Starting with GNUCash

[Jesus M Diaz]

Hi Derek,

You were right, I barely give any info about my environment.

I use Linux, distro Slackware 14.0, and I built gnucash using the package
from SlackBuilds.org.

And the problem (both) was that I missed to install required
elements: libofx and finance::quote.

Boths package are optional and therefore I didn't get an error but a
warning, and I wasn't aware of it.

Thanks for your help.

Jesús M


2013/3/5 Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu>

> Hi,
>
> First, you don't say what OS/Distro you are using.  That information is
> necessary to help with some questions you ask.
>
> Jesus M Diaz <jesusm.diazperez at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > And ... how can I import a file generated with GNUCash mobile? At File ->
> > Import I only see three options: QIF / CSV and GNUCash log
>
> This means you don't have the ofx importer.  Did you build GnuCash
> yourself or just install a binary release?  Again, what OS/Distro?  Most
> likely you will need to contact your distribution to get the OFX
> importer module (possibly by installing gnucash-ofx?)
>
> > Thanks again!
> >
> > 2013/3/4 Jesus M Diaz <jesusm.diazperez at gmail.com>
> >
> >> Hi there!
> >>
> >> I am just starting with GNUCash after several years using other software
> >> (AceMoney), and I have few doubts. Maybe all them are already answered
> in
> >> this list, but I can't get the search working. Is just me?
> >>
> >> Well, my doubts:
> >>
> >> 1. Would I be so so luckky and anyone of you has migratted from AceMoney
> >> to GNUCash and has a good way to do it?
>
> Never heard of AceMoney.
>
> >> 2. When I push the help button I get a message saying I have not
> installed
> >> the gnucash-doc package. I can't find it.
>
> It's "gnucash-docs", not "gnucash-doc".  And again, this depends on your
> OS/Distro.  If, for example, you're using SuSE -- there has been a
> long-time bug in SuSE's YELP program where it looks in the wrong place
> for docs.
>
> All the docs are online -- you could go to www.gnucash.org to find them.
>
> >> 3. Traying to automaticly update currencies, I get a message saying the
> >> finance:quote is not properly installed. What should I do?
>
> Install it.  Again, need to know your OS/Distro to tell you how.
>
> >> Thanks a lot and forgive me for these newbies questions!
> >>
> >> Jesus M
>
> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
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>
> -derek
>
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