Invoice starting number (yes I know it's a FAQ...)

[Andrew Ruscica]

On March 2, 2004 02:17 am, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Chris Dennis <chris.dennis at ndirect.co.uk> writes:
> > Yes, I know all the documentation says that I can set the starting
> > invoice number by toying with the XML code, but I can't get it to work.
>
> > Can anyone give step-by-step instructions on setting the starting
> > invoice number?
>
> Look in your main data file and you'll see the COUNTER.  Change it.
> The count-data is not the counter.  The counter is in a kvp "slot".
>

I too am trying to set the counter. However, I am looking in my main data file 
and I don't see the COUNTER. If I search for 'COUNTER' or 'Counter' I don't 
find anything. Searching for 'counter' reveals only this section:

<slot>
    <slot:key>counters</slot:key>
    <slot:value type="frame">
      <slot>
        <slot:key>gncCustomer</slot:key>
        <slot:value type="integer">1</slot:value>
      </slot>
      <slot>
        <slot:key>gncJob</slot:key>
        <slot:value type="integer">2</slot:value>
      </slot>
    </slot:value>
  </slot>

I'm running 1.8.7 on SuSE 9. 

--Andrew


>
> -derek