reduce date range of a gnucash project file

[Derek Atkins]

John Griessen <john_g at cibolo.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> How do I reduce the date range of a gnucash project file?
>
> I have data entered from part of 2004, 2005, and now some 2006.
> I want to chop off 2004 and 2005 now.

Well, you have a few options:

1) You can just not worry about it.   Unless you have thousands
   and thousands of transactions, it's unlikely that this will
   really slow you down.

2) You could use the new-in-1.9/2.0 book closing code.   While this
   hasn't been fully tested, it's supposed to allow you to split your
   data file into multiple files, effectively archiving your old data.

3) You can use Jon Kamen's script, which he sent to either here or
   gnucash-devel.  Check the archives.

4) You can hand edit the XML file and remove the transactions, and
   then add in the appropriate balances to make everything work out.

Good Luck,

-derek
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