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2001-06-08 Robert Graham Merkel <rgmerk@mira.net>
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* doc/sgml/C/xacc-file-operations.sgml, xacc-quickstart.sgml,
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xacc-regwin.sgml: updates and corrections.
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2001-06-07 Dave Peticolas <dave@krondo.com>
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* src/scm/price-quotes.scm: same as below
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<article id="xacc-file-operations">
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<artheader>
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<title>File Operations</title>
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</artheader>
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<para> This isn't currently documented, but will describe saving and loading files,
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as well as backing up your data. It will also mention the SQL interface.
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</para>
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</article>
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<article id="xacc-file-operations">
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<artheader>
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<title>File Operations</title>
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</artheader>
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<sect1>
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<title>
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GnuCash Data Files
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</title>
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<para>In normal operation, GnuCash saves your data in normal data files,
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which can be located in any directory you have permissions for. They
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are self-contained and can be moved, copied, and backed-up to tape,
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floppies, or any other medium you choose.
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They can be saved using any name, and any file extension you choose, but, traditionally
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the developers and users have used the extension ".xac".
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</para>
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<para>
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The GnuCash file format has changed between the 1.4 and 1.6 releases. The
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new version uses XML (making it much easier to write independent tools to
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manipulate GnuCash files) and supports storing much more meta-information, amongst
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many other benefits. GnuCash 1.6 can read files from older versions, but
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older versions <emphasis>cannot</emphasis>read GnuCash 1.6 files. We suggest
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that GnuCash users who wish to share data upgrade to 1.6.
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</para>
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<para>Gnucash <emphasis>cannot</emphasis> directly open data files from any other
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accounting package. It can, however, import QIF files that Quicken, Microsoft
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Money, and several other packages use an export format with the
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<link linkend="xacc-quicken">QIF importer</link>. GnuCash does not have the
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ability to export QIFs at present, though such functionality would be highly
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desirable - if anybody with some coding skills wants to work on it, please
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contact the developers.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<title>
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The File Menu
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</title>
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<para>Like most applications, file operations are performed from the file menu:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>New File</emphasis>: Create a brand-new, empty
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GnuCash file. If you have unsaved work, GnuCash will ask you if you
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wish to save it.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Open</emphasis>: Retrieve an existing GnuCash file.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Save</emphasis>: Save your current GnuCash data to disk under
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its current name.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Save as</emphasis>: Save the current data under a new
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name.</listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis><link linkend="xacc-export-accounts">Export Accounts</link>
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</emphasis>: Export your account structure, without any transactions. Useful
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for making templates for others, or as a simple, but still useful way to close
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out books.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis>
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<link linkend="xacc-quicken">Import QIF</link></emphasis>: Import QIF data
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files.</para></listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis>
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<link linkend="xacc-new-account-tree">New Account Tree</link></emphasis>:
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A shortcut
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to create many of the common accounts used by households.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Short cuts to previously opened files</emphasis>:
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the previous four or so
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GnuCash files you have opened will appear. Select them to open.</listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Move to New Window</emphasis>: create a new
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top-level window. See <link linkend="xacc-toplevel">here for more details.</link>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Close This Window</emphasis>: Close <emphasis>this</emphasis>
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top-level window, leaving others open. See <link linkend="xacc-toplevel">here</link> for more details.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Exit GnuCash</emphasis>: Close all windows and exit.
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GnuCash will prompt you to save the file, if there have been any changes since
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the last save.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="xacc-export-accounts">
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<title>
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Exporting Accounts
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</title>
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<para>
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FIXME: Need content!
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</para>
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<para>
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This needs to describe how to use the export accounts feature.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="xacc-postgres-backend">
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<title>
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Using PostGres to store your data
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</title>
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<para><emphasis>FIXME: Need Content!</emphasis></para>
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<para>
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GnuCash has beta support for using postgres, a free, powerful,
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mostly SQL-compliant database engine, as a data storage method
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rather than flat files.
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</para>
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<para>
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At this stage, the only documentation is in the file
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src/doc/engine/sql/README in the GnuCash source distribution.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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</article>
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<!-- Local variables: -->
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<!-- sgml-parent-document: "gnucash.sgml" -->
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<sect1 id="xacc-new-account-tree">
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<title>
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Setting up accounts from scratch
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</title>
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<screeninfo>The Account Register - Auto-Split Ledger</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="image/autosplitledger" srccredit="wilddev">
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<imagedata fileref="image/autosplitledger.png" srccredit="wilddev">
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</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<screeninfo>The Account Register - Transaction Journal</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="image/transactionjrnl" srccredit="wilddev">
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<imagedata fileref="image/transactionjrnl.png" srccredit="wilddev">
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</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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