gc 1.6.0 problem with fund accts and price updates

[Dave Peticolas]

On 20 Jun 2001 01:45:00 -0700, honkycat@speakeasy.net wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> After introducing myself to gnucash with version 1.4.9,
> I upgraded to 1.6.0.  After struggling for a bit with
> the dependencies, I finally managed to compile it on
> my redhat 7.1 system.
> 
> I have several mutual fund accounts that contain balances.
> However, on the account screen these all show as $0.00, as
> does the asset account that contains them.  On various
> reports, the balances show correctly, and the accounts
> themselves indicate proper balances in terms of # of shares.
> The equity transfer into these accounts has properly affected
> the balance in the equity account.
> 
> Anyone know why?

Make sure:

1) You have some prices recorded for the mutual funds in question.
2) The parent accounts of the mutual fund accounts have the right
   currency.

dave