Banana Accounting 6

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Banana Accounting 6 still work?

Yes, Banana Accounting 6, or any previous version, remains installed on your computer until you decide to uninstall it.

How can I install Banana 6 on a new computer?

If you want to continue using your version 6, make sure to create copies of the program installed on your computer. Our company advises against this and declines any responsibility.
If you purchase a new computer and wish to continue using your old version of Banana Accounting, you will need help from a technician to transfer the program from your old computer and set the required compatibility settings.

Can I get support for this version?

The last release of version 6 was in April 2010. We no longer offer support for this version.

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Banana Accounting 6 – Change Log

Version 6.0.8

Users of earlier versions of Banana 6 are strongly advised to upgrade to version 6.0.8

• Improved Smart Fill performance for accounting files with more than 20,000 rows.
• Improved account import speed in accounting files with over 10,000 accounts.
• Fixed printing on Panasonic KX-P7105 and possibly other models, where everything was printed in the top left corner.
• Fixed issue where the previous year file was not found if located in a subfolder relative to the current accounting file.
• In Smart Fill, the "&" character is now displayed correctly and not interpreted as a formatting symbol.
• In group balance sheets, the currency values now follow the sign of the base currency balances, even when a specific period is selected.
• Exchange rates are correctly retrieved from history, even when international settings are set to Italian (Italy) or when using a comma as decimal separator.
• Cash count import dialog: widened the combo box list to fully display account descriptions.
• The segment order in group balance sheets now reflects the order in the chart of accounts.
• Fixed group balance sheet issue when an account without a description followed a title.
• Label printing: it's now possible to print a single label.

Version 6.0.7

• It's now possible to copy and paste individual cells from Banana to Excel.
• In Cash and Simple Accounting, Smart Fill in the “Account” column now displays only accounts and no longer categories.
• The enhanced group balance sheet now uses the "Lugano" style and the "Ignore line formatting" option by default.
• The enhanced balance sheet in simple accounting now correctly displays income in the appropriate column.
• Exporting rows in .txt and .csv formats now includes delimiters at the end of each row even for empty columns—this improves compatibility with Word mail merge and similar tools.
• News update process on the home page has been revised and optimized.
• Several program texts updated and completed.
• Import filters updated.

Version 6.0.6

• From the command line, it is possible to export accounting data in text format (see parameter cmd_p2).
• From the command line, you can export a single table (see parameters cmd_table and cmd_view).
• New “export as data” option in the export rows dialog (HTML, XML, TXT, Excel) and via command line (see parameters export_op_html and export_op_xml).
• Exporting data to TXT and HTML now considers selected columns.
• After using the “Accounting Report” command, it is now possible to sort the rows (table is no longer locked).
• In the Accounting Report, the segment column header now also displays the segment description.
• Accounts with no current balance but with a previous balance are now displayed in the Accounting Report.
• In the enhanced group balance sheet, currency balances are now shown even when a period is selected.
• The export rows to HTML dialog now respects the “only visible” option.
• Windows 7 automatically remembers the last used folder. In program options, the “Documents directory” no longer appears if Windows 7 is used.
• “Accounting Report” command now reports errors in the external report groups.
• Copy-pasting on the first row now works correctly.
• The selected area is now fully redrawn when the application regains focus.
• Downloaded news is correctly read even if the files contain invalid data.
• In double-entry accounting, the PeriodDebit column now has the correct header.
• XML export now correctly converts the “&” character in account numbers.
• New option “Double-click action” in the “Program Settings” allows choosing whether a double-click opens the account card (default) or edits the text.
• Russian added as a new program language.

Version 6.0.5

• Improved program speed on Mac (Crossover).
• Faster account card generation.
• Faster recalculation of the Accounts table (reduced delay after entering debit/credit accounts in transactions).
• In the Exchange Rate column, Smart Fill now includes exchange rates from history and from transactions with the same date.
• Find and Replace now works based on input format (as displayed in the input field).
• VAT Summary dialog now shows selectable options for VAT Code and VAT Group fields.
• In the “Import into accounting” dialog, the Doc fields now show possible upcoming document numbers.
• Pasting data from Excel now includes text with line breaks.
• When pasting data, if there aren’t enough rows, new ones are automatically added.
• If the copy/paste range overlaps, data is now copied correctly.
• Excel export of the Category table no longer produces invalid Excel files.
• Enhanced balance sheet printing: added option “fit to printable area.”
• When printing from the toolbar command, headers are now included.
• Account card printout now correctly shows the account number.
• When reading data from Banana 4, missing GR0 and Group fields are added to the VAT Summary table.
• When converting from double-entry to simple accounting, budget and previous amounts in categories are also reversed.
• In the Accounts table, group names cannot contain the ":" character.
• Enhanced balance sheet: font size in the “previous year” column is now consistent.
• Pressing F6 on a VAT field in multi-currency accounting adds VAT based on the currency amount.
• VAT entries: a warning is shown if VAT is entered as net amount but the transaction isn’t in base currency.
• Smart Fill: even with zoom over 100%, text no longer overlaps.

Version 6.0.4

• Continued support for using the "/" character in account numbers.
• Reduced maximum height of dialogs to ensure compatibility with netbooks.
• The expense account column now prints correctly.
• Accounting report: the "do not print zero accounts" option now works correctly.
• Doc column: automatic numbering now works for compound numbers like B-01, C003, etc.
• Accounting report now uses the base view as default.
• Group report: section "#N" is no longer displayed.
• Ability to define print formats for text columns.
• Shift+Tab and Shift+Enter now correctly return to the previous cell.
• Alphanumeric account codes are now automatically converted to uppercase.
• Account card includes a header with period information.
• Journal includes a header with period information.
• Printing multiple account cards now includes more space between each card.
• Program options now warn if values are outside the allowed range.
• Excel export: cell names now replace ":" with the digit 4.
• Excel export: the period table is now correctly named.
• License key entry now warns if the license number is incorrect.
• Higher resolution icon added.
• Improvements to help documentation and user manual.
• Improvements to the print procedure.
• Favorites: it's now possible to add a comment.
• Favorites: choose between active and default favorite.
• New system favorite added for the VAT report.
• Import filters updated.

Version 6.0.3

• Windows 7 compatibility certification obtained.
• Installer and executable now include a certificate of authenticity.
• Favorites: it's now possible to set a default favorite.
• Fixed issue with "Save as new file" — in some situations, the "Save As" window did not appear.
• Improved input support for Chinese characters.
• Excel export: for dates earlier than 1900, the year is no longer exported.
• "Create new year" now also replaces the year inside reports.
• Period data is now displayed exclusively in the Accounting Reports table.
• The Accounting Report now takes column width from the hidden “period view” fields.
• In the Period table, double-clicking an account opens the account card.
• Export and Import to accounting now warn if the file name is missing.
• VAT Report dialog now includes separate fields for Group and Code.

Reported issues related to version 6.0.3

• Cash book, simple accounting, and double-entry accounting:
  In the print preview and printout of the Chart of Accounts (View Transactions), the expense column is not printed.
• Double-entry accounting report:
  With the option "as in the Accounts table", zero-balance accounts are always shown.

Version 6.0.2
Initial version