GnuCash SX does not have a "Get Account Balance As Of Date" function, so there is no way to get "OldAmount" here.
-derek On Tue, November 16, 2021 3:02 pm, Fross, Michael wrote: > Hello all, > > I have a fixed annuity account which updates with a new total, but does > not > show the interest that contributes to that total. Here is the simple > formula to calculate the interest: > > Interest = NewAmount - OldAmount > > I thought it would be interesting to have a monthly scheduled > transaction that would request the new value from me (which I get from my > brokerage). The function would then subtract the current value of the > account (OldAmount) from the value I entered (NewAmount) and then add the > interest as a transaction in the account. > > While it's not a big deal to figure it out and just put in the interest, I > thought it would be fun to see if I can get GnuCash to do it, although I > admit I may be asking a bit too much of the scheduled transaction > capability. Getting the NewAmount is probably as easy as adding a > variable > to the scheduled transaction. Adding the interest as a variable is > probably something that can be done. I'm not sure how I could get the > current amount in the scheme file to do the subtraction. > > Any thoughts on this? Is it possible? Pointers on where to begin? (I'm > been looking through the fin.scm file, but I didn't see much documentation > on this capability) > > Thanks in advance! > > Michael > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
