[GNC] Two Instances as opposed to two separate files

kschneider bout-tyme.net kschneider at bout-tyme.net
Fri Jul 14 12:13:33 EDT 2023



> On Jul 14, 2023, at 4:05 AM, Paul Feakins <paul at antropy.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> Question about a matter of setup.  I use Windows 11 - so
>>>> answers/information specific to that OS would be appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> First - can two instances of the program be loaded (exist in the system)
>>>> such that one instance opens a personal file and one opens a business file?
>>>> Second - if answer to question one is yes - is this a preference you can
>>>> set and are there advantages to doing it?
>>>> Third - if answer to question one is no - then is the only way to have
>>>> two separate data files is to load the program and force load the specific
>>>> file you want since the program always default opens to the last file you
>>>> dealt with?
>>>> 
>>>> Answers, opinions and other information welcomed.  Thanks!  -- Ken
> 
> I think you're overcomplicating this.
> 
> If you want to load a specific .gnucash file then double-click it.

You can’t do that on macOS, it doesn’t work.



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