Report error An error occurred while running the report.

[Dane Dormio]

Yes, it is a third-level account, and it also works when I just select the
two parent accounts (without changing the "Show Accounts until level"
setting).  So now I know two ways to fix it. :)

- 619-663-7819

www.danedormio.com

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:10 PM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Dane Dormio <danedormio at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > It is an expense over time report.  The options I modified are choosing a
> > single expense account and setting the date to a recent 10-day period.  I
> > haven't modified any global or book defaults.  The trace file that was
> > created when I most recently got this error is attached.
>
> Well, the good news is that there was definitely an error in the tracefile:
>
> ...
>   88: 45* [slotset-map-input #<procedure split->account (split)> ...
>   89: 46* [alist->slotset ()]
> In C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\share\gnucash/scm/gnucash/report/report-
> system
> /collectors.scm:
>  135: 47  [make-slotset #<procedure #f (v)> ()]
>  104: 48* (if (not (pair? slots)) (throw (quote not-a-list) slots))
>  105: 49  [throw not-a-list ()]
> In unknown file:
>    ?: 50* [dumper not-a-list ()]
> In C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\share\gnucash/scm/gnucash/main.scm:
>   99: 51* (let* ((stack #)) (display-backtrace stack (current-error-port))
> ...)
>  102: 52* [apply #<primitive-procedure display-error> #<stack
> aa7e5f0:bec82e0> .
> ..]
>
> Now, of course, the question is why this not-a-list happens?
>
> You say you selected a single account.  Does this account have a parent?
> Can you make sure you select all parent accounts of the one account you
> want, too?
>
> -derek
>
> >
> > - 619-663-7819
> >
> > www.danedormio.com
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 9:28 PM, Christopher Lam <
> christopher.lck at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Also the trace file will be useful.
> >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile
> >>
> >> On 13 Dec 2017 23:40, "Christopher Lam" <christopher.lck at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Well start by stating which report caused the error. Which options did
> >>> you modify. Did you change any global or book defaults. Any
> particularities
> >>> about your data file etc.
> >>>
> >>> On 13 Dec 2017 21:08, "Dane Dormio" <danedormio at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> How would I do this?
> >>>
> >>> - 619-663-7819 <(619)%20663-7819>
> >>>
> >>> www.danedormio.com
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 6:27 PM, Christopher Lam <
> >>> christopher.lck at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Not every report handles error conditions smoothly. It would be useful
> >>>> to summarise the report chosen and the options used. The report can
> then be
> >>>> fixed for the next release.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 13 Dec 2017 4:22 PM, "Dane Dormio" <danedormio at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I am running the latest version of GNUcash (2.6.18) on Windows 10.
> >>>>> When I
> >>>>> choose report type the default report for that type works fine, but
> >>>>> when I
> >>>>> try to customize the report I get the following error: "Report error
> An
> >>>>> error occurred while running the report."  Currently I am trying to
> run
> >>>>> an
> >>>>> expense report over a ten day period for a single expense category
> and
> >>>>> am
> >>>>> getting this error.  What can I do to fix it?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks
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