[GNC] multiple attachments

[Adrien Monteleone]

And in a round-about-way, with a link to a local web server, you can 
have a page with each individual document linked therein.

I also saw something recently on HN that purports to be a bit.ly like 
shortener but for multiple URLs. That might be of interest. (don't have 
the link handy, sorry)

Regards,
Adrien

On 1/25/21 5:24 PM, Geoff wrote:
> Hi Gord
> 
> Welcome to the wonderful world of GnuCash :--)
> 
> As far as I can see a transaction can only have a single file linked to it.
> 
> There is a good alternative.  If you are prepared to file your documents 
> into individual directories (or just create links to your documents from 
> individual directories) you can use the "Linked Location" feature to 
> browse to those directories directly from the GnuCash transaction.
> 
> Here is an example - GnuCash 4.4 / Windows 10
> 
> Step 1 - CREATE - Attachment gnc_linked_location01.jpg
> 
> A. Highlight your transaction.
> B. From the Transaction menu (or right click) and choose "Manage 
> Document Link..."
> C. Click on the "Linked Location" button instead of the default "Linked 
> File".
> D. Type in the name of the directory prefixed by "file://" - in my 
> example, "file://TXN001"
> E. On Windows 10, the directory should be located under: 
> C:\Users\<Your_User_Name>\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash\data\
> F. Click on OK
> 
> 
> Step 2 - VIEW- Attachment gnc_linked_location02.jpg
> 
> A. Highlight your transaction.
> B. From the Transaction menu (or right click) and choose "Open Linked 
> Document"
> C. A new Windows Explorer instance should open showing all your 
> transaction documents in your transaction directory:
> C:\Users\<Your_User_Name>\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash\data\TXN001
> 
> 
> Step 3 - MAINTAIN- Attachment gnc_linked_location03.jpg
> 
> A. Highlight your transaction.
> B. From the Transaction menu (or right click) and choose "Manage 
> Document Link..."
> C. Note how it defaults to the "Linked File" option and shows the path 
> to your directory.
> D. To change the linked directory, you have to go back to Step 1, as 
> GnuCash doesn't remember the Linked Location.
> 
> 
> Other Locations - Attachment gnc_linked_location04.jpg
> 
> I should also mention that the Linked Location feature is not limited to 
> directories on your file system.  It also supports the http protocol, so 
> if you have a web server on your local network, or use Drop Box or other 
> cloud storage providers, you can link your transactions to folders on 
> those services.  See, for example:
> https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/share/share-with-others