Ok, thanks. This is my first post!!
On Fri, Sep 2, 2022 at 8:16 AM Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnuc...@jdlh.com> wrote: > Geoff: > > One tenet of GnuCash-user email list etiquette is to cc the gnucash-user > email list on all replies. We want this discussion to take place on the > list. > > Thus I am replying to you, and cc'ing the list, so that the thread stays > on the list. I will reply to this message from the email that reaches me > via the list. > —Jim DeLaHunt > On 2022-09-01 03:57, Geoff Storer wrote: > > Hi Jim > > Thanks for coming back to me. Sorry I have taken so long to respond. > > In answer to your questions: > > Q: Are you familiar with the difference in behaviour between relative file > paths and absolute file paths? > > Ans; No this is not one of my strong points > > Q: Are you familiar with the difference in spelling (C:\ prefixes and > backslashes etc.) between relative file paths and absolute file paths? > > Ans: No > > Q: In your GnuCash Book (bookkeeping file), have you associated files to > transactions using relative path File Associations, absolute path File > Associations, or Location Associations? > > Ans: I think the answer here is relative path. What I actually did in GNU > was: > Edit / preferences / General / Linked Files and with the drop down arrow > selected the folder location of my invoices > The reason I say "relative path" is because GNU program details on the > referenced edit field the comment > "Path head for Linked Files Relative Paths" > The location I selected is - D:\PDF\GNU Invoices > > Q: Were all your attached documents within a single directory on your old > computer? Do you know the absolute path to that directory? > > Ans: Yes all invoices are in the one folder "D:\PDF\GNU Invoices" (the > output here I copied directly from my explorer view so I should have that > correct) > > Q: Are all your attached documents within a single directory on your new > computer? Do you know the absolute path to that directory? > > Ans: The invoices are in the exact location as on the initial install of > GNU. > I only re-installed windows on the C:\ partition. The other > partitions remain exactly as they were > The invoices are in "D:\PDF\GNU Invoices" > > I hope I have answered all your queries. Let me know if you need any > further clarification. > > Thanks again > > Regards > > John Murdoch > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 3:46 PM Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnuc...@jdlh.com> > wrote: > >> Hello, John: >> >> Your question rings a bell! I did an overhaul on the file associations >> on my transactions a couple of years ago. >> >> On 2022-08-29 04:10, john murdoch wrote: >> > ...My problem now is that [GnuCash] looks for the attached document in >> the >> > windows document folder on the C Drive. I have tried editing the >> > preferences in [GnuCash] to point to the correct location of the >> documents >> > on the alternate partition but this doesn't automatically link to the >> > document. >> > >> > >> > I can then manually link each document by using the "manage document >> > link" function on the right click menu in the account field of GNU >> > cash. That of course will be quite tedious and I was enquiring if >> > there is a "global fix" so that all files could be re-linked in one >> > procedure? Perhaps editing settings or the system registry? >> > >> > >> > I did try a feature as per the attached screenshot [of the Change >> Linked Document path head dialogue] without any success. >> >> Well, the Change Linked Document path head dialogue, which your >> screenshot showed, is the best tool in GnuCash for this job. However, >> you have to know a few things to use it well. I'll bet the UI does not >> do a complete job of walking a person through it. >> >> To set some groundwork, some questions: >> >> Are you familiar with the difference in behaviour between relative file >> paths and absolute file paths? >> >> Are you familiar with the difference in spelling (C:\ prefixes and >> backslashes etc.) between relative file paths and absolute file paths? >> >> In your GnuCash Book (bookkeeping file), have you associated files to >> transactions using relative path File Associations, absolute path File >> Associations, or Location Associations? >> >> Were all your attached documents within a single directory on your old >> computer? Do you know the absolute path to that directory? >> >> Are all your attached documents within a single directory on your new >> computer? Do you know the absolute path to that directory? >> >> Based on answers to those questions — and once I run GnuCash to refresh >> my memory about how the Change Linked Document path head dialogue works, >> and once I translate from macOS to Windows in my head — I can try to >> help you further. >> >> Best regards, >> —Jim DeLaHunt >> >> >> Are all your attached documents within a single directory on your new >> computer? >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > _______________________________________________ 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. 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