[GNC] Opening Multiple Data Accounts

[Derek Atkins]

HI,

On Wed, March 3, 2021 11:40 am, Bruce Irving wrote:
>>Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 10:49:34 -0600
>>Subject: Re: [GNC] Linux question
>>
>>When you say "multiple data accounts", do you mean that you can open more
> than one Gnucash f>ile at once on Mac OS? How do you do that? I haven't
> been able to and it would be convenient.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Will
>
> I have 3 data files, each in its own directory (folder)  When I want to
> open one of them, I navigate to that directory then double click the data
> file.
>
> To open another, I again navigate to the appropriate directory and double
> click the data file and it starts another instance of GnuCash.
>
> This works in both Windows and Linux.  I don't know about Mac.

This does not work on a Mac; indeed, on a Mac double-clicking on a file
DOES NOT open that data file.  Specifically, on a Mac, it will start
GnuCash, but gnucash will re-open the last file it had open and NOT the
file you double-clicked.

To open a second file on a Mac (if you can -- I don't know), you would
need to run GnuCash from the Terminal and pass the filename on the
commandline.

NOTE:  Having multiple instances of GnuCash open at the same time can
potentially cause Preference and Metadata loss, as files may get written
by one copy and then those changes get over-written by another copy.  This
includes metadata like open windows and tabs, saves reports, etc.  YMMV.

> HTH
> Bruce

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-derek

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