Hey, Just a hunch, but I feel it's a bit odd that the virtual account names match the real ones. I'd double check that, maybe using ledger register to see what the rolling sum is.
Regards, Dan On Tue, 27 Feb 2018 at 15:03 Ryan Nowakowski <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 04:41:08AM +0100, Jostein Berntsen wrote: > > On 26.02.18,16:43, Ryan Nowakowski wrote: > > > I'm not sure how virtual postings and balance assertions are supposed > to > > > work together. Here's my sample ledger file without virtual postings: > > > > > > 2018/2/25 Initial balance > > > Assets $100 > > > Equity > > > > > > 2018/2/26 Buy something > > > Assets $-10 > > > Expenses > > > > > > 2018/2/26 Balance assertion > > > Assets $0 = $90 > > > > > > Running: ledger -f test.dat bal > > > ...works as expected: > > > > > > $90 Assets > > > $-100 Equity > > > $10 Expenses > > > -------------------- > > > 0 > > > > > > Then the same ledger file with an additional virtual posting > transaction: > > > > > > 2018/2/25 Initial balance > > > Assets $100 > > > Equity > > > > > > 2018/2/26 Buy something > > > Assets $-10 > > > Expenses > > > > > > 2018/2/26 virtual stuff > > > [Assets] $-10 > > > [Expenses] > > > > > > 2018/2/26 Balance assertion > > > Assets $0 = $90 > > > > > > > > > When I run: ledger -f test.dat bal > > > > > > While parsing file "/tmp/test.dat", line 14: > > > While parsing posting: > > > Assets $0 = $90 > > > ^^^ > > > Error: Balance assertion off by $10 (expected to see $80) > > > > > > ...which seems ok since the virtual posting should make the balance $80 > > > instead of $90. However if I use --real I'd expect the balance > > > assertion to succeed: ledger -f test.dat bal --real > > > > > > But it doesn't: > > > > > > > > > While parsing file "/tmp/test.dat", line 14: > > > While parsing posting: > > > Assets $0 = $90 > > > ^^^ > > > Error: Balance assertion off by $10 (expected to see $80) > > > > > > Is my expectation incorrect here? Is there any documentation on how > > > virtual postings and balance assertion are supposed to interact? > > > > > > > This works in my ledger setup with version 3.1.1, both with an without > > --real. Which version are you using? > > > > I forgot to include that little unimportant bit of info :) > > Ledger 3.1.2-20160801, the command-line accounting tool > > -- > > --- > 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/d/optout. > -- --- 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/d/optout.
