How Do I Start A New Bank Account

[Mark Phillips]

Thanks for everyone's help.....both files are working as advertised!

Mark

On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Mark Phillips
<mark at phillipsmarketing.biz>wrote:

> My version (2.4.8 on Debian) does not have a File->Recent History, but it
> does show the past three files opened in the File dialog.
>
> Mark
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> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Mark Phillips <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz> writes:
>>
>> > I need to be able to switch back and forth - ie continue in 2012 with
>> the
>> > old bank account in one file and the new bank account in anther file.
>> >
>> > I am maintaining the books for two clients, so I need to keep everything
>> > separate.
>> >
>> > If I go file -> new, will I loose access to the old bank account and
>> it's
>> > associated gnucash files?
>>
>> No, you will have two separate data files, your current file and your
>> new file.  You can then swap back and forth (using File -> Open or just
>> the File -> Recent History), just like you would swap back and forth
>> between different word processor or spreadsheet documents.
>>
>> GnuCash just helps you by remembering the last file you had opened and
>> reopening it for you when you restart.
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
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>> -derek
>>
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