[GNC] Saving a New Book doesn't allow format selection

[David T.]

Phyllis,

I was referring to a particular corner case, in which a user is creating a new file but wants to store it in a format other than the default xml. The Save dialog doesn't provide the user with that option.

The workaround is to save the file (as xml) and then perform a Save As in the preferred format (e.g., SQLite3).

But thank you for offering suggestions.

Best,
David T.

On Aug 17, 2022, 15:09, at 15:09, Phyllis Bruce <pobruce46 at gmail.com> wrote:
>Thanks, John.  I have heard all those terms many times.  Two sets of
>books and cooking the books describe separate if not unique files to
>me.  You put it in better words - a book is a single GnuCash file and
>it’s accounts.  Therefore, if you have a GnuCash file saved as xml but
>you want it in another format you should be able to simply save it in
>the new format.  That is simply done by “saving as” and choosing the
>new format from the pull down list.
>
>Is there something I’m missing?  Ex…You edit a word file and “save as”
>a pdf or other type before publishing.
>
>> On Aug 16, 2022, at 9:46 PM, john <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
>> 
>> Please remember to copy the list on all replies. Reply-all (often a
>double arrow pointing left) does it. Some mail programs also have a
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>> 
>> We generally mean "the book" to refer to a single GnuCash file and
>its accounts. That comes from the name an internal data structure, but
>it's also a bit of accounting jargon. You've no doubt heard phrases
>like "book value", "booking an invoice", and of course the infamous
>"two sets of books" and "cooking the books".
>> 
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 16, 2022, at 5:35 PM, Phyllis Bruce <pobruce46 at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>>> 
>>> I’m new to GnuCash and prolly don’t know what you are talking about
>when you say book?  I might use that term book to describe a different
>file altogether, like my GnuCash file and my playgnucash file.  When I
>created the play file I just saved my GnuCash file with a new name so I
>could test scenarios.
>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 16, 2022, at 3:16 PM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us>
>wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 16, 2022, at 11:56 AM, David T. via gnucash-user
><gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I was just testing something out with a new book, and when I went
>to save this new book, I was unable to select the storage format for
>the new book. I would have imagined that I would be able to tell
>GnuCash to use a specific format (like SQLite3) when I save a new book,
>but this option only appears on the Save As dialog. Should this be
>changed?
>>>> 
>>>> Yeah. PR welcome.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> John Ralls
>>>> 
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