[GNC] Today's search....for .lck

[Jack Lockard]

maybe someone else who knows off the top of their head can advise a command that will export your file list to a text file

To get the text file do the following:

        1, Open a Command window by typing CMD in the search box on the task bar.
        2. Type in DIR C:\Users\Barry Mahon\Documents\Tax accounts and returns > filename.txt and press enter.
        3. This will create a text file in the current folder location of the files in the folder specified in step 2.

Hope this helps,
Jack


-----Original Message-----
From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+jelockard=outlook.com at gnucash.org> On Behalf Of Adrien Monteleone
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2023 4:16 PM
To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Today's search....for .lck

First, for attachment images, they need to be 'as attachment' and *not* inline.

That is, in your e-mail app, attach the screenshot. Do not just paste it into the message mixed in with the text.

You may also have a setting in your e-mail app for this to toggle between 'inline' and 'attachment'. For the mailing list - you *do not* want 'inline'. (the mailing list software will simply strip them out of the message)

Second, if you say there are hundreds of files, a screenshot isn't going to cut it anyway. (it would take many screenshots)

I'm not well versed on Windows command line, so without me spending time looking it up, maybe someone else who knows off the top of their head can advise a command that will export your file list to a text file that you can attach here. Of course, you'd want to use whatever options are available to include the original creation date & time, as well as a last modified date & time. (those can be shown or not shown as desired)

 From that list, we should be able to reasonably guess which is your latest file (or maybe even several candidates for it) and then you can open them and confirm.

I suspect though, that you have a condition where there are transactions in one file that aren't in another, and vice versa. And this may involve more than 2 files. You'll have to decipher that for yourself once you figure out the file situation, and then we can proceed with helping you consolidate them into one book.

Lastly, it would be good to get a handle on how this happened in the first place, so the problem doesn't continue to compound.

But I too don't think you lost any data unless you started deleting .gnucash files without backups. (.lck files aren't necessarily a problem)

.gcm files store some preferences for each book. It would be best not to lose those for now, but losing them wouldn't be data lost.

Regards,
Adrien

On 8/7/23 10:03 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote:
> Thank you for that. However, a file search for any file of that
> structure only delivers 1 dated 18.02.2022, which I have mentioned in
> an earlier post is the date on my 'currently loaded' file which won't save.
>
> There are a number of files with .GCM and number with LCK dated 2021,
> others with .log, many more (recent ones) with shortcut.

What do you mean by 'shortcut'? They are pointing to other gnucash files in some other location? This is concerning...

>
> All the rest are datestamped.
>
> You can see why I am confused and very worried that I have lost all
> the recent data.
>
> Thanks to all for the help and advice. I feel stupid, I thought I was
> reasonably capable in IT, but......
>
> I even have problems creating  the proper . versions for uploading.....
> 'save as' doesn't seem to be working.

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