Default invoice filename

[David Carlson]

On 9/19/2014 5:35 AM, Geert Janssens wrote:
> On Thursday 18 September 2014 23:02:30 Adam wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Is it possible to alter the default invoice filename when I export it
>> as PDF? I'd like to add my business name to the start of the
>> filename.
>>
>> Googling has revealed this:
>> http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/SOLVED-Default-file-name-of-invoi
>> ce-from-pdf-printer-td4660673.html
>>
>> But I am using Windows so can't use gconf-editor. Also, I can't find a
>> "gconf .xml" file.
>>
>> GNUCash 2.6.3 git rev 166cbb7+ on 2014-04-01
>>
> Hi Adam,
>
> gconf has been replaced with another preferences system. On Windows you 
> will find the preferences directly in the Windows Registry.
>
> The setting pdf-export/fileformat is still in use in GnuCash 2.6.
>
> In the registry it resides under
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/GSettings/org/gnucash/dialogs/general/report
>
> It won't be there by default (only values that deviate from the default 
> value will be effectively in the registry). To change it you will first 
> have to create a sub key named "pdf-export" and within that string key a 
> value named "filename-format" and a value that adheres to this:
>
> "This setting chooses the file name for PDF export. This is a sprintf(3) 
> string with three arguments: "%1$s" is the report name such as 
> "Invoice". "%2$s" is the number of the report, which for an invoice 
> report is the invoice number. "%3$s" is the date of the report, 
> formatted according to the filename-date-format setting. (Note: Any 
> characters that are not allowed in filenames, such as '/', will be 
> replaced with underscores '_' in the resulting file name.)"
>
> The default value is
> %1$s-%2$s-%3$s
>
> So in your particular case you could change this to
> MyBusinessName-%1$s-%2$s-%3$s
>
> Does that help ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Geert
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That is a very clear and concise answer.
Is that documented in the FAQ and Help manual now?

David C