2014-04-21 GnuCash IRC logs

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00:50:04 <alazyguy> Hi, is it possible to make journal entries in excel, and import it into GnuCash? I making the entry I want in GnuCash, and exporting it into csv to see what format I have to follow, but can't make heads or tails of the CSV.
00:50:30 <alazyguy> I tried making*
00:56:58 <alazyguy> Basically, I want to turn this: http://puu.sh/8ha5E.png into this: http://puu.sh/8ha75.png
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02:18:33 <alazyguy> I see that the "Possibly a few hours!!!" in the topic wasn't a lie. XD
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03:18:46 <alazyguy> Does anyone know how to make journal entries ine xcel, and import it into GnuCash? I've tried making the entry in GnuCash, and exporting the entry as a csv to get the format to follow, but can't make heads or tails of the CSV. I want to turn this: http://puu.sh/8ha5E.png into this: http://puu.sh/8ha75.png
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03:36:53 <alazyguy> Does anyone know how to make journal entries in excel, and import it into GnuCash? I've tried making the entry in GnuCash, and exporting the entry as a csv to get the format to follow, but can't make heads or tails of the CSV. I want to turn this: http://puu.sh/8ha5E.png into this: http://puu.sh/8ha75.png Sorry for spamming this. Is there a forum somewhere for questions like this?
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04:15:49 <mikee> alazyguy: No need to re-ask your question. Try the mailing list https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user
04:18:48 <alazyguy> Okay, thanks. Hopefully reproducing the "General Ledger" function in GnuCash using a spreadsheet is possible...
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08:16:24 <drl> We are using the wizard to set up a chart of account. We are at the Setup Selected Accounts window. It will not let us make Placeholder accounts. What are we doing wrong?
08:17:28 <drl> We are using version 2.6.3 for Windows.
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09:38:44 <jmd> #gnu-webmasters
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10:45:43 <danield> Hi. I'm interested to know if there are any sets of account used for testing the 'Advanced Portfolio' report. I'm curious to know how cash dividends which normally go from Income:Dividends to a cash account (http://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/invest-dividends1.html) are connected to the actual stock holding.
10:58:30 <warlord> drl: What do you mean "wont let you set up placeholder accounts"?
10:59:16 <warlord> danield: If they are not reinvested I believe they are not connected at all.
10:59:38 <warlord> (except through convention of using the stock name in the income account name)
11:03:45 <danield> warlord: The reinvested dividends show up as expected in the Advanced Portfolio report. However I was having trouble with the cash dividends
11:04:19 <danield> warlord: I've got a sort of workaround which isn't too bad but I've not tried it on 2.6.3
11:04:44 <warlord> I know that the reporthas been redone for 2.6.x
11:05:07 <danield> warlord: Okay, looks like I'll have to try that out.
11:06:26 <danield> warlord: My workaround for 2.4.x is to have 3 splits for a dividend (amount x for income:dividend:ticker, amount x for cash account, then 0 amount for stock holding account)
11:06:35 <warlord> okay
11:07:15 <danield> warlord: I was surprised it worked with a 0 amount in the stock holding account but it seems to)
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11:15:55 <drl> warlord: It won't let me place a checkmark in the Placeholder square.
11:18:14 <warlord> drl: in the hierarchy helper? or in the Edit Account dialog?
11:30:58 <drl> warlord: in the setup wizard.
11:31:23 <warlord> I'm not sure you're allowed to change them there. I think they are for display purposes only. You can change them later.
11:31:33 <warlord> Can you set them there on other platforms?
11:32:50 <drl> warlord: I don't know, but if they can be changed later then I'm not worried. Thanks for the info.
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14:37:11 <PpGo> when gnucash start,why sometimes don't translate the menus to spanish?
14:37:33 <warlord> PpGo: what OS/Distro?
14:37:55 <PpGo> Windows vista
14:39:28 <warlord> either your system settings aren't set to spanish, or the gnucash 'environment' file isn't configured for spanish
14:41:52 <PpGo> how configure gnucash environment file?
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15:43:28 <hashable> Hey there - wondering if anyone knows a way to set up quick-viewing of all my balances from an Android phone (web-based, application, summary auto-uploaded to Google Drive?)
15:45:54 <jralls> GnuCash doesn't have anything like that. The best you could do would be to generate a report, export it as html, and put that on Google Drive.
15:48:03 <hashable> That makes good sense, thank you. Is there any way to set up automated creation of reports?
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17:26:37 <MWB> Hello everyone, as nooby I tried to start with gnucash [on win8.1 - Dutch]. On startup it gives a problemwindow: gnucash.exe - No disk [There is no disk in the station. Please place a suitable medium in station C:.] That old problemwindow that always came up when you tried to open the floppy / cd / dvd disk when no disk was in place. I do not have a C: drive, gnucash is installed on E:. When
17:26:37 <MWB> I hit continue (from cancel / try again / continue) it starts to load, but requires me to hit continue about 50 times (or more) while loading. Anyone knows what went wrong. Is is a bug, did I do something wrong or is it something else altogether?
17:27:15 <MWB> Thanks in advance!
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18:23:58 <PpGo> hi, how configurate gnucash language to spanish?
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19:40:17 <warlord> MWB: why don't you have a C: drive?
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