Anything coming soon to fix this? On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 12:26 PM Patrick James <patrickjame...@comcast.net> wrote:
> This is bug 799093, and John Ralls has not asked additional questions > after I was able to reliably reproduce (part of) the issue, so, hopefully, > there is sufficient information to find the bug. > > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799093 > > > > On 01/25/2024 10:02 AM PST Jack Slater <theillini...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I'm back! Reconciling a credit card account today. Another "rogue" > > transaction created in the reconcile register (image attached). > > However it's NOT in the account ledger (image attached)!! When I try to > > edit the reconcile transaction I get an error message reading "Target > split > > is currently hidden in this register" (also attached). I know I read a > bug > > report on this action and I thought I could add more evidence in hopes of > > getting the issue resolved. > > > > [image: there.jpg] > > [image: not there.jpg] > > > > [image: error.jpg] > > > > On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 5:48 PM Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnuc...@jdlh.com> > wrote: > > > > > Jack: > > > > > > On 2024-01-11 09:11, Jack Slater wrote: > > > > 90 minutes of reconciling down the drain with a crash near the end > of the > > > > final account.... > > > My commiserations. Yes, it is maddening to lose 90 minutes of work when > > > the tech decides to fail you. > > > > ... Oddly, even though GnuC auto saves periodically, it seems > > > > none of any add/delete/balance transactions were saved in any > account! > > > Why > > > > would that be???? > > > > > > I can think of several interesting directions you could take this > thread: > > > > > > Why didn't GnuCash seem to preserve any of the changes in my 90 minutes > > > of work? > > > > > > How can I change my workflow so that I lose less work when the tech > > > decides to fail me? > > > > > > How can I improve the way I write message to this list, so that I get > > > more helpful answers? > > > > > > How can I stop these tech failures from happening? > > > > > > On that last point, I can offer two concrete suggestions: > > > > > > 1. GnuCash has a "Check and Repair" feature which is useful to try when > > > you are concerned about "rogue" transactions and such. Try going to the > > > Accounts tab of the main window, and select menu item Actions -- Check > > > and Repair -- Repair All. This menu is described a little in the > GnuCash > > > manual, section 4.2.1.4. "Account Tree - Actions Menu", at > > > < > > > > https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-manual/gui-acct-tree.html#AccTree-actions-menu > > > >. > > > > > > 2. The text in your "Entry Point Not Found" dialogue, which GnuCash > > > displays when it crashes, has been discussed on this list recently. It > > > is described in a bug report at > > > <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799170>. It is suspected to > be > > > problem from GnuCash 5.4 leaving pieces behind when GnuCash 5.5 > > > installs. There is a workaround there: > > > > > > a. Use the File Explorer to open "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\" > > > > > > b. If there is a file named "libxmlsec1.dll" present, but no file named > > > "libxmlsec.dll", then rename file "libxmlsec1.dll" to the name > > > "libxmlsec.dll" (without the trailing "1"). > > > > > > I do not use GnuCash on Windows, so I have no experience with this > > > problem. I only know what I read. If you ask this list directly about > > > how to work around this bug, Windows users may be able to give you > > > better help. > > > > > > I hope this helps, > > > —Jim DeLaHunt > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > 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. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
