How can I delete multiple transactions or prevent scheduled transactions?

[David T.]

I am not at a machine right now, but could you search for all of those transactions and delete them from the found set window? Some combination of Description and amount might get them isolated and easier to delete.

David

--- On Wed, 2/4/09, Maf. King <maf at chilwell.net> wrote:

> From: Maf. King <maf at chilwell.net>
> Subject: Re: How can I delete multiple transactions or prevent scheduled transactions?
> To: jim at fayettedigital.com
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 12:23 PM
> On Wednesday 04 February 2009 19:20:45 Jim wrote:
> > I screwed up big time.  I set a scheduled transaction
> to start on Jan 1
> > 2008 and stop never.  It was supposed to be monthy but
> somehow it got
> > set to daily.  Now I have 300+ bogus transactions.
> >
> > I need to be able to deleted them and fix the
> scheduled transactions. Or
> > if I can tell gnucash not to process them, I can go
> back to the previous
> > copy of the data and fix the schedule.
> >
> 
> HI Jim,
> 
> The only thing I can think, if you have the backup files is
> the following:
> 
> 1. start gnucash as normal, with the file with the bogus
> txns in it.
> 
> 2. turn off the "auto-run" for the Scheduled
> transactions -:
>  Edit -> Preferences -> Scheduled Txn tab ->
> uncheck "run when data file 
> opened"
> 
> 3. File -> open a backup
> 
> 4. Amend the offending SX template, re-enable the auto run,
> File -> SaveAs... 
> the original data name.
> 
> 5. Quit and try a normal start-up.
> 
> HTH,
> Maf.
> 
> >
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