[GNC] Moving to Gnucash 3

[David Carlson]

Paul,

A warning, once your data file has been touched by a version 3 Gnucash it
cannot be opened by versions before 2.6.21.

Use a test file for practice.

David C

On Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 11:31 AM Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be
wrote:

> 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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