Fred, Numbers only. Variables can only be used in expressions and expressions are only used in the debit and credit fields of a template transaction so the result of the expression must be a number.
Regards, John Ralls > On Jan 17, 2026, at 09:35, Fred Tydeman <[email protected]> wrote: > > My reading of the documentation says variables can only be used for numeric > amounts. > In case the documentation is not current, can a variable be used for text? > I would like to be prompted for the month in a scheduled transaction. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
