[GNC] 8.1.1. Find Transaction

Sat Oct 3 15:27:43 EDT 2020

A link sounds like a good idea 💡

On Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 1:51 PM Jamestk <davidjamestk at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> Cheers for posting the bug, do we need to provide any further input
> (perhaps
> a link to this thread) or is the description as posted enough?
>
>
>
>
> David Carlson-4 wrote
> > There you are, I graduated college in 1968.
> >
> > Anyway I just created *Bug 797965*
> > <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797965> which is a RFE
> to
> > a path
> > that would resolve the core problem of this thread, and I invite comments
> > there.
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 10:02 PM Derek Atkins <
>
> > derek@
>
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> You must be in your 60s or 70s (or older) if you think you were around
> >> before the term regex was created.
> >> The term regex (REGular EXpression) has been around at least since the
> >> 80s
> >> if not earlier.  It is a way to search for, well, a regular expression.
> >> There are several resources for regex examples, and regex has been
> >> standardized for many decades.
> >> Happy hacking.
> >>
> >> -derek
> >> Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos.
> >>
> >> On October 2, 2020 10:50:45 PM David Carlson <
>
> > david.carlson.417@
>
> > >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Geoff,
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for the very nice description of how to implement the
> >>> mechanics
> >>> of an iterative search.  Now all we need is an easy to understand
> >>> description of how each of the search criteria work, including
> >>> (especially,
> >>> with examples) exactly what regex means to those of us that went to
> >>> school
> >>> before that term existed, how to know exactly which split lines are
> >>> searched and which split lines just come along for the ride into the
> >>> results, and perhaps why the search dialog disappears, which was the
> >>> original problem that started this thread.
> >>>
> >>> I can't seem to make the help for that dialog appear from the help
> >>> button
> >>> in that dialog.  I finally found the actual help in the F1 Help manual
> >>> under Tools and Assistants > Find which completely glosses over the
> >>> subjects in the previous paragraph.
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 7:49 PM Geoff <
>
> > cleanoutmyshed@
>
> > > wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Regardless of whether the search box disappears or not, GnuCash's
> >>>> "search within search results" feature is still pretty nifty.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've attached a screenshot showing four consecutive searches
> >>>> illustrating:
> >>>> New search (the other options are always disabled on the initial
> >>>> search)
> >>>> Add results to current search
> >>>> Refine current search
> >>>> Delete results from current search
> >>>>
> >>>> First search is to locate transactions with value less than 200.
> >>>> Second search is to add in transactions with value more than 800.
> >>>> Third search is to restrict to description containing "gnucash".
> >>>> Fourth search is to remove transactions posted on 26th September.
> >>>>
> >>>> (Harking back to our school days, I think we can say that GnuCash
> >>>> search
> >>>> provides the Set Theory equivalents of Union, Intersection, and
> >>>> Complement
> >>>> https://www.britannica.com/science/set-theory/Operations-on-sets.
> But
> >>>> I
> >>>> digress.)
> >>>>
> >>>> The trick is to invoke the second and subsequent searches from the
> >>>> "Search Results" tab and not the Chart of Accounts.
> >>>>
> >>>> This is, of course, a simple example.  Any given search operation also
> >>>> lets you specify multiple criteria ("Add" button), and whether "all
> >>>> criteria" must be met or just "any criteria" ie AND or OR logic.
> >>>>
> >>>> James, I hope this tip improves your search results.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards
> >>>>
> >>>> Geoff
> >>>> =====
> >>>> Version: 4.1
> >>>> Build ID: 4.1+(2020-07-25)
> >>>> Finance::Quote: 1.49
> >>>> Windows 10
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, 26 Sep 2020 13:47:10 -0500 (CDT), Jamestk wrote:
> >>>> Hello good folks,
> >>>>
> >>>> I wanted to check if there was a simpler way when using the 'find
> >>>> transaction'feature repeatedly.
> >>>>
> >>>> When searching for transactions it normally involves a batch of
> >>>> invoices
> >>>> or
> >>>> receipts which are not showing withing reports, most often this is due
> >>>> to
> >>>> me
> >>>> selecting incorrect accounts or similar, easy way is to use find
> >>>> feature
> >>>> -
> >>>>
> >>>> Searches are basic, Select find from edit menu then opt for 'value'
> >>>> setting
> >>>> leaving all other criteria std, often this works but if it returns nil
> >>>> results you have to start over, is there anyway of saving the search
> or
> >>>> to
> >>>> edit and re-run the original without having to start from scratch?
> >>>>
> >>>> 8.1 help file is okay but a bit technical in parts.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>>>
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