Report not found

[Derek Atkins]

No, the reports are not saved with the data -- they are stored in
a separate configuration file under ~/.gnucash/books/

In order to add a new report you need to make sure your scheme
file is loaded -- that means loading it from "standard-reports.scm"

-derek

Chris Bare <chris at ariescomputing.com> writes:

> I'm trying to create a new report based on the balance-sheet, but not
> having much progress. I tried copying the balance-sheet.scm file to a
> new file, changing all references to balance-sheet to trial-balance.
> Gnucash didn't automitically pick up the new file as I hoped it would
> and something I did caused the other reports I had opened in tabs to
> come up saying "report not found". Eventually I went back, rebuilt from
> the original tarball and re-installed a fresh version of 1.8.1
> Unfortunately, I still get "report not found". When I try to open a
> backup of my saved file which I made before I started messing with this,
> it does not contain any saved reports in the tabs.
> Are the tabs not stored in the main file?
> Is there anything to get me started on adding a report?
> -- 
> Chris Bare
> chris at ariescomputing.com
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