[moneydance] Multiple data files

[Edward Reid]

At 14:57 10/20/08 -0500, Phil Scherzinger wrote:
>I currently run two separate sets of files.  One is
>for current backing information, the other for older banking info.  I would
>really like to keep the two separate.

Contrary to what someone else wrote, there is a function in MD to do this. 
It's accessed by File -> Archive. The resulting dialog box allows you to 
select an archive file, a cutoff date, and whether to archive only cleared 
transactions.

I can't tell you whether it works (though I assume it does) because despite 
having about 15 years of personal financial history in MD, I haven't felt 
the slightest need to separate old from new. It's very rare for the old 
transactions to get in my way, and it would be far more of a hassle to have 
to switch files when I wanted to look up something old.

You can try it out -- use the free trial period to enter some old and new 
transactions and do the archive thing.

Also, AIUI, the auto-fill in MD is based on transactions in the account, 
not on a separate list as in Quicken. Therefore archiving transactions 
would also remove them from auto-fill source.

Edward
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