Can't delete a transaction

[Jason Yamada-Hanff]

This is still an issue.  Are there any suggestions at all?  Or should I just
chuck gnucash for now?

Thanks,
jason

On 8/23/07, Jason Yamada-Hanff <jasonyh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If I start a "virgin" file, make a new account, and then enter in a
> transaction -- I cannot delete it before or after committing it.  very
> strange that this problem has not shown up for anyone else?
>
> Derek, it does not really work for any transaction at all.  At least, not
> that I have found yet.
>
> thanks for your help all!
>
> On 8/20/07, Bastiaan Veelo < Bastiaan.N.Veelo at ntnu.no> wrote:
> >
> > Jason Yamada-Hanff wrote:
> > > So the only way to fix this, maybe, is to recreate the entire file?
> > >
> > > I just upgraded to GnuCash 2.2.0 to see if that fixed the problem, but
> > the
> > > delete button still does nothing on transactions.  Is there a
> > particular
> > > part of the transaction line that has to be selected for this to work?
> >
> > >
> > I think it should work on any part of the line.
> >
> > I have never met the problem nor am I a GC developer, but I can think of
> > a couple of things that you could try if you have time on your hands.
> >
> > 1) Start a new "virgin" file, create a transaction and then delete it.
> > Then you know that deletion in general works. If it does not, please
> > tell us.
> > 2) Start a new file, fill it with a minimum of data that you suspect
> > will cause problems, like import one transaction. Search for the
> > smallest file that exhibits the problem.
> > 3) Then start yet another file and fill it with the same data as in 2)
> > by entering transactions manually.
> > 4) Compare the (gunzipped) files from 2) and 3).
> >
> > You might want to share them with the list.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bastiaan.
> >
>
>