gnucash how to switch commodity from ROL to RON?

[Daniel Tudosie]

Hi,

I faced the same problem and here is my solution:
a) for the new currency (RON): as you might know, you cannot add
through the gui a new currency (or amend one...) so you'll have to :
   - either compile gnucash from scratch and add a new currency in the
file src/engine/iso-4217-currencies.scm (I hope I remember it
correctly) - just follow the examples...
   - or, use a different currency (there are plenty that you won't
ever use so you could just pick one)

b) about switching "all the money" form ROL to RON: I suggest that you
create a new file (based on the same set of accounts - export accounts
and then use that file as a start) and change the currency of the
accounts.
You can use the current balance of each account as the opening balance
for the new ones you create (at least that's what I did and it works).
I don't think changing all the existing transactions from ROL to RON
it's a good ideea because:
 - first of all: it's difficult (just as an exercise, I have wrote
some java classes that parse the gnucash file and I know it's not
straightforward) and perhaps the developers will agree...
 - second: you didn't really spent RON in the past, but ROL, so you
might get confused

Hope this helps,

Regards,
Daniel


On 7/2/05, vaida bogdan <vaida.bogdan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm facing a little problem using gnucash:
> 
> Romania is in the process of switching from ROL to RON commodity. 1
> RON = 10000 ROL. There are 2 problems I'm facing:
> 
> 1.
> 
> RON doesn't exist yet in the commodity list. When will it be added?
> 
> 2.
> 
> All my money in gnucash shows in ROL and now I have to switch it to
> RON.  How do I do that?
> 
> Please cc me the answer as I'm not subscribed to this list.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
>   Vaida Bogdan
> 
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