Help needed with changing scheduled transactions end dates please.

[Christina Martin]

On 17/07/14 12:51, David T. wrote:
> If this were my problem (and I'm grateful it isn't), I'd:
>
> 1) make a safe copy of my data file,
> 2) extract the XML file, (either by unchecking compression in GnuCash 
> preferences, or using an unzipping program)
> 3) open the XML file in a text editor,
> 4) look at a few of my new (never-ending) scheduled transactions,
> 5) compare that with those that terminate incorrectly,
> 6) see what the difference was, and edit one broken SX to match the 
> example in eternal SX
> 7) re-open my file in GnuCash to see whether the problem for that SX 
> was fixed--and the file still worked
> 8a) if all is well, continue to edit the remaining SXes in 
> the XML until finished
> 8b) if everything blew up, reported back to the list to see whether 
> anyone had additional advice
>
> But, I'm not you, so, take my advice with a shaker full of salt.
>
> David
>
Hi David,

Thank you for your suggestions, and particularly your end disclaimer.  
That gave me a much-needed laugh at the situation.

Rather than mess about with the XML and risk a monumental stuff-up, I 
think I'll just do what I did with the other file, take a screen shot of 
the existing SX, delete and then recreate them.  There aren't that many 
of them, so it shouldn't take more than an hour to do.  While there's 
room for error with that, it shouldn't risk catastrophic failure as 
dealing directly with the XML could.

Regards,

Christina