[GNC] Moving to Gnucash 3

Geert Janssens geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be
Sun Nov 25 12:31:20 EST 2018


Paul,

No, but it's easy to up-or downgrade the installed version. You can just run 
the installer of the version you want and it will replace the one currently 
installed.

The ability to install two versions side by side is something I am interested 
in setting up though.

Regards,

Geert

Op zondag 25 november 2018 17:54:29 CET schreef Paul Schwartz:
> Geert:
> Is it possible to install two versions, side-by-side, in Windows?
> 
> Thanks
> Paul
> 
> On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 7:56 AM Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
> 
> wrote:
> > David,
> > 
> > You keep saying this. While I respect your choice to stay on the safe
> > side,
> > the only way to know if gnucash 3.x works for you is to test it. That's
> > pretty
> > easy in Windows.
> > 
> > So I encourage you to run a few tests on a backup of your data file and
> > evaluate how good or bad that works out. I'd love to hear your personal,
> > first-hand experience instead of how you're currently expressing concerns
> > based on what you've read.
> > 
> > There are issues, but it's not like gnucash 3.x has suddenly become
> > completely
> > unusable.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Geert
> > 
> > Op zondag 25 november 2018 04:07:52 CET schreef David Carlson:
> > > Paul,
> > > 
> > > You are not the only one that concerned about whether the new releases
> > 
> > meet
> > 
> > > your needs any better than what you used before.  A bird in hand is
> > > better...
> > > 
> > > I am staying with my favorite 2.6.15 or 2.6.17 until I am satisfied that
> > > 3.4 or whatever is sufficiently well debugged to not present any serious
> > > regressions for my needs.
> > > 
> > > David C
> > > 
> > > On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 4:33 PM Paul Schwartz <pmjs1115 at gmail.com>
> > 
> > wrote:
> > > > I have files that contain many years of transactions [<2 MB]. Last
> > > > year
> > > > was
> > > > done with 2.6.12 which I think provides accurate numbers. Starting a
> > 
> > new
> > 
> > > > computer on Windows 10, I would like to transition to 3.3 and stay
> > > > current.
> > > > 
> > > > When I open an old file and run a balance sheet I get some very
> > > > strange
> > > > results in my stock accounts. Some stocks are very simple: a purchase
> > 
> > for
> > 
> > > > cash, one transaction. Sometimes the report left justifies the amount
> > 
> > of
> > 
> > > > the stock and correctly reports the value of the purchase. Sometimes
> > > > it
> > > > right justifies the amount of the stock and reports zero for the
> > 
> > value. I
> > 
> > > > have looked at how the accounts are setup, and they look identical.
> > > > 
> > > > I have other stocks that are more complex: there are simple purchases
> > 
> > and
> > 
> > > > then debits or credits for $ amounts with zero shares. Those are
> > > > always
> > > > reported with zero value.
> > > > 
> > > > I would like to solve the simple cases first. Any help is greatly
> > > > appreciated as I don't want to be frozen to using the old gnucash
> > 
> > version.
> > 
> > > > Paul
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