Need help after upgrade!
Michael Jay Sherman
msherman@stealthboy.com
Sat, 09 Feb 2002 19:09:09 -0800 (PST)
But why is that _required_ now? It would be nice if I could disable that
balancing popup so I could just go on my merry way using the app. So, if I'm to
do what you say, I have to re-structure my ENTIRE setup to now include new
"accounts" such as gasoline, groceries, etc. I only want TWO accounts in the
system: checking and savings. I do NOT want to have to worry about any other
accounts. Period. It would be a shame if I could not continue to use it in the
manner I have been. There must be some optional settings to control this, right?
-Mike
Rusty Carruth wrote
>
> "Michael Jay Sherman" <msherman@stealthboy.com> wrote:
> >
> > GNUcash just isn't working for me anymore since I upgraded. Now when I try
to
> > open my account, it says it needs to convert from an older version. Fine,
that
> > works, and all my data is there. But when I just try to add a simple
transaction
> > (payment of the gas bill), it tells me that the transaction has not been
> > "balanced", and no matter what I do, I cannot enter the new transaction! What
> > the heck happened? All I want is a simple running total of my checking
account.
> > Subtract when I say it's a withdrawal, add when I say it's a deposit. How
hard
> > is that? It's been working JUST FINE for the last year and a half. What am I
> > doing wrong with this new version (1.6.5)???
>
> I assume the version you used to use did not use double-entry?
>
> Version 1.6.5 (and possibly others) need you to enter two accounts - the
> 'money from' account and the 'money to' account.
>
> So, lets say I want to write a check for $20 to buy gas for the car.
> I'd enter that as $20 FROM the asset account called 'checking' INTO
> the expense account called 'gas for the car' (or some other name
> that makes sense to me).
>
> That's the short version. I'll have to let others give you the long
> version...
>
> rc
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