Ver 2.6.3 no split entry

[John Ralls]

On Jul 7, 2014, at 9:56 PM, Scott Roe <scott384 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Based on David's response below, where he is using the same version and same OS as I am, something is definitely wrong with my Gnucash, as it will not save a split transaction, and data entry is difficult with the amounts continually being changed by Gnucash during entry and I'm having to go back and correct them.  Has anyone heard of this issue before or am I the only one?
> 

When you're replying to digest messages, remove all but the message that you're replying to and change the subject back to the original. It's otherwise difficult for anyone to follow the thread and to know what you're referring to. 

>> 
>> I'm a relatively new user to GnuCash and I'm using 2.6.3/Win 7 64.
>> I just entered a split transaction without a problem.? I typed a description and then right clicked in the category field to make the transaction a split transaction.? I put in two lines of expenses with different categories and then I right clicked and selected Enter Transaction.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Saturday, July 5, 2014 11:34 PM, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 7/5/2014 10:31 AM, Scott Roe wrote:
>>> Dear Gnucash Users:
>>> 
>>> I recently upgraded to Gnucash version 2.6.3 and now I cannot enter split entries.? The process works all the way to the last item and when enter is hit, the entire split entry disappears.
>>> 
>>> I've gone over the data entry procedure in the help to make sure I was following the correct procedure, and I'm made many split entries in the past with an older version with no issues.
>>> 
>>> Can anyone confirm this is an issue with ver 2.6.3, or is there a different procedure for entering a split entry?
>>> 
>>> Appreciate any help, and if this is in the archives, I apologize for missing it.
>>> 
>>> Look forward to hearing from you,
>>> 
>>> Scott Roe
>>> Gnucash 3 year user
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>> 
>> As a user who has only tested release 2.6.3 in Ubuntu 12.04 but is still
>> using release 2.4.13 daily in Windows 7, I found that release 2.6.3
>> seems to work well in Linux, but I just have not switched yet.? Thus you
>> may have to tell us which OS your computer is running to get a more
>> detailed answer.

The behavior you describe suggests that you're using multiple currencies. Is that the case?

Regards,
John Ralls