[GNC] Quotes issue

2022-05-28 Thread Steve
When I do Tools->Price Database->Get Quotes I get: ERROR: ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY must be set for currency and quotes. See https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Online_Quotes/#Source_Alphavantage.-2C_US and yet: steve@stevesdesktop:~/Downloads$ env|grep ALPHAVANTAGE ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=D5IX

Re: [GNC] Quotes issue

2022-05-30 Thread Steve
> Regards, > John Ralls > That was it! Thanks, Steve > > > On May 28, 2022, at 4:42 PM, Steve wrote: > > > > When I do Tools->Price Database->Get Quotes I get: > > > > ERROR: ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY must be set for currency and quotes. > >

[GNC] Quotes issue

2022-04-16 Thread Steve
I'm getting this error: steve@stevesdesktop:~$ gnc-fq-check Json3.c: loadable library and perl binaries are mismatched (got handshake key 0xce00080, needed 0xed00080) But... steve@stevesdesktop:~$ sudo find /usr -name "libperl.so*" -exec ls -lah {} \; 2>/dev/null -rw-r--r-

Re: [GNC] Quotes issue

2022-04-18 Thread Steve
On Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:54:56 -0700 John Ralls wrote: > > On Apr 17, 2022, at 9:24 AM, john wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Apr 17, 2022, at 8:07 AM, Steve wrote: > >> > >> On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 19:48:52 -0700 > >> john wro

[GNC] Stock price retrieval (again, sorry!)

2019-05-19 Thread Steve
et the "Unknown Error" popup. Are there any debug logs I can look at to see what is going on? Perhaps I have too many securities? Is there a way to request just one from inside GNC? Thanks, Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-

[GNC] Stock quotes

2019-05-24 Thread Steve
C I get the "Unknown Error" popup. Are there any debug logs I can look at to see what is going on? Perhaps I have too many securities? Is there a way to request just one from inside GNC? Thanks, Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnu

Re: [GNC] Stock quotes

2019-05-26 Thread Steve
That was it. I still had one set up as Alphavantage. "Unknown error" is not the most helpful error message. Thanks, Steve On Fri, 24 May 2019 08:00:35 -0400 "Derek Atkins" wrote: > Are you sure that ALL your securities are set to yahoo_json? > If only ONE is set e

Re: Announcement: GnuCash 2.6.18 Release 2017-09-24

2017-09-24 Thread Steve
Ok, it's late and I'm probably not awake enuf to see, but, uh, what happen to the option to go online and download transactions or the balance? Isn't that option missing or has the long day caught up with me? I just downloaded and installed the new update with no problem. Thinking I should wait

Re: Announcement: GnuCash 2.6.18 Release 2017-09-24

2017-09-25 Thread Steve
Ok, after waking up this morning, I still find the usual option to go online and download transactions or the balance, absent. If I'm wrong, would some kind person point me to where the heck it is (and I will then crawl back into my embarrassed cave). Was it "left on the kitchen table" during co

Re: Announcement: GnuCash 2.6.18 Release 2017-09-24

2017-09-25 Thread Steve
Thank you, my sanity and eyesight apparently are intact. -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user -

Re: Announcement: GnuCash 2.6.18 Release 2017-09-24

2017-09-25 Thread Steve
Thanks for the revised download for Windows. I downloaded and tried it, all is good. My sanity thanks you. My eyesight thanks you. I thank you. -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html ___ gnucash-user mailing

Re: Scheduled transactions

2017-09-25 Thread Steve
I feel like I've "paid my dues" with the scheduled transaction feature; finally got it to work the way I want it, but it definitely contributed to my hair loss in the process of doing so, but at last, I'm there... I have monthly payments calendared 60 days in advance (so there are always 2 monthly

Re: budget with ytd difference option and ?improved? readability

2017-10-04 Thread Steve
Color me clueless, well, almost... Using Windows 10, latest release of GnuCash. So the two scm files, I installed them in the standard-reports sub-directory as indicated in the above posts. I got them there, by opening up each one, copying the contents, then pasting the contents to a new file I

Re: budget with ytd difference option and ?improved? readability

2017-10-04 Thread Steve
Color me clueless, well, almost... Using Windows 10, latest release of GnuCash. So the two scm files, I installed them in the standard-reports sub-directory as indicated in the above posts. I got them there, by opening up each one, copying the contents, then pasting the contents to a new file I c

Re: budget with ytd difference option and ?improved? readability

2017-10-07 Thread Steve
Fred Bone wrote > Perhaps it's objecting to the MS-DOS-style line endings, that Notepad > will have helpfully put there for you? > > If you put a file there with one line containing just a semicolon and it > still won't run, then that's the problem. Thanks, Fred. The file that's causing the pro

Re: Finance-Quote 1.42 released!

2017-11-06 Thread Steve
Michael Fross wrote > If anyone is having issues getting it working on Windows with > Activatestate > Perl, I'd be happy to post about it, but it was really just installing F:Q > 1.42 and then changing all of my securities to update via Alphavantage. * > I > also had to add the API key to an env

Re: Finance-Quote 1.42 released!

2017-11-06 Thread Steve
Thank you. After reviewing those threads you referenced, think I'll do nothing for the moment, will wait for the dust to settle... appreciate your reply, however. -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html ___ gnucas

Re: Finance-Quote 1.47 released!

2017-11-18 Thread Steve
Alan... no ever accused GnuCash of being user friendly. Unfortunate. The environment file you opened may look like simply a bunch of instructions, but if you look closely, it's actually a combination of comments and the commands themselves. The comments explain each line that follows, etc. You d

Saved Report Configurations (Color on Tabs)

2017-11-19 Thread Steve
Is there any way to add color to tabs for Saved Report Configurations? -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnuca

Password screw-up "magic fix"?

2017-11-23 Thread Steve
I've used GnuCash for a long time, have the current stable version, Windows 10. Question: Since Adam & Eve first danced, whenever I *accidently* hit "remember PIN" (something I would never do intentionally, but seem to do from time to time) when downloading transactions on a particular account, I

Re: Password screw-up "magic fix"?

2017-11-23 Thread Steve
and merely restoring the file folder "aqbanking" does NOT do it, btw -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash

Re: Password screw-up "magic fix"?

2017-11-23 Thread Steve
Thanks, John, but guess you didn't have a chance to read my entire post. I can't uncheck the box for "remember the pin in memory" when it is *NOT* checked to begin with! Bottom line, tell me what folders and/or files I need to backup (and restore as needed) that reflect my settings for aqbanking

Re: Password screw-up "magic fix"?

2017-11-24 Thread Steve
Ok, thanks for taking a look. Unfortunately, many times I've tried restoring my backup copy of the entire aqbanking folder which includes the file you referenced, and it "doesn't seem to do the job", so I end up having to delete the bank account in question, and re-creating it which does take care

Re: Password screw-up "magic fix"?

2017-11-25 Thread Steve
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, no, restarting GnuCash does not rectify the issue for me. So far the only way I've found to "fix" it, is deleting the account in question in aqbanking, and then adding it back. I've gotten pretty darn good at doing that :) Fortunately, it's the Charles Sc

Gnucash Portable

2017-12-06 Thread Steve
I used it briefly a few years ago. Just noticed, unless I'm mistaken, it was updated in October of this year (2017). Curious to hear how others are using the portable version (eg, why and under what circumstances), and how you're handling the backup and/or transfer of the data files from the memor

Re: Gnucash Portable

2017-12-07 Thread Steve
AC wrote > No, he's talking about GnuCash Portable which is a copy of GnuCash > modified and packaged with all the necessary libraries to be able to run > directly from a memory stick or other portable storage device without > having to install the libraries. It's packaged by PortableApps.com. *A

Re: Schwab shows no tranactions

2017-12-23 Thread Steve
I've only used Gnucash and aqbanking module for Schwab Bank downloads which has always worked great. For some reason I've long since forgotten, I thought it didn't work with the brokerage side. Guess I'm wrong? I did start to fool with it, but is https://ofx.schwab.com/cgi_dev/ofx_server correct

Re: Schwab shows no tranactions

2017-12-29 Thread Steve
Steve wrote > I've only used Gnucash and aqbanking module for Schwab Bank downloads > which > has always worked great. > > For some reason I've long since forgotten, I thought it didn't work with > the > brokerage side. Guess I'm wrong? I

Strange cookie appears when accessing this site...

2018-02-25 Thread Steve
I've been meaning to ask this for well over a year (if not longer), keep forgetting about it; I did a search just now, but didn't get any hits... Every single time I start the GnuCash User forum site (using Windows 10 Pro, btw, Google Chrome), and this *only occurs* when I access the GnuCash User

[GNC] Quotes setup

2018-05-20 Thread Steve
Found Finance::Quote version 1.47 $ but nothing happened. I guessing that means there are no quotes enabled. Each security has the "Get online quotes" checkbox checked but the radio button is still set to Yahoo. Is there any more detailed and current documentation that would help me? Tha

GnuCash mobile

2017-05-26 Thread Steve
Before I get flamed, I throw myself on the mercy of the gawds and acknowledge that I've posted on this subject before... Not talking about the ("un-official") GnuCash app that allows you to record transactions and upload them to "real" GnuCash... . The drum beat to get a "real" mobile application

Re: GnuCash mobile

2017-05-26 Thread Steve
Personally, I'd be willing to pay $100+ per year for the app. I don't expect it to be free, I'm thrilled that for the past number of years since leaving Quicken, that I have a program that "works". To have that information available to me wherever I am? Hard to put a price on it. Hard for me to

Scheduled Transaction Help :(

2017-08-02 Thread Steve
I'm running Windows 10, GnuCash Version 2.6.17. After using GnuCash for a number of years, I finally am getting around to using the Scheduled Transaction feature. Previously I would simply add the upcoming anticipated transactions to the account registry, and then when the date in question hit fo

Re: Scheduled Transaction Help :(

2017-08-02 Thread Steve
I double checked the settings, and mine look correct. As I indicated, although the scheduled transaction SAYS in my screenshot the last occurrence was on 9/1/17, in fact no transaction for it was created on 9/1/17. I did try changing the time to 60 days as you suggested, and ran it, and a transact

Re: Scheduled Transaction Help :(

2017-08-03 Thread Steve
Sure... -- View this message in context: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/Scheduled-Transaction-Help-tp4693019p4693030.html Sent from the GnuCash - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___

Re: Scheduled Transaction Help :(

2017-08-08 Thread Steve
Figured I'd put an end to this thread. Bottom line, I eventually got it to work, although I can't offer much of an explanation as to why. I DELETED all of the scheduled entries I made, and started over. Used the same entries. It's working now. -- View this message in context: http://gnucash

Re: [GNC] Mass Reconcile

2022-05-21 Thread Steve Butler
Do they all have the same parent? If so, reconcile the parent and check the box to include all sub-accounts. On Sat, May 21, 2022, 22:17 Fred Tydeman wrote: > I added over 300 dummy #yymmdd accounts and am using them as tags in splits > in transactions (to simulate Quicken classes). I now real

[GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
, Steve ___ 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

Re: [GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
Thanks for that. Is there a way to produce a list of all those descriptions that I have used before? Autocomplete is great if I am close to spelling the description I want. Otherwise I am just guessing and would like to reuse a previously used description. Steve From: Glenn Fowler

Re: [GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
Thanks, that is interesting. I migrated from Quicken end of last year and it is one of the things I got used to with Quicken and can't find an analog with GnuCash. Overall GnuCash has been wonderful, and my workflow is more efficient for my needs. Steve From: Gyle McCollam

Re: [GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
Thanks for that, as a workaround I have done a search and iterated on that to get a pseudo list. Was clunky and didn't end up with what I wanted. Steve -Original Message- From: gnucash-user On Behalf Of Jeff Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:16 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Su

Re: [GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
Roger on that. Steve From: Gyle McCollam Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:21 PM To: Steve Elstad ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Description list Steve, I should have mentioned that if you are in a particular register, it will only look in that register. If you are in

Re: [GNC] Description list

2022-06-29 Thread Steve Elstad
In my simple mind, to do autocomplete you are looking up the entered values in a list for a closest match. Seems you could export that list? Steve -Original Message- From: gnucash-user On Behalf Of Jeff Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:16 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re

[GNC] Why doesn't GnuCash have an Export function?

2022-12-04 Thread Steve Thompson
grate from Gnucash's data format to another system used by one's CPA. Regards, Steve Thompson Indy area USA ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org

Re: [GNC] Why doesn't GnuCash have an Export function?

2022-12-05 Thread Steve Thompson
ted, this is high on my list. Regards, Steve Thompson On 12/4/2022 9:50 PM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: But, to the question, now that we have covered the problem that brought me to this question: Why doesn't GnuCash have an export functions so that one can more easily migrate fro

Re: [GNC] QIF Import troubles

2022-12-13 Thread Steve Butler
That is the classic double entry bookkeeping system that GnuCash uses. If you don't want that you need to use some other software. On Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 16:35 Steve Silva via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Hi All, > I am trying out gnucash to replace Quicken

Re: [GNC] What accounts should I reconcile?

2022-12-19 Thread Steve Butler
What would it mean to reconcile an account for which there is no external "authority"? I can't think of one. Now, I did reconcile the interest paid for my mortgage for the year as it was in a dedicated account: Expenses:Interest:Mortgage and the mortgage company sent me a statement for my YTD in

Re: [GNC] Improvement suggestion

2022-12-22 Thread Steve Butler
Backup is a system function. You need to plan that for all your data beyond just GnuCash. You can do a simple Save As to put that data in another spot. But that leaves your spreadsheets unprotected. On Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 16:36 Daryl Hillgrove wrote: > Can a simple backup function be added to

Re: [GNC] Fidelity Investment

2022-12-24 Thread Steve Brown
fidelity account. When trying to download I've generally had bad luck with aqbanking. I have successfully downloaded ofx files with ofxtools' ofxget from Fidelity and then imported the file. Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnuc

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Steve Butler
If I paid today and enter the transaction today it should have today's date on it. Especially if paid with cash. If I wrote a check I must be ready for them to go immediately to the bank and cash it On Tue, Dec 27, 2022, 10:52 Michael or Penny Novack < stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >

[GNC] Printing Invoices

2023-01-01 Thread Steve Brown
File->Print Invoice prints an opened invoice using the template at gnucash/report/reports/standard/invoice.scm. So does the Print Invoice button in the Find Invoice screen And ditto the Print Invoice in the heading of the View Invoice screen OTOH, Reports->Business->Printable Invoice just gives a

Re: [GNC] Fields present in invoices?

2023-01-03 Thread Steve Brown
I've been wrestling with this too, specifically with regard to invoices. This is a rather lengthy comment. I hope it is useful. Also, if some of this is inaccurate, which is likely, please let me know. I've looked at the wiki and sifted through the code trying to understand how reports work. There

Re: [GNC] Fields present in invoices?

2023-01-03 Thread Steve Brown
do your own build, you are stuck with the taxinvoice.scm file that comes with the distribution. I now have a new default invoice that places the company and addressee properly in my window envelopes. On Tue, 2023-01-03 at 10:47 -0700, Simon Roberts wrote: > Steve, Adrien, thanks again. I t

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 4.900 Released

2023-01-11 Thread Steve Butler
This is an experimental pre-5.0 release. 4.13 is for everyday use until 5.0 comes out. On Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 13:11 wrote: > I see many references to GnuCash 4.900, but the website only has version > 4.13 (Windows). Am I missing something here? > > Thank you All > >

[GNC] Advice on investment accounts

2023-01-16 Thread Steve Hill
ignificantly more clunky and hard to use than it just being available on the account's own tab? Many thanks. -- - Steve ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists

Re: [GNC] Importing csv files

2023-01-19 Thread Steve Brown
I've had very good results with this https://github.com/erikmack/qb-escape.git I had to back out the account code stuff in the most recent commit as it didn't work for my use case. The article referenced in the README was similarly helpful. Steve On Wed, 2023-01-18 at 19:29 -0600,

Re: [GNC] Morgan Stanley Portfolio

2023-01-22 Thread Steve Brown
I was able to download the profile with ofxget from ofxtools and it promises to support investments. Good luck, Steve On Sun, 2023-01-22 at 06:29 -0500, Ed Greenberg wrote: > I have a portfolio at Morgan Stanley which generates some dividends, > income, cap gains distribution,

[GNC] "Nested" Expense Category Report

2023-02-03 Thread Steve Cohen
I am trying to produce a report of expenses that follows the tree structure of accounts under Expenses. For example, I'd like something like this: Auto $6.50 Fees $150.00 Gas $250.00 Parking $40.25 Repair and Maintenance $2000.00 Tolls $40.00 Total Auto$2486.75 Instead, I ge

Re: [GNC] "Nested" Expense Category Report

2023-02-03 Thread Steve Cohen
Actually it's even worse than the example shown. Had there been no transactions at the top level Auto, then all the subcategories would show up without any indication that they were under the top level auto account. On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 3:37 PM Steve Cohen wrote: > I am trying to p

[GNC] Vendor account number on check

2023-02-06 Thread Steve Brown
record and get it placed on the check? Thanks, Steve ___ 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 th

Re: [GNC] Migrating from PC to Mac

2023-02-16 Thread Steve Butler
Just copy the data file. No export/import needed. On Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 15:24 Martin Taylor wrote: > > I’ve got 4.13 installed and running on my PC, and I’ve also set up 4.13 on > my Mac. > > I’ve tried exporting the account tree and transactions from the PC to an > external drive and then impo

Re: [GNC] Using Plaid

2023-03-01 Thread Steve Brown
://services.quicken.com/ofx-secure-plus Third parties collecting your bank credentials and sniffing your financial traffic, what can go wrong? Steve On Tue, 2023-02-28 at 15:51 -0800, Jean Laroche wrote: > To me it's very different.  You're not giving a user name and a > password &

Re: [GNC] Using Plaid

2023-03-03 Thread Steve Brown
ws a functioning OFX server. I'd suspect that with the proper credentials, ofxget would happily download statements. Steve On Thu, 2023-03-02 at 21:05 -0500, Kalpesh Patel wrote: > Vanguard doesn't provide ability to download OFX formatted data as a > download > option but there

Re: [GNC] Using Plaid

2023-03-04 Thread Steve Brown
If you are referring to the file I store, it is the response from the OFX server and doesn't contain credentials.  If you are referring to the request, I'm using the keyring approach referred to by Sherlock. Steve On Fri, 2023-03-03 at 09:43 -0600, Tom Browder wrote: > On Fri, Mar

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Steve Brown
I've been using ofxget from ofxtools to download from my banks and broker. So long as your bank has a functioning OFX server, it should work. There is a website with a comprehensive list of OFX server status at https://www.ofxhome.com/ Steve On Wed, 2023-03-15 at 20:17 -0400, Chip Reid

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Steve Brown
The command 'ofxget prof vanguard' seems to talk to the Vanguard OFX server. I get a profile response back. It appears that the ofxhome site tests the ofx servers almost daily and reports whether or not they are up. Steve On Thu, 2023-03-16 at 09:28 -0700, Stan Brown (using GC 2.6

Re: [GNC] Help with downloading transactions.

2023-03-16 Thread Steve Brown
much luck. Steve On Thu, 2023-03-16 at 09:28 -0700, Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.19) wrote: > > On 2023-03-16 09:17, Steve Brown wrote: > > I've been using ofxget from ofxtools to download from my banks and > > broker. So long as your bank has a functioning OFX server, it &g

Re: [GNC] Adding new income category or new expenses category

2021-07-15 Thread Steve Butler
Barry, This comes down to building your chart of accounts (COA). You would be adding Income and/or expense accounts. Easy to do when sitting on the accounts tab. The top menu bar will have entries to ADD, DELETE, or EDIT. The user guide will also walk you through the exercise. Give it a good

[GNC] Cash Accounting Method

2021-09-12 Thread Steve Morrow
and expense recognized at time of receipt or payment). I highly recommend an enhancement to add an accounting method option for accrual or cash method. This makes a big difference in reporting! Steve Morrow ___ gnucash-user mailing list

[GNC] Calculating interest rates

2021-09-13 Thread Steve Hill
ghout the year. Thanks. -- - Steve ___ 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

Re: [GNC] Scheduled Transaction Posting Order

2021-10-01 Thread Steve Butler
Other approach is to have the payroll happen the day before (think day of week) the allowance. On Fri, Oct 1, 2021, 14:32 Stan Brown wrote: > > On 2021-10-01 14:01, Robin Chattopadhyay wrote: > > Is there a way to control the posting order of scheduled transactions? > > > > For example, I have s

Re: [GNC] Credit Card Rewards Refund

2021-10-14 Thread Steve Butler
I also record as misc. non-taxed income. Thinking of titling a new income account as "Rebates". On Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 05:34 rsbrux via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > I have a credit card which, like a few others, accrues a small > percentage (1-2%) of the amounts spent as a re

[GNC] Incorrect QFX Import

2021-12-29 Thread Steve Cohen
I downloaded all of 2021's transactions from my bank in QFX format and tried to import the file. As I was doing so, I noticed an anomaly. I receive monthly direct deposits from a pension, all arrive on or shortly after the first of each month, the same amount every month. But on the QFX import sc

Re: [GNC] Incorrect QFX Import

2021-12-29 Thread Steve Cohen
Additionally, I tried exiting GnuCash and trying the import again. This made no difference. On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 4:06 PM Steve Cohen wrote: > I downloaded all of 2021's transactions from my bank in QFX format and > tried to import the file. > > As I was doing so, I notic

Re: [GNC] Incorrect QFX Import

2021-12-29 Thread Steve Cohen
D as some of the transactions that were imported? > Some banks are not good at assigning unique FITID to transactions, and > that can cause a problem for GC. > Jean > > On 12/29/21 2:13 PM, Steve Cohen wrote: > > Additionally, I tried exiting GnuCash and trying the import again

[GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
the program is closed? Regards, Steve Mortimer 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV) All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
I have closed the program either way and there is no difference. Thanks for the prompt response. Steve Derek Atkins <mailto:de...@ihtfp.com> Monday, January 3, 2022 12:12 PM Hi, On Mon, January 3, 2022 12:50 pm, Steve Mortimer wrote: I have been running Gnucash on this computer, Win1

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
How do I get the main program to save other than to the desktop? Steve Dan Black <mailto:dblack2...@outlook.com> Monday, January 3, 2022 12:21 PM You seem to be saving your main file on the desktop, which is not a good practice. The program will save a backup and a log file in the

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
Using the File Explorer and moving the files to a GNUcash folder did the trick. Thanks for every ones help. Steve Glenn Fowler <mailto:gfowl...@outlook.com> Monday, January 3, 2022 1:12 PM Just use File Explorer and move it to the folder you prefer and then open from new location wit

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
David, Thanks for the information. Steve David Carlson <mailto:david.carlson@gmail.com> Monday, January 3, 2022 1:32 PM Steve, In Windows you have a folder called Documents or similar.  Using your file explorer create a sub folder in Documents called "MyGnucsahData" or w

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
Thanks.  Looking into this. Steve Adrien Monteleone <mailto:adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> Monday, January 3, 2022 4:12 PM Steve, I'll add that it appears you are opening backup files, not the main GnuCash file. The very long file names indicate this. So it seems you have backups

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-03 Thread Steve Mortimer
.  I close the program and the file now has two dates showing on it. Guess there is no original file on the computer. Steve Steve Mortimer <mailto:noahsark0...@att.net> Monday, January 3, 2022 5:40 PM Thanks.  Looking into this. Steve Adrien Monteleone <mailto:adrien.montele...@lus

Re: [GNC] GNUCash 4.9

2022-01-04 Thread Steve Mortimer
. Steve Adrien Monteleone <mailto:adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> Monday, January 3, 2022 8:30 PM Your original file never changes names, unless you do a File > Save As, or change it via your OS file manager. If you ever see a file with a date stamp, it is a backup. Do not try to o

[GNC] How to get debug to work (saying "uncle")

2022-01-17 Thread Steve Conley
I have been trying for 5 days now to chunk Quicken and start using gnucash. ANY CLUES will be sincerely appreciated. The immediate problem I am trying to solve: Quicken export to qif of accounts/categories "seems" to complete - but nothing visible in gnucash. Quicken export to qif of tranactions s

Re: [GNC] How to get debug to work (saying "uncle")

2022-01-18 Thread Steve Conley
7483648 (allocation -2147483648, extents 0x0) while allocating gadget (node progress, owner GtkProgressBar) (gnucash:2): Gtk-WARNING **: 11:50:59.165: Drawing a gadget with negative dimensions. Did you forget to allocate a size? (node progress owner GtkProgressBar) Anyway, THANKS AGAIN. Steve Conle

[GNC] Bug 798423 - IMPORT QIF crashes on a Quicken transaction Reminder (NOT a scheduled reminder)

2022-01-18 Thread Steve Conley
d if I did anything wrong with the bug submission, please let me know. I did search Google and the bug list and did not find this bug. Steve Conley ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscr

Re: [GNC] (no subject)

2022-02-22 Thread Steve Butler
Please plan a compressive backup strategy for your entire system. Include email, Libre Office documents, other misc files and not just GnuCash. That way it won't matter where files are "hidden" as you will have a complete backup strategy that isn't specific to any particular application. On Tue,

Re: [GNC] Report unreliable (invalid totals)

2022-02-27 Thread Steve Butler
Look for future dated transactions. I entered some for last December and they ended up for next December. Happens when entering backdated entries in January! On Sun, Feb 27, 2022, 15:15 David H wrote: > Bruce, > > Have you double-checked the report options to ensure all accounts are > selected

Re: [GNC] Automatic sales tax

2022-02-28 Thread Steve Butler
As soon as you dream up something that can't occur, the legislative assistants will incorporate that scenario into new law. On Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 09:48 Fred Bone wrote: > On 28 February 2022 at 10:28, William Prescott said: > > > Sebastian, > > > > Just to clarify, where the "item changed hands"

Re: [GNC] IRA/401K income detection

2022-03-10 Thread Steve Butler
I made a subaccount under the asset in which to record the distributions. That subaccount is cleaned out each year by an adjusting transaction that moves that to the main account. That way the balance sheet year end report shows the yearly distribution amount. Makes it easy to pick off and send t

Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu - solved

2022-04-04 Thread Steve Butler
Jeff, Per chance are you on a Unix/Linux derevitive? I have seen Windows line endings cause problems for different shells trying to process the script. Changing to Unix style line endings fixed the problem. To the text editor I was using the files appeared to be the same. --Steve On Mon, Apr

[GNC] Reinstall GnuCash after Ubuntu upgrade to 22.04

2022-04-24 Thread Steve Cohen
I just upgraded my system to Ubuntu 22.04 (from 21.10). As a non-official application, GNUcash seems to have been removed from the system or rendered non-functional though a launch icon remains and does nothing. Prior to install, I was running GNC 4.9. Can someone please point me in the right dir

[GNC] American Express now forces you to use Quicken to download QFX

2021-01-04 Thread Steve Cohen
I've gone back recently to using my GnuCash and I need to download transactions from American Express. Their website now wants to force me to go through Quicken to deactivate my account and reactivate it in order to get QFX data. It's my data, not Quicken's. That was the whole reason I start

[GNC] Amex won't let me access QFX data without a Quicken Account

2021-01-04 Thread Steve Cohen
I've recently picked up Gnucash after letting it slide for about a year. I want to download data from my American Express Card account in QFX format, and they won't let me do it without "deactivating and reactivating" my Quicken account. Quicken doesn't own my data, I own it. I don't even have Q

Re: [GNC] What does OFX Direct Connect do?

2021-01-04 Thread Steve Cohen
tch to manually downloading your transactions in one of > the formats GnuCash supports, or getting Quicken. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > > On Jan 4, 2021, at 1:19 PM, Steve Cohen wrote: > > > > and if your financial institution, like American Express, forces

[GNC] Fwd: Amex won't let me access QFX data without a Quicken Account

2021-01-04 Thread Steve Cohen
-- Forwarded message - From: Steve Cohen Date: Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [GNC] Amex won't let me access QFX data without a Quicken Account To: Dean Gibson Good that you can. I can’t. When I try exactly what you describe (which used to work for me,too), I

[GNC] Uninstalled 5.0, went to 4.14 gladly

2023-03-27 Thread Steve Miller
Installed 5.0 from 4.13 on Windows. Description field kept freezing. Couldn't download prices, told me I had an invalid install but when I went and did the checks, said I was fine. Wouldn't work. Has always worked for years. Uninstalled 5.0 and 4.14 works perfectly. Not worth the headache, remind

[GNC] Price Quotes

2023-04-19 Thread Steve Miller
Running Version: 4.14 Build ID: 4.14+(2023-03-25) Finance::Quote: 1.53 *Never, ever got this before... did something break??? I've changed nothing! Help! Have always used Yahoo json...* [image: Screenshot 2023-04-19 190342.png] ___ gnucash-user maili

Re: [GNC] Price Quotes

2023-04-19 Thread Steve Miller
Re the price quote issue w yahoo json, in the big picture is no biggie, cause alphaadvantage seems to work just fine, so will just switch all over tomorrow to that source... On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 7:06 PM Steve Miller wrote: > Running Version: 4.14 > Build ID: 4.14+(2023-03-25) >

Re: [GNC] How to upgrade to 5.1 in Ubuntu

2023-05-08 Thread Steve Butler
I have been unable to find a reliable PPA that keeps up to date. It would be wonderful if someone could build GnC on launchpad. The best current solution is to compile it yourself. On Mon, May 8, 2023, 05:29 Roland Giesler via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm lo

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