Absolute end date ineffective

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Ken Heard <ken at heard.name> writes:

> In trying to set the date in the "absolute end date" option in
> Preferences>Accounting period, I find that I cannot do so by typing in
> the space provided the date I want.  If I try to set the date that way,
> when I close the window the date reverts to the current date.  So I
> always have to use the calendar to choose the date.  This situation
> occurs in many -- but not all -- places where the user has the option to
> choose a date.
>
> More important, even when I am successful in choosing an end date other
> than the current date, other routines ignore the end date I chose.  For
> example, if I want to compile an account report for a given account I
> find that the routine will accept the start date I selected but not the
> end date.  The end date is always the current date.
>
> I am using the 2.2.6 version of GnuCash shipped with Debian Lenny.

First, 2.2.9 is the current stable release.
Second, some reports ignore that setting on purpose.  The Account
Summary Report is one of them, because it's used to give you the current
total balances.

> Ken Heard

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-derek

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