[GNC] Change Linked Document Path

[Geoff Storer]

Ok, thanks.

This is my first post!!

On Fri, Sep 2, 2022 at 8:16 AM Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnucash at jdlh.com> wrote:

> Geoff:
>
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> On 2022-09-01 03:57, Geoff Storer wrote:
>
> Hi Jim
>
> Thanks for coming back to me. Sorry I have taken so long to respond.
>
> In answer to your questions:
>
> Q: Are you familiar with the difference in behaviour between relative file
> paths and absolute file paths?
>
> Ans; No this is not one of my strong points
>
> Q: Are you familiar with the difference in spelling (C:\ prefixes and
> backslashes etc.) between relative file paths and absolute file paths?
>
> Ans:  No
>
> Q:  In your GnuCash Book (bookkeeping file), have you associated files to
> transactions using relative path File Associations, absolute path File
> Associations,  or Location Associations?
>
> Ans: I think the answer here is relative path. What I actually did in GNU
> was:
> Edit / preferences / General / Linked Files and with the drop down arrow
> selected the folder location of my invoices
> The reason I say "relative path" is because GNU program details on the
> referenced edit field the comment
> "Path head for Linked Files Relative Paths"
> The location I selected is -  D:\PDF\GNU Invoices
>
> Q:  Were all your attached documents within a single directory on your old
> computer? Do you know the absolute path to that directory?
>
> Ans: Yes all invoices are in the one folder   "D:\PDF\GNU Invoices"  (the
> output here I copied directly from my explorer view so I should have that
> correct)
>
> Q:  Are all your attached documents within a single directory on your new
> computer? Do you know the absolute path to that directory?
>
> Ans: The invoices are in the exact location as on the initial install of
> GNU.
>         I only re-installed windows on the C:\ partition. The other
> partitions remain exactly as they were
>         The invoices are in "D:\PDF\GNU Invoices"
>
> I hope I have answered all your queries. Let me know if you need any
> further clarification.
>
> Thanks again
>
> Regards
>
> John Murdoch
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 3:46 PM Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnucash at jdlh.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello, John:
>>
>> Your question rings a bell! I did an overhaul on the file associations
>> on my transactions a couple of years ago.
>>
>> On 2022-08-29 04:10, john murdoch wrote:
>> > ...My problem now is that [GnuCash] looks for the attached document in
>> the
>> > windows document folder on the C Drive. I have tried editing the
>> > preferences in [GnuCash] to point to the correct location of the
>> documents
>> > on the alternate partition but this doesn't automatically link to the
>> > document.
>> >
>> >
>> > I can then manually link each document by using  the "manage document
>> > link" function on the right click menu in the account field of GNU
>> > cash. That  of course will be quite tedious and I was enquiring if
>> > there is a "global fix" so that all files could be re-linked in one
>> > procedure? Perhaps editing settings or the system registry?
>> >
>> >
>> > I did try a feature as per the attached screenshot [of the Change
>> Linked Document path head dialogue] without any success.
>>
>> Well, the Change Linked Document path head dialogue, which your
>> screenshot showed, is the best tool in GnuCash for this job. However,
>> you have to know a few things to use it well. I'll bet the UI does not
>> do a complete job of walking a person through it.
>>
>> To set some groundwork, some questions:
>>
>> Are you familiar with the difference in behaviour between relative file
>> paths and absolute file paths?
>>
>> Are you familiar with the difference in spelling (C:\ prefixes and
>> backslashes etc.) between relative file paths and absolute file paths?
>>
>> In your GnuCash Book (bookkeeping file), have you associated files to
>> transactions using relative path File Associations, absolute path File
>> Associations,  or Location Associations?
>>
>> Were all your attached documents within a single directory on your old
>> computer? Do you know the absolute path to that directory?
>>
>> Are all your attached documents within a single directory on your new
>> computer? Do you know the absolute path to that directory?
>>
>> Based on answers to those questions — and once I run GnuCash to refresh
>> my memory about how the Change Linked Document path head dialogue works,
>> and once I translate from macOS to Windows in my head — I can try to
>> help you further.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>       —Jim DeLaHunt
>>
>>
>> Are all your attached documents within a single directory on your new
>> computer?
>>
>>
>>
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