gnucash and sqlite.
> 
> I've been encountering the DBI error intermittently in the last year or so 
> too. I can't make it happen consistently enough to debug it, and it has never 
> stopped me from being able to open a Sqlite3 file.
> 
> Regards,
> John Ralls
> 
> 
>> On Aug 2, 2022, at 8:47 AM, km22 <k...@gmx.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I have downloaded DB Browser for Sqlite and have been trying different 
>> combinations of opening the file and remounting the drive and/or rebooting 
>> the system.  As best as I can tell, after I open and close the file in 
>> Gnucash once, I cannot then re-open it with Gnucash nor DBBrowser.  It seems 
>> the first time I open the file in Gnucash causes there to be a lock.  I need 
>> to reboot the machine to open it again.  I?ll experiment more but any ideas 
>> are welcome.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Ken
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2 Aug 2022, at 23:15, km22 <k...@gmx.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I am a new user of MacOS having recently bought a MacBook Air (after many 
>>> years of being a Gnucash user on Windows and Linux).
>>> 
>>> I was able to open my existing GnuCash file and add some transactions.  But 
>>> after closing GnuCash and trying to re-open the file I get the following 
>>> error:
>>> 
>>> GnuCash could not complete a critical test for the presence of a bug in the 
>>> "libdbi" library. This may be caused by a permissions misconfiguration of 
>>> your SQL database. Please see 
>>> https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=645216 
>>> <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=645216> for more information.
>>> 
>>> This looks like a very old bug that was resolved long ago.  I see comment 
>>> #19 suggests to copy the file but that did not work for me.
>>> 
>>> Any other advice I should consider?
>>> 
>>> My system is: 
>>> MacOS Monterey version 12.5.
>>> GnuCash Version: 4.11, Build ID: 4.11+(2022-06-25)
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ken
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 15:26:23 -0400
> From: James Baxter <kangaro...@yahoo.com>
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: [GNC] Gnucash
> Message-ID: <487faf39-5bc9-4958-a176-493ecc7e1...@yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=utf-8
> 
> This is James Baxter, email kangaro...@yahoo.com
> 
> To let you all know, I think I am done with the program. I am looking at a 
> screen and it is wear you find all the icons. Not looking good.
> 
> I placed two months of my bank statement in two times. I can?t find where I 
> placed.
> 
> Thanks
> James Baxter 
> kangaro...@yahoo.com
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2022 05:42:59 +1000
> From: David H <hell...@gmail.com>
> To: john <jra...@ceridwen.us>
> Cc: km22 <k...@gmx.com>, Mailing List Gnucash
>    <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] MacOS - could not complete critical test of libdbi
> Message-ID:
>    <CA+5xQdrydteqN4Gd+T7bzfhvCsAXR-j=d1epy3jmcnapntn...@mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> 
> John,
> 
> FWIW I also occasionally get this error on MacOS using the default xml
> backend.  Seems like it ignores my prefs and just opens a small Gnucash
> window about 1/6th normal size. Clicking "File" on the menu options and
> selecting my usual file from the last opened list re-opens the expected
> file.
> 
> Cheers David H.
> 
> 
>> On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 at 02:08, john <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote:
>> 
>> There may be some useful error messages in the trace file--see
>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile. If you're also on macOS and
>> using version 11 or later console output is available again after many
>> years of being sent to /dev/null. Open /Applications/Utilities/Console,
>> select your computer from the sidebar, click start streaming in the middle
>> of the window, and run your GnuCash or DBBrowser session. When done return
>> to Console, click the pause button, and use the search bar for terms like
>> gnucash and sqlite.
>> 
>> I've been encountering the DBI error intermittently in the last year or so
>> too. I can't make it happen consistently enough to debug it, and it has
>> never stopped me from being able to open a Sqlite3 file.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 2, 2022, at 8:47 AM, km22 <k...@gmx.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have downloaded DB Browser for Sqlite and have been trying different
>> combinations of opening the file and remounting the drive and/or rebooting
>> the system.  As best as I can tell, after I open and close the file in
>> Gnucash once, I cannot then re-open it with Gnucash nor DBBrowser.  It
>> seems the first time I open the file in Gnucash causes there to be a lock.
>> I need to reboot the machine to open it again.  I?ll experiment more but
>> any ideas are welcome.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ken
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 2 Aug 2022, at 23:15, km22 <k...@gmx.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> I am a new user of MacOS having recently bought a MacBook Air (after
>> many years of being a Gnucash user on Windows and Linux).
>>>> 
>>>> I was able to open my existing GnuCash file and add some transactions.
>> But after closing GnuCash and trying to re-open the file I get the
>> following error:
>>>> 
>>>> GnuCash could not complete a critical test for the presence of a bug in
>> the "libdbi" library. This may be caused by a permissions misconfiguration
>> of your SQL database. Please see
>> https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=645216 <
>> https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=645216> for more information.
>>>> 
>>>> This looks like a very old bug that was resolved long ago.  I see
>> comment #19 suggests to copy the file but that did not work for me.
>>>> 
>>>> Any other advice I should consider?
>>>> 
>>>> My system is:
>>>> MacOS Monterey version 12.5.
>>>> GnuCash Version: 4.11, Build ID: 4.11+(2022-06-25)
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Ken
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:25:52 +1000
> From: davidcousen...@gmail.com
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash
> Message-ID: <4227d92ba06192e1a02629f886478dbfdf4174d1.ca...@gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> 
> James 
> 
> You haven't really given us much information to go on to help you. What
> operating system are you using and what version of Gnucash did you install. If
> you run GnuCash it will tell you the version number in the splash window at
> startup or as usual Help ->About will list the information. It would appear 
> you
> ar using Windows but we can give more specific help if we know what operating
> system you are using
> 
> GnuCash will create a datafile in memory if you start it up without 
> specifying a
> specific file. You will need to use the File->Save As menu item to create an 
> XML
> datafile on disk or to save to a database file (sqlite3, mysqletc) if you are
> using the database backend ( not a godd idea except perhaps the sqlite3 unless
> you are familiar with database management.  GnuCash will place the data file 
> in
> your home directory at wahtever location you specify using File->Save As. It 
> is
> usually a good idea to create a sub-directory specifically to contain the
> GnuCash data files as GnuCash creates backup and log files (these have a
> datetime stamp before the .gnucash file extension after the filename you give
> it) each time you open it in the same directory as the datafile.
> 
> GnuCash is a full double entry accounting system. If you don't know what this
> means you really need to read the introductory chapter (Basics ) of the 
> Tutorial
> Guide and the Getting Started section of the Help manual. The Help manual will
> show you how to setup a chart of accounts and perform the common operations.
> GnuCash is not a follow your nose application on a phone. The file Import
> instructions in the Guide are out of date and not correct (currently being
> replaced) and the Help manual Ch 6 has complete and current instructions on
> importing data from other programs and bank downloads.
> 
> Where possible try posting a series  screen captures of the problem you are
> facing. We them have a better idea of where you are, particularly until you
> become familiar with the terminology used in GnuCash to describe the various
> components.
> 
> Good Luck
> 
> David Cousens
> 
>> On Tue, 2022-08-02 at 15:26 -0400, James Baxter via gnucash-user wrote:
>> This is James Baxter, email kangaro...@yahoo.com
>> 
>> To let you all know, I think I am done with the program. I am looking at a
>> screen and it is wear you find all the icons. Not looking good.
>> 
>> I placed two months of my bank statement in two times. I can?t find where I
>> placed.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> James Baxter 
>> kangaro...@yahoo.com
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 17:27:03 -0500
> From: David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com>
> To: James Baxter <kangaro...@yahoo.com>
> Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash
> Message-ID:
>    <CADYgSbmmW_R56psqy2Z2SaA0u5XTPitCtR33eJDn9=uuwfz...@mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> 
> I could suggest trying to find a friend or possibly a Linux User Group
> nearby to help you with those early teething problems with unfamiliar
> software.  Some people say to ask your grandchild if you have one.  None of
> mine use Linux so I go to my local Linux group.
> 
> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 2:27 PM James Baxter via gnucash-user <
> gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:
> 
>> This is James Baxter, email kangaro...@yahoo.com
>> 
>> To let you all know, I think I am done with the program. I am looking at a
>> screen and it is wear you find all the icons. Not looking good.
>> 
>> I placed two months of my bank statement in two times. I can?t find where
>> I placed.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> James Baxter
>> kangaro...@yahoo.com
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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> 
> -- 
> David Carlson
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 23:47:49 +0000 (UTC)
> From: James Baxter <kangaro...@yahoo.com>
> To: david.carlson....@gmail.com
> Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash
> Message-ID: <433195335.12680.1659484069...@mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> 
> David.?I don't have grand kid. Lol.?
> Thanks.James Baxter?kangaro...@yahoo.com?As I live in Atlanta. Ga
> 
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
> 
>  On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 6:27 PM, David Carlson<david.carlson....@gmail.com> 
> wrote:   I could suggest trying to find a friend or possibly a Linux User 
> Group nearby to help you with those early teething problems with unfamiliar 
> software.? Some people say to ask your grandchild if you have one.? None of 
> mine use Linux so I go to my local Linux group.
> 
> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 2:27 PM James Baxter via gnucash-user 
> <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:
> 
> This is James Baxter, email kangaro...@yahoo.com
> 
> To let you all know, I think I am done with the program. I am looking at a 
> screen and it is wear you find all the icons. Not looking good.
> 
> I placed two months of my bank statement in two times. I can?t find where I 
> placed.
> 
> Thanks
> James Baxter 
> kangaro...@yahoo.com
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 20:26:59 -0500
> From: David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com>
> To: James Baxter <kangaro...@yahoo.com>
> Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash
> Message-ID:
>    <cadygsbmkyn-w4k_o3ny_k7za6degbw-nvzrtzm9ucl51gcx...@mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> 
> OK, I didn't mention that the librarian at your neighborhood library can
> probably find good resources too.  This is the first group that came up
> when I did a search on groups in Atlanta.  I know that Atlanta is a big
> community so their physical meeting place may be too far away but I think
> they also have zoom meetings.<
> https://www.meetup.com/ALE-Atlanta-Linux-Enthusiasts/?_cookie-check=q8zesVfsTI05tQys
>> 
> 
>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 6:47 PM James Baxter <kangaro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> David.
>> I don't have grand kid. Lol.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> James Baxter
>> kangaro...@yahoo.com
>> As I live in Atlanta. Ga
>> 
>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>> <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature>
>> 
>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 6:27 PM, David Carlson
>> <david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I could suggest trying to find a friend or possibly a Linux User Group
>> nearby to help you with those early teething problems with unfamiliar
>> software.  Some people say to ask your grandchild if you have one.  None of
>> mine use Linux so I go to my local Linux group.
>> 
>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 2:27 PM James Baxter via gnucash-user <
>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:
>> 
>> This is James Baxter, email kangaro...@yahoo.com
>> 
>> To let you all know, I think I am done with the program. I am looking at a
>> screen and it is wear you find all the icons. Not looking good.
>> 
>> I placed two months of my bank statement in two times. I can?t find where
>> I placed.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> James Baxter
>> kangaro...@yahoo.com
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
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>> --
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>> 
>> 
> 
> -- 
> David Carlson
> 
> 
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> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 22:00:21 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash
> Message-ID: <tccoc5$7ni$8...@ciao.gmane.io>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> 
> James, of course, move on to something else if you really want to, but 
> there are lots of us here to help. There aren't too many places 
> (especially with respect to accounting software) to find such a community.
> 
> If you decide to stick it out, we can do our best to help.
> 
> However, *specifics* are crucial. We can't work magic and we can't see 
> your screen. Provide as much detail as you can, and answer as many 
> requests for additional info as you can. And if a request for info 
> doesn't make sense, say so, and we'll give more detailed 'instructions' 
> to obtain the relevant information so we can help you get the result you 
> are looking for. (if possible, sometimes, it just isn't, but that is 
> fairly rare)
> 
> When trying to diagnose a computer problem, specifics are key.
> 
> Generalities help no one.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2022 09:43:42 +0100
> From: Mahon Finbar <mahon.fin...@neuf.fr>
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash
> Message-ID: <2c26d458-79e0-c601-01d5-234077d59...@neuf.fr>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> 
> I have seen the various replies, and agree. I don't see icons on my 
> screens, I see words like 'file', etc. are we reading the same software?
> 
> I want to take this opportunity to thank all those who take the time and 
> effort to answer remarks on here, some are queries, all are treated fairly.
> 
> Finbar? (in SW Ireland, just for info.)
> 
> 
>> On 02/08/2022 20:26, James Baxter via gnucash-user wrote:
>> This is James Baxter, email kangaro...@yahoo.com
>> 
>> To let you all know, I think I am done with the program. I am looking at a 
>> screen and it is wear you find all the icons. Not looking good.
>> 
>> I placed two months of my bank statement in two times. I can?t find where I 
>> placed.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> James Baxter
>> kangaro...@yahoo.com
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2022 07:37:07 -0500
> From: "" <steve.schwa...@fastmail.com>
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Stumped on Mortgage Asst - Screenshots
> Message-ID: <7a0987d5-485b-d17c-ccf3-85dbcee8d...@fastmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> 
> Thanks for the background folks. I appreciate the effort and will do the 
> manual creation.
> 
> However, I'm hardheaded enough that I want get the transaction to work 
> within tolerances with a minimum of monthly intervention such as editing 
> or reading bank statements. I have to go on record that P&I for July 
> 2022 and May 2035 is more than simply fractions of pennies from various 
> calculation assumptions. I don't need that sort of precision in tracking 
> trends in my personal Net Worth reports.
> 
> Is there a man page of sorts for the various functions, pmt, ipmt, 
> ppmt?? I'm sure one of the trailing zeros refers to whether payments are 
> due at the beginning or end of the period, but can't imagine what the 
> other may be. Meanwhile, I'll continue experimentation on my dummy data. 
> Like I said, hardheaded.
> 
> Steve
> 
>> On 8/2/22 10:17, David Carlson wrote:
>> Steve,
>> 
>> I am not going to open your zip file, I imagine it is just documenting the
>> fact that the P & I calculations don't exactly match your lenders'
>> statements, which is a known issue, unfixable since they all have their own
>> way of calculating it.  At least that was the case years ago when I last
>> set one up.  Many of us, like Will, just accept the numbers as estimates
>> and correct them when we get the statements.
>> 
>> There has been some discussion in the history here about how to massage the
>> equations when we want to 'start in the middle' for an existing loan, for
>> example, but I am not sure how to find those.
>> 
>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 8:47 AM William Prescott<w...@theprescotts.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> A slight variation on Steve's suggestion.
>>> 
>>> I made the mortgage payments a 'Scheduled Transaction' with some nominal
>>> values for principal and interest payments. Then, they were created
>>> automatically, and I just edited them to get the amounts correct.
>>> 
>>> Will
>>> 
>>> On 2022 Aug 2, at 08-02 02:55:33, David T. via gnucash-user <
>>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Steve,
>>> 
>>> I expect others will give you ideas on how or what is mistaken on the
>>> mortgage assistant.
>>> 
>>> I, however,  am going to suggest a different approach, which is to forego
>>> using the scheduled transactions/mortgage assistant altogether, and simply
>>> enter the monthly payments manually.
>>> 
>>> The reason I suggest this is due to the fact that (as Michael Novak often
>>> reminds us on the list) your calculations and the bank's calculations will
>>> likely not match precisely, due to differences in base assumptions on the
>>> calculation. Because they won't match precisely, you'll end up editing the
>>> completed transactions. [For this reason, I truly wonder whether the
>>> mortgage assistant is actually useful or should be included in the program,
>>> since it seems to cause more troubles than it solved. That's just my
>>> opinion, however.]
>>> 
>>> If, instead, you enter the transactions manually, Gnucash will autofill
>>> the transaction with the last entered values, and you can quickly modify
>>> the amounts to match the bank statement.
>>> 
>>> David T.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On August 1, 2022 11:59:06 PM GMT+03:00,"steve.schwa...@fastmail.com"  <
>>> steve.schwa...@fastmail.com> wrote:
>>>> All,
>>>> 
>>>>     Please help if you can. I think I've documented with the shots
>>> required, but if you want to see something else, sing out. Somewhere I am
>>> missing a very basic concept. I'm trying to use the assistant to create a
>>> scheduled transaction. The file names describe each step. The file and CoA
>>> are dummies until I grasp this concept and move on to putting my 401kk of
>>> MUFUs into the tool.
>>>> - I've used my current statement, due 1 July to match up a amortization
>>> website to show the P&I due on 1 July. Amounts and start dates in the
>>> assistant are configured to match those amounts. Curiously, the website and
>>> my statement show a different remaining balance, but that is outside the
>>> scope.
>>>> - I step you through my assistant.
>>>> 
>>>> - In the end I show you the result of the assistant, which shows the
>>> correct P&I. Escrow is wrong, but I'm sure I can fix that in the editor.
>>> I'll accumulate escrow each month and then schedule a payment from escrow
>>> asset to tax and insurance expenses once all the above works.
>>>> - I let GnuCash enter the created transaction (ignoring from birth of
>>> the loan) and the transaction for 1 July 2022 is actually the P&I for 1 May
>>> 2035.
>>>> 
>>>> TIA
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