Recording foreign cash purchases

[Julian Gilbey]

On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 10:12:38AM -0500, Derek Atkins wrote:
> >> Very weird.  I tried this on my system (although I set up a GPB account,
> >> and usually use USD).  I created both a bank and asset account, and
> >> selected GBP as the currency.  When I recorded an initial transfer from
> >> my main checking I was prompted for an exchange rate.  I then set up a
> >> 'purchase' (transfer to a USD expense account).  I was again prompted
> >> for the exchange rate (I kept the same as before).  Both transactions
> >> displayed correctly in the USD and GBP accounts.
> >> 
> >> I'm using 1.8.11.  What version have you?
> >
> > 1.8.10
> 
> How are you entering the transaction?  From which interface?
> Make sure you're NOT using the general ledger, and instead
> using the USD asset account register or the Transfer Dialog.

Thanks - it's working now.  I don't know what's happened as I'm not
doing anything different.  Weird.

Have a good day!

   Julian