New problem - Re: Can't edit scheduled investment transactions

[Derek Atkins]

I'm pretty sure that you cannot schedule a stock (or indeed any
multi-commodity) transactions.  So I'm not sure what you're trying
to do is even supported (even if it lets you create the SX).

-derek

Quoting Tom Peterson <thomas.tap.peterson at gmail.com>:

> Thanks.  Not enabling automatic creation now allows me to save the
> edited Scheduled Transaction.  The transaction specifies that $425 is to
> be drawn from my checking account and used to purchase the specified fund.
>
> Now I'm having issues with creating the transaction. I set up the
> transaction to be created 30 days in advance and then I perform  a
> "Since Last Run..." command. The "Since Last Run..." window prompts for
> a value so I enter 600 and press "OK". Gnucash clears the value I
> entered and replaces it with "(Need Value)".  This seems to be a defect.
>
> I next enter 600 again, press <tab>, and then press "OK".  Gnucash
> creates the transaction but the 600 value is no where to be found. I am
> then prevented from changing the fund price paid or the number of shares
> purchased. For some unknown reason Gnucash wants the fund share price to
> be $1 no matter what I try.  Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks, Tom
>
> Maf. King wrote:
>> On Thursday 26 February 2009 22:21:16 Tom Peterson wrote:
>>
>>> Gnucash allows me to schedule a previously recorded
>>> Assets:Investments:CollegeFund transaction but when I go to save the
>>> Scheduled Transaction after editing it I get the error message
>>> "Scheduled transactions with variables cannot be automatically created."
>>>
>>> Is there a way around this issue?  I have a couple of transactions now
>>> that I need to remember to enter since I'm unable to create scheduled
>>> transactions for them. The computer should be much better at remembering
>>> these things than me.
>>>
>>> I'm running the latest gnucash under Windows XP.
>>>
>>
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>> I think that this error means that GC can't automatically create (ie insert
>> into the register) a transaction which requires user input to give a 
>> value to
>> a variable.
>>
>> Look at your auto-create etc. settings for the scheduled txns in 
>> question, and
>> see if you have them set to auto create.
>>
>> Just 0.02,
>> Maf.
>>
>>
>>
>
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