[GNC] How to change the currency in the summary bar

Stefan Ivanovski stefan.ivanovski at bucknell.edu
Tue Apr 2 13:30:36 EDT 2019


Hi Christopher,

Thank you very much for the steps. I appreciate it.
That's very helpful.

Regards,
Stefan

On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 3:49 PM Christopher Lam <christopher.lck at gmail.com>
wrote:

> We prefer https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists#Netiquette here
>
> To change root currency:
> 1. backup datafile
> 2. rename datafile.gnucash to datafile.gnucash.gz then gunzip using a
> reputable tool such as 7-zip
> 3. open using a reputable text editor such as Notepad++. find the root
> currency labelled <act:type>ROOT</act:type>
> 4. locate the associated currency e.g.
>   <act:commodity>
>     <cmdty:space>CURRENCY</cmdty:space>
>     <cmdty:id>EUR</cmdty:id>
>   </act:commodity>
> 5. change the <cmdty:id> at leisure.
> 6. save, restart.
>
> Beware, there will be unknown side effects.
>
> On Tue, 2 Apr 2019 at 06:26, Stefan Ivanovski <
> stefan.ivanovski at bucknell.edu> wrote:
>
>> Dear Christopher,
>>
>> Thank you for the prompt reply.
>> I am not sure how to change the data file. I am not very experienced with
>> coding and programming.
>>
>> Do you have some link you can point me to how to follow along?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Stefan
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 10:44 AM Christopher Lam <
>> christopher.lck at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> There's no ui for modifying the summary bar currency unfortunately. It
>>> is set when you create your book.
>>>
>>> To modify afterwards you'll need to modify the data file and change the
>>> currency for the (invisible) root account.
>>>
>>> A book property option *could* be implemented; I doubt that it will have
>>> side effects elsewhere, but I'm not sure.
>>>
>>> On Thu., 28 Mar. 2019, 15:14 Stefan Ivanovski, <
>>> stefan.ivanovski at bucknell.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi GNU Cash enthusiasts,
>>>>
>>>> I've been using this software for personal financing and it's great for
>>>> what I want to do. It does a great job managing multiple currencies.
>>>>
>>>> However, recently I wanted to change the currency of the "Grand Total"
>>>> in
>>>> the summary bar, but I could not find anywhere the option under Edit >
>>>> Preference.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to change the currency from Macedonian Denars to Euros in
>>>> the
>>>> "Grand Total" only.
>>>>
>>>> I am using version 3.4 for Windows and I've changed the global settings
>>>> to
>>>> EUR, but nothing works.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone that could assist me on this? I would very much appreciate your
>>>> help.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Stefan
>>>>
>>>> [image: Screenshot_1.png]
>>>>
>>>> [image: image.png]
>>>> [image: image.png]
>>>>
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>>
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>>
>>
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>> of Design*
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*Stefan Ivanovski*


*Master of City Planning, Class of 2015University of Pennsylvania, School
of Design*
*International Relations and Spanish*
*Bucknell University, Class of 2012*

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