older transcations not shown in ledger

[Peter Dodwell]

Hi gentlemen!
Problem solved!  Hallelluia!!!
I noticed that on entering transactions into a new file, entries disappeared
from the top of the transaction page as I entered new ones. Checking further
in Preferences -> Register defaults, I found that the lines setting was the
same as the number of displayed transactions in the open register. Not
knowing the ramifications of this setting, I had entered a number thinking
that I'd somehow enhance the program. On checking the help manual (which I
should have done before I fiddled with the settings) i find that I should
have left each setting at 0. Mea culpa!!!
That'll learn me!  I regret that I've created a puzzle for you, and I most
sincerely apologise.
Thanks anyway for your help in trying to set an old fool straight

regards

petrus




On 15/02/2008, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>
> That's REALLY odd.  When I open an account the default View -> Filter By
> [Date] setting is "Show All".  Is that not the case for you?
>
> Can you show a screen shot of your register and of the View -> Filter By
> screen?
>
>
> -derek
>
>
> "Peter Dodwell" <petrus1928 at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Thanks Josh & Derek for your suggestions. Unhappily none of them work.
> > I have Transaction Journal set as register default when opening accounts
> from
> > the account tree.
> > I've attempted to change the date range as suggested, but still no
> earlier
> > transactions are displayed.
> > On reopening that account I find that the date range has reset itself to
> the
> > previous setting.
> >
> > I've tried the same procedure in Basic Ledger, Autosplit Ledger, and
> General
> > Ledger from the Tools menu with the same results. The curious thing is
> that if
> > I enter a transaction with a date prior to the earliest date shown, the
> > transaction disappears but the visible balances reflect the change.
> >
> > I have an earlier version of gnucash on my laptop so will see what
> happens
> > there when I try to access my data file (copied via sneakernet).
> >
> > In the meantime, do you have any other thoughts?
> >
> > regards
> > petrus (aka doddy)
> >
> > On 14/02/2008, Josh Sled <jsled at asynchronous.org> wrote:
> >
> >     "Peter Dodwell" <petrus1928 at gmail.com> writes:
> >     > I have recently started using gnucash in Linux Mint. I've entered
> >     historical
> >     > transactions dating from  1 Jan 2007 to the start of this year.
> >     > These were done in the previous version of Mint (Celine).  I don't
> know
> >     what
> >     > version of gnucash.
> >     > I've had to upgrade my computer, so saved the data files to an
> external
> >     > drive. My new version of Mint is 'Daryna', and gnucash is now
> 2.2.1.
> >     > I've opened my data file, but unhappily can only see this year's
> or late
> >     > last year's (mid November) transactions in the ledger.
> >     > However, reports pick up all transactions. The accounting year is
> set to
> >     > absolute 1 Jan '07 - 31 Dec '07.
> >     > Please, how can I get to see all transactions for the period. I do
> need
> >     to
> >     > edit some of the earlier ones.
> >
> >     I bet you're using the "General Ledger" (Journal, really), which has
> an
> >     implicit date range.  Try View > Filter By… to change the date
> range.
> >
> >     Otherwise, open the register for an account relating to the
> transactions
> >     you
> >     wish to see by double-clicking on the name of the account in the
> Account
> >     tree
> >     page.  If you don't see an Accounts tree, try File > New > New
> Accounts
> >     Page.
> >
> >     --
> >     ...jsled
> >     http://asynchronous.org/ - a=jsled; b=asynchronous.org; echo
> ${a}@${b}
> >
> > --
> > "I don't have enough faith to be an atheist."
> >
>
>
> --
>        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
>        Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
>        URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
>        warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available
>



-- 
"I don't have enough faith to be an atheist."