[GNC] GnuCash very slow to start up and quit

2021-06-12 Thread Tim Hume
o me. Any tips or suggestions would be welcome. Cheers, Tim Hume Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/l

Re: [GNC] GnuCash very slow to start up and quit

2021-06-13 Thread Tim Hume
On Sunday, June 13th, 2021 at 17:28, Chris Green wrote: > the difference must simply be down to the size of database. I create > a new accounts file each year, apart from anything else it keeps the > auditor happy (church accounts) and it certainly keeps it small. > Could you maybe split your sys

Re: [GNC] GnuCash very slow to start up and quit

2021-06-13 Thread Tim Hume
On Sunday, June 13th, 2021 at 18:28, Saša Janiška wrote: > Just wonder how does SQLite back-end compare with XML and whether you > recommend one over the other? (my XML is 20MB uncompressed and under > VCS). I just ran a test. My data file is 37 MByte in SQLite format, and 52 MByte when in XML

[GNC] Apparent slow down with GnuCash 4.6

2021-07-01 Thread Tim Hume
sier than having to go through the palaver of starting up a new file. Regards, Tim Hume Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnu

Re: [GNC] Apparent slow down with GnuCash 4.6

2021-07-01 Thread Tim Hume
On Thursday, July 1st, 2021 at 18:49, Tim Hume wrote: > Has anyone notice an apparent slow down when doing operations such as > changing the date of a transaction? I think the answer to my question is that I had to use the -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release option with cmake. The web site sai

[GNC] Large GnuCash file very slow to write to

2022-05-08 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
Hi, My GnuCash file (SQLite format) has become rather large - 110 MBytes. Every month or two I import a lot more transactions in CSV format. I use piecash in a Python script I wrote, because the importing of CSV data built into GnuCash crashes when I import too many transactions. I might be im

Re: [GNC] Large GnuCash file very slow to write to

2022-05-08 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
highly recommend it. Not only > will you amazed at how fast data will be written to the file but also how > fast you will be able to generate reports. > > Ken Schneider > > > On May 8, 2022, at 7:24 AM, Tim Hume via gnucash-user > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org wrote:

Re: [GNC] Large GnuCash file very slow to write to

2022-05-09 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
ore details about exactly what > you're doing and what step is taking 20 minutes. > > Regards, > John Ralls > >> On May 8, 2022, at 4:50 AM, Tim Hume via gnucash-user >> wrote: >> >> It is an SSD drive (I'm using a Mac Mini about one year old - w

Re: [GNC] Large GnuCash file very slow to write to

2022-05-09 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
ns to the database every month or two, and I'll just go and do something else while it does its work. Cheers, Tim. Sent with ProtonMail secure email. --- Original Message --- On Monday, May 9th, 2022 at 07:18, Tim Hume via gnucash-user wrote: > Hi people, > > I guess t

[GNC] GnuCash performance on an Apple M1

2021-07-03 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
e have hands on experience with running GnuCash on an M1 system? Or would I be better off going with a high end AMD or Intel chip? I basically want to run GnuCash as fast as possible. Cheers, Tim Hume Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ___ gnucash-us

Re: [GNC] GnuCash performance on an Apple M1

2021-07-06 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
On Sunday, July 4th, 2021 at 12:20, Tim Hume via gnucash-user wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm considering upgrading my computer to something faster to run GnuCash (I > have a pretty large database). So I'm looking for good single core > performance. Apple'

Re: [GNC] how to import a csv of transactions?

2021-07-16 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
Hi Flywire, The easiest way I've found is to study the exact format that GnuCash exports transactions as CSV. Then arrange (if possible) for the CSV files you want to import to have exactly the same format as this. Then when you're on the import CSV transaction page, you can select GnuCash expo

[GNC] Removing "," (comma) delimiters from large numbers

2021-07-23 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
large numbers. Some use spaces and other things. And I've seen the comma used as a decimal separator in some cases. Is this behaviour baked into GnuCash ... or maybe I could change it with the LC_ environment variables? Cheers, Tim Hume Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ___

Re: [GNC] Removing "," (comma) delimiters from large numbers

2021-07-23 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
like this "20,000" as a single field, not two fields. Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Saturday, July 24th, 2021 at 13:25, Tim Hume via gnucash-user wrote: > Hi, > > I'm exporting my transactions as CSV for processing by another pr

[GNC] What is the purpose of hidden accounts?

2021-08-21 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
Hi everyone, In GnuCash one can create a hidden account. What legitimate purposes are there for hidden accounts? Regards, Tim. Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription prefe

[GNC] Can GnuCash compute income from foreign exchange transactions using the first in first out method?

2021-08-30 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
Hi everyone, I'm using GnuCash for a small money transfer business. There are lots of transactions from Australia to Tonga, and transactions going the other way (Tonga to Australia) too. Transactions are of varying amounts and happen frequently. >From day to day GnuCash handles this fine (thou

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not

2021-12-07 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
It is true that Bitcoin is loved by speculators and scammers. But it does have legitimate use as a currency too. Government regulators are slowly moving to treat Bitcoin transactions similarly to traditional currency transactions between countries because of money laundering and terrorism financ