[GNC] multiple accounts

[Robert Sisk]

I am running Linux Mint, latest version 19.1 Cinnamon.

*/Robert L Sisk
sisk.bob at gmail.com
(210 716-6400/*
On 7/17/19 3:44 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, July 17, 2019 3:42 pm, Bob Sisk wrote:
>> I tried setting up another set of books, then when I tried to open my
>> original set it would not allow me to open it, it kept opening the
>> second set. I had to uninstall Gnucash then open my backup date to open
>> the original set of books. ?????
> What OS are you on?  If you are on a Mac, then you're hitting the
> "clicking on a file does NOT open the file you clicked on" issue, which is
> only on a Mac.  Specifically, on a Mac, GnuCash will always open the
> last-opened file, regardless of what file/icon you click on.  I.e., on a
> Mac you MUST ALWAYS use File -> Open to change to different files.
>
> If you're not on a Mac, then I don't understand what might have happened.
> When you do File -> New File it should close the current set of books and
> let you create a new one.  And then you can File -> Save to save it (with
> a unique name / location).  Then you can File -> Open to change between
> them.
>
> -derek
>
>> On 7/17/19 2:02 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
>>> Yes.  We call that a "set of books".  And GnuCash will let you have as
>>> many different sets of books as you like.  However, GnuCash will only
>>> keep
>>> one set of books open at a time, so you will have to close and open them
>>> to switch between them.  (Or have multiple copies of GnuCash open
>>> simultaneously, which may or may not be possible depending on your OS)
>>>
>>> -derek
>>>
>>> On Wed, July 17, 2019 2:54 pm, Bob Sisk wrote:
>>>> Can I set up Gnucash for separate accounts, as an example, more than
>>>> one
>>>> business account and a separate personal account with a totally
>>>> separate
>>>> set of data files for each to keep up with finances?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> /Robert Sisk
>>>> sisk.bob at gmail.com
>>>> (210)716-6400/
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>> --
>> /Robert Sisk
>> sisk.bob at gmail.com
>> (210)716-6400/
>>
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