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

[Derek Atkins]

Andrew Ruscica <avr at canada.com> writes:

> 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:

Well, this is the right section.  This means you've got one Customer
and two Jobs, but you have not created any invoices.

NOTE WELL:  The 'counter' is not "created" until _AFTER_ you've created
your first invoice!  You can create it by hand by adding a slot for
gncInvoice.

> <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>

-derek

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