Stock Splits?

[John Ralls]

On Mar 18, 2014, at 10:06 AM, Keith Bellairs <keith at bellairs.org> wrote:

> I have tried using the "stock split" action that appears on the menu when
> you are in a security account. When I tell it I have acquired 50 shares it
> adds 0.5 shares. So I'd like to reverse that, but the transaction seems to
> be invisible. I don't like that.
> 
> 12/10/1997
> 
> 
> -- Split Transaction --100.00
> ORCL<gnc-register:split-guid=b32130e02a34a65bf81d66e87117a715#>
> 100.00 ORCL <gnc-register:split-guid=b32130e02a34a65bf81d66e87117a715#>
> 
> 
> 03/01/1999
> Stock Split
> -- Split Transaction -- 0.50
> ORCL<gnc-register:split-guid=82798ab751d8de16493c9cd424f70ea3#>
> 100.50 ORCL <gnc-register:split-guid=82798ab751d8de16493c9cd424f70ea3#>
> 
> 
> 03/01/1999
> Stock Split
> -- Split Transaction -- 0.50
> ORCL<gnc-register:split-guid=cd2c1843083952e77c96adf2d010aa36#>
> 101.00 ORCL <gnc-register:split-guid=cd2c1843083952e77c96adf2d010aa36#>
> When I go to the register for the stock no transaction shows up for
> 3/1/1999. Clicking on the link (*0.50 ORCL*, for example) it jumps to the
> next transaction in the account.
> 
> Any suggestions on how to dig out an invisible transaction?
> 

Invisible single-split transactions was a bug I introduced in 2.6.0 and fixed in 2.6.1, so upgrade if you can. If you can’t, open the account in 2.4.x, which never had the bug.

Regards,
John Ralls