Hi, having been a proud user of ledger+vim+custom shell scripts combo for a long time, I want to integrate ledger into some bigger system now. Another program would generate transactions, save them into a file consumable by ledger, run "balance" or "register" commands and parse the report.
The question is what's the best way to do that. 3.0 docs describe XML format, but I couldn't make "xml" command work (besides, does XML support metadata?). Still, input data can be put into a text file. What concerns me more is output of "balance" and "register". The normal ledger output is custom-tailored to fit screen width, some account names are presented in a compact way, etc. This presents a problem for parsing, since parser must identify the exact account name. So, how can I solve this problem? Can XML (or CSV which is also mentioned in the docs) be used for input and output? Or, are there any flags which make ledger output more machine-readable? -- Oleg. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
