I just recently saw that you could enter an arbitrary string as a variable name and the Since Last Run would ask you to assign an amount to that variable when it ran. I have not tried it though.
On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 2:38 PM Fross, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Derek....that's what I thought the answer would be. Much > appreciated. > > Michael > > On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 2:14 PM Derek Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > [email protected] > > > 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 > > [email protected] www.ihtfp.com > > Computer and Internet Security Consultant > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > 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. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
