Getting Gnucash to open correct file on start up

[David T.]

> On Sep 17, 2015, at 4:47 PM, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On 9/17/2015 10:52 AM, Colin Law wrote:
>> On 17 September 2015 at 16:06, Richard Barmann <dick at stripingthetown.com> wrote:
>>> I still have a problem when I open Gnucash. I have to go to the file of
>>> Business Gnucash and search for the latest file to open. I think I am saving
>>> and closing wrong. I have a large file of gnucash which includes log files.
>>> I then have to open several gnucash files until I find the latest one.
>>> Could someone give me a step by step to close gnucash so that when I open it
>>> it will automatically open with the correct file. Also can I delete the old
>>> files in this folder? I am using gnucash 2.6.6. in Kubuntu 15.10
>> Normally the file you want will have the name that you originally
>> saved the file as, which will not have the long timestamp number on
>> the end.  If you have accidentally (or on purpose) opened one of the
>> ones with the timestamps however and carried on using that then click
>> File > Save As and save it with a meaningful name.  Then this is
>> always the one you want.  The ones with timestamps are the backups.
>> However Gnucash should automatically re-open the last file you had
>> open (provided you closed Gnucash by clicking the close (the cross)
>> button in the top corner or using File > Quit).  So the correct
>> procedure on closing is to save the file if necessary by clicking the
>> Save button then close the application using the cross or File > Quit.
>> Don't use File > Close then close the application otherwise you may
>> have to find the file again.
>> 
>> Colin
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> 
> Colin is correct, except I would call the symbol an 'ex' instead of a
> cross, and it's location may vary depending on which desktop you are
> using.  :)  I think kubuntu is close to Ubuntu, so the 'ex' may be on
> the upper left if you are in the standard desktop.
> 
> I would like to add that while we normally expect the program to
> automatically select the last file used, there are some times when we
> want to use a file that is neither the last used nor one of those on the
> recent files list under File > Open. 
> In that case, it may be necessary to use your favorite file manager.  I
> personally dislike the default view of those programs so I switch to a
> list view that shows the dates each file was saved.
> 
> David C
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Keep in mind that the Mac OS does not allow users to open a GnuCash file from Finder, however.