[GNC] Gnucash 4.7 dmg for Mac

john jralls at ceridwen.us
Sun Sep 26 23:16:12 EDT 2021


No, Tim was right: I screwed up and put GnuCaah 4.6 in the 4.7-1 dmg. I've build a new 4.7-2 dmg and that's what you downloaded.

Regards,
John Ralls


> On Sep 26, 2021, at 7:03 PM, Colin <colinfarndt at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Tim,
> 
> I just downloaded the .dmg from Gnucash.org and it is version 4.7.
> 
> My guess is you didn’t correctly replace the GnuCash app bundle in your /Applications folder with the new one.
> 
> Best,
> Colin
> 
>> On Sep 26, 2021, at 4:56 PM, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org wrote:
>> 
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:18:48 -0400
>> From: Tim LeMaster <tim at thelemasters.net>
>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> Subject: [GNC] Gnucash 4.7 dmg for Mac
>> Message-ID:
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>> Is it just me or does the disk image for Mac contain Gnucash 4.6 not 4.7?
>> When I launch it, it still says 4.6. I was checking to see if the Monterey
>> fix from GTK got in the release.
>> 
>> About GnuCash says
>> Version 4.6
>> Build ID: 4.6+ (2021-06-26)
>> 
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>> Message: 6
>> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:37:36 -0700
>> From: John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us>
>> To: Alton Brantley <a.brantley at ieee.org>
>> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Equity account changed to Trading Account
>> Message-ID: <B9EAC4A3-1ABE-4657-B6CB-9C38BBA312F1 at ceridwen.us>
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>> 
>> Alton,
>> 
>> You missed the key element of David's suggestion: Change the type of the account back. You can do that by selecting the account on the Accounts page and clicking the Edit button in the toolbar or using control-E or selecting Edit>Edit Account from the menu. The last will also work from the account register.
>> 
>> Once you have the account edit window open look in the bottom left corner for the Account Type list box. Select Equity from that list and click OK to commit the action.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
>> 
>> 
>>> On Sep 26, 2021, at 11:38 AM, Alton Brantley via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I recognize that I can use that mechanism ((Menu-.Transaction->Manage Document
>>> Links and Transaction->Open Linked Document in V4.6). However, I use scheduled transactions and template transactions (model transactions with all the split accounts with amounts set to zero) so that all I do is fill in the values. That way, I never have to take my hands off the keyboard to enter data.
>>> 
>>> I double-checked, and the account marked as Trading is already a top-level account. If I try to move it under any other account, it shows the possible types of accounts as blank, so there?s nothing for me to select that enables me to move the account.
>>> 
>>> Also, I looked under File->Properties->Accounts and the ?Use Trading accounts? checkbox is not marked.
>>> 
>>> For the time being, I created a new ?Assets? account and moved the current year?s transactions using the trading account split from the ?Trading account? by editing the account in the splits of a search on the ?trading? account name for the current year. Now I have all previous year?s transactions in the ?trading? account, and the current year in an ?assets? account, and I will enter future lines in the new account.
>>> 
>>> I am at a loss as to what made the account become identified as a ?trading? account, as all my accounts are in USD.  I did discover that in one of my current year transactions, I had entered a non-zero value in the account that had switched from ?asset? to ?trading.? I wonder if that somehow triggered the software to convert the account.  I think I?ll take a look at the code around accounts and see what I can find.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your suggestions.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:11:01 +1000
>>>> From: davidcousens49 at gmail.com
>>>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Equity account changed to Trading Account
>>>> Message-ID: <21626e93bbfcba5046a6b18f15c6917b29fe6ad9.camel at gmail.com>
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>>>> 
>>>> Alton
>>>> 
>>>>> From your description it would appear you are using the notes field to stor a
>>>> link to an external file descriptor. GnuCash has had a facility to associate a
>>>> URL for an external file to a transaction (Menu-.Transaction->Manage Document
>>>> Links and Transaction->Open Linked Document in V4.6). This allows you to link a
>>>> file (PDF or image of e receipt for example) to a specific transaction and open
>>>> it from within GnuCash).  You can also set a path header in the preferences so
>>>> all your linked files are stored in a single directory (can be a subdirectory of
>>>> a folder with your data files in it )
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Not sure if this will work on your retyped Equity account but may be worth a
>>>> try. The range of the available account types displayed in the edit procedure is
>>>> set by the account type of the parent account in the edit account process Can't
>>>> guarantee it will work but worth a try. In the Edit Account process try setting
>>>> the Parent Account for the trading account to "New top level account" and then
>>>> try changing the account type back to Equity and then reset the parent account
>>>> to Equity. 
>>>> 
>>>> David Cousens
>>>> 
>>>> On Sat, 2021-09-25 at 17:17 -0400, Alton Brantley wrote:
>>>>> I have an equity account which I use to record notes about purchases by
>>>>> storing the file name as the note in the split and it always has a zero value
>>>>> so it sorts to the middle of the splits. 
>>>>> Sometime in the past couple months, this account became tagged as a ?Trading?
>>>>> account even though it and all of the transaction splits are in USD. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I tried to create a new tracking account, and to delete the Trading account by
>>>>> moving the transactions over, but that wasn?t allowed. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> At this point, I cannot add transactions to the account and I don't want to
>>>>> delete the transactions. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I can create a new Equity account and change the account manually one by one.
>>>>> This would be a slow process(10+years) or I could use the new account going
>>>>> forward and just correct this year?s entries. This may have happened when I
>>>>> upgraded to 4.6, as I only do this process quarterly. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have never used Trading accounts for any reason as I don?t use foreign
>>>>> currency. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Any ideas appreciated 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --Alton Brantley
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>> Message: 7
>> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:43:21 -0400
>> From: Jack Frillman <jcf_m_lists at me.com>
>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Newbie question
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>> Steve,
>> 
>> I switched from Moneydance as you did about six months ago. The 
>> conversion went fine for me except the account balances were off. To 
>> correct for that I just went to each account that was off and entered an 
>> opening balance, at the very beginning of the ledger, for the amount 
>> that was it off by and then everything was fine and has been fine since 
>> then.
>> 
>> Hope that helps.
>> 
>> If you have any question regarding switchin form Moneydace to GNUCash 
>> you ask me directly if you wish since I have doe the same conversion.
>> 
>> Jack
>> 
>> On 9/25/21 9:59 PM, Steve Welch via gnucash-user wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> 
>>> I?m just getting started with GnuCash and have imported my QIF file from Moneydance.  Excited to take it for a spin!
>>> My question is regarding beginning (opening) account balances.  Moneydance has an opening balance field in the account setup window, but evidently that field isn?t accessible in GnuCash unless setting up a new account.
>>> The problem I seem to be having is that the beginning balances that had been in Moneydance did not import into Gnu, so my accounts are off.
>>> I am figuring I can manually enter an opening balance transaction for each account but wanted to make sure I wasn?t missing a more elegant (or obvious) solution.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Steve
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>> Message: 8
>> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:24:59 -0500
>> From: William Prescott <will at theprescotts.com>
>> To: GnuCash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Newbie question
>> Message-ID: <638B04A6-7379-49FD-8062-FC8AF6227273 at theprescotts.com>
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>> One quirk I noticed about opening balances is that that account seemed to be locked. When setting up a new account you could set the opening balances, but you couldn't change them later. I had to go into the account editor and unlock the opening balances account.
>> 
>> Will
>> 
>> On 2021 Sep 26, at 09-26 17:43:21, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Steve,
>> 
>> I switched from Moneydance as you did about six months ago. The conversion went fine for me except the account balances were off. To correct for that I just went to each account that was off and entered an opening balance, at the very beginning of the ledger, for the amount that was it off by and then everything was fine and has been fine since then.
>> 
>> Hope that helps.
>> 
>> If you have any question regarding switchin form Moneydace to GNUCash you ask me directly if you wish since I have doe the same conversion.
>> 
>> Jack
>> 
>> On 9/25/21 9:59 PM, Steve Welch via gnucash-user wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> 
>>> I?m just getting started with GnuCash and have imported my QIF file from Moneydance.  Excited to take it for a spin!
>>> My question is regarding beginning (opening) account balances.  Moneydance has an opening balance field in the account setup window, but evidently that field isn?t accessible in GnuCash unless setting up a new account.
>>> The problem I seem to be having is that the beginning balances that had been in Moneydance did not import into Gnu, so my accounts are off.
>>> I am figuring I can manually enter an opening balance transaction for each account but wanted to make sure I wasn?t missing a more elegant (or obvious) solution.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Steve
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>> Message: 9
>> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:56:17 -0400
>> From: Steve Welch <steve.welch.1 at icloud.com>
>> To: "Fross, Michael" <michael at fross.org>
>> Cc: Gnucash-User <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Newbie question
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>> Thanks Michael!  Yep, makes total sense (I do accounting work as part of my day job, so I understand double entry).  I played around with making an opening balance entry, but things are still way off.  Sigh.  Now I?m gonna have to get creative and figure out what didn?t import correctly via QIF?
>> Such fun!
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
>>> On Sep 26, 2021, at 6:16 PM, Fross, Michael <michael at fross.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Steve.  Welcome to GnuCash!  
>>> 
>>> While I'm not an expert, in my experience, an opening balance is just a normal transaction.  There are typically two splits.  (1) is a deposit into the account, and (2) is a withdrawal from the Equity:Opening Balances account.  Remember GnuCash used double entry accounting so the insert has to match with a decrease elsewhere.
>>> 
>>> Good luck.
>>> 
>>> Michael
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 4:40 PM Steve Welch via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user at gnucash.org>> wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> 
>>> I?m just getting started with GnuCash and have imported my QIF file from Moneydance.  Excited to take it for a spin!
>>> My question is regarding beginning (opening) account balances.  Moneydance has an opening balance field in the account setup window, but evidently that field isn?t accessible in GnuCash unless setting up a new account.
>>> The problem I seem to be having is that the beginning balances that had been in Moneydance did not import into Gnu, so my accounts are off.
>>> I am figuring I can manually enter an opening balance transaction for each account but wanted to make sure I wasn?t missing a more elegant (or obvious) solution.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Steve
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