New problem - Re: Can't edit scheduled investment transactions

[Tom Peterson]

Thanks.  Not enabling automatic creation now allows me to save the 
edited Scheduled Transaction.  The transaction specifies that $425 is to 
be drawn from my checking account and used to purchase the specified fund.

Now I'm having issues with creating the transaction. I set up the 
transaction to be created 30 days in advance and then I perform  a 
"Since Last Run..." command. The "Since Last Run..." window prompts for 
a value so I enter 600 and press "OK". Gnucash clears the value I 
entered and replaces it with "(Need Value)".  This seems to be a defect.

I next enter 600 again, press <tab>, and then press "OK".  Gnucash 
creates the transaction but the 600 value is no where to be found. I am 
then prevented from changing the fund price paid or the number of shares 
purchased. For some unknown reason Gnucash wants the fund share price to 
be $1 no matter what I try.  Any suggestions?

Thanks, Tom

Maf. King wrote:
> On Thursday 26 February 2009 22:21:16 Tom Peterson wrote:
>   
>> Gnucash allows me to schedule a previously recorded
>> Assets:Investments:CollegeFund transaction but when I go to save the
>> Scheduled Transaction after editing it I get the error message
>> "Scheduled transactions with variables cannot be automatically created."
>>
>> Is there a way around this issue?  I have a couple of transactions now
>> that I need to remember to enter since I'm unable to create scheduled
>> transactions for them. The computer should be much better at remembering
>> these things than me.
>>
>> I'm running the latest gnucash under Windows XP.
>>     
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> I think that this error means that GC can't automatically create (ie insert 
> into the register) a transaction which requires user input to give a value to 
> a variable.
>
> Look at your auto-create etc. settings for the scheduled txns in question, and 
> see if you have them set to auto create.
>
> Just 0.02,
> Maf.
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