[GNC] Text Files

[David Carlson]

Gareth,

Windows does not show the file extensions in File Explorer unless you
change a setting in your Windows preferences.  Most of the experienced
Windows users, A.K.A. 'Old Fogies' (like me) change that setting early on
and forget that some people may not be familiar with it.

The extension .log is a part of the file name but your File Explorer is
configured (by default) to hide the suffices because they might confuse
you, which they did, so which way is actually more confusing?

The Linux world is more sane.

David C

On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 3:45 AM Gareth Davies via gnucash-user <
gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:

> Hi, Maf
>
> Strange, in the actual folder it looks like I have shown it below, but
> when I tried to copy and paste it, it went into the attached part above and
> changed it into a .Log extension.
> So you are probably correct it is a Log file but in another name on my
> computer.
>
> Gareth
>
>
>                Date Modified          Type                    Size
>
> The actual name is             TTSC Accounts.gnucash.20181113201325
>      13/11/2018 20:14        Text Document           238KB
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maf. King [mailto:maf at chilwell.net]
> Sent: 04 December 2018 09:22
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org; Gareth Davies <gareth.davies.1 at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Text Files
>
> Hi,
>
> that looks like a .log file to me.  What is the actual name of the file
> (including the extension)?  Ignore what your system thinks it's "type" is.
>
> Maf.
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, 4 December 2018 09:08:35 GMT Gareth Davies via gnucash-user
> wrote:
> > The files are actually called Text Documents and when they are opened
> > up in Notepad the information on one of them which I copied and pasted
> > is shown below.
> >
> >
> >
> > mod      trans_guid         split_guid           time_now
> > date_entered              date_posted      acc_guid
>  acc_name
> >       num      description              notes    memo   action
>  reconciled
> >          amount              value              date_reconciled
> >
> > -----------------
> >
> > ===== START
> >
> > D            d273426709b047ccba42d3a862c4c5a5
> > 28297ed2781a45158317bdff71448ca4   2018-12-03 17:32:34.000000 +0000
> > 2018-12-03 17:32:34.000000 +0000         2018-12-03 10:59:00.000000
> +0000
> >
>
> >                          n            0/1              0/100
> 1970-01-01
> > 00:00:00.000000 +0000
> >
> > ===== END
> >
> > ===== START
> >
> > D            608f2e92ecbd4b729641072099debf8a
> > 0a2a41c4726f4ad79a6b0a8d5bb3d9f9  2018-12-03 17:32:34.000000 +0000
> > 2018-12-03 17:32:34.000000 +0000         2018-12-03 10:59:00.000000
> +0000
> >
>
> >                          n            0/1              0/100
> 1970-01-01
> > 00:00:00.000000 +0000
> >
> > ===== END
> >
> >
> >
> > From: D [mailto:sunfish62 at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: 04 December 2018 00:55
> > To: Gareth Davies <gareth.davies.1 at ntlworld.com>; Gnucash Users
> > <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> Subject: Re: [GNC] Text Files
> >
> >
> >
> > So, what are the files called?
> >
> >
> >
> > On December 4, 2018, at 1:07 AM, Gareth Davies
> > <gareth.davies.1 at ntlworld.com <mailto:gareth.davies.1 at ntlworld.com> >
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the reply D, but under the file type is says Text Document
> > which can be opened in Notepad.
> >
> >
> >
> > I might be missing it but I can’t find that reference in the link you
> > sent
> >
> >
> >
> > From: D [mailto:sunfish62 at yahoo.com <mailto:sunfish62 at yahoo.com> ]
> > Sent: 03 December 2018 17:48
> > To: Gareth Davies <gareth.davies.1 at ntlworld.com
> > <mailto:gareth.davies.1 at ntlworld.com> >; Gnucash Users
> > <gnucash-user at gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user at gnucash.org> > Subject:
> Re:
> > [GNC] Text Files
> >
> >
> >
> > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_What_are_all_these_.gnucash_and_.
> > log_fi
> > les_filling_up_my_directory.3F
> >
> >
> >
> > On December 3, 2018, at 11:15 PM, Gareth Davies via gnucash-user
> > <gnucash-user at gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user at gnucash.org> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can anyone tell me why there are a load of text files in the folder I
> > save Gnucash to, and can they be safely deleted.
> >
> > Thanks Gareth
> >
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