Re: a surprising result (bug?) with --end quiry option

[John Wiegley]

> Martin Michlmayr  writes:

> (There are 3 definitions for --end!)

The source code shows that --end is *exclusive*, such that:

-b 2014 -e 2015

Means: All transactions in 2014, none from 2015.

One can always use value expressions with --limit to craft whatever time
equation they wish. The options above equate to:

-l 'date >= [2014] && date < [2015]'

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Re: a surprising result (bug?) with --end quiry option

[Martin Michlmayr]

* charles  [2015-12-07 17:04]:
> ledger -f test.ldg print --begin 2015-12-07 --end 2015-12-08

This is correct.

> That description makes me think --end 2015-12-07 would find a transaction 
> dated 2015-12-07.
> Or am I misunderstanding??

The man page is misldeading.

The manual is clearer on this:

Limit the processing to transactions before @var{DATE}.

Specify the end @var{DATE} for a transaction to be considered in the
report.  All transactions on or after this date are ignored.

Constrain the report so that transactions on or after @var{DATE} are
not considered.

(There are 3 definitions for --end!)

I'll update the man page.

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a surprising result (bug?) with --end quiry option

[charles]

Hello all,

I performed this little test with ledger and was surprised by the result. 
Is it a bug, or intended?

I created a test file containing the following transaction:

2015-12-07 (exp) holiday chocolate for clients
  ; holiday gift for promotion
  Expenses:PromotionUSD 75.73 
  Assets:Checking

I was surprised when following ledger command produced no output:

ledger -f test.ldg print --begin 2015-12-01 --end 2015-12-07

[zilch]

Yes this command with the end date bumped out one day does find the 
transaction:

ledger -f test.ldg print --begin 2015-12-07 --end 2015-12-08

2015-12-07 (exp) holiday chocolate for clients
; holiday gift for promotion
Expenses:Promotion USD 75.73
; debit account
Assets:Checking
; credit account


Man ledger contains this description of --end:

  --end DATE (-e)
  Specify the end DATE for a transaction to be considered in the
  report.

That description makes me think --end 2015-12-07 would find a transaction 
dated 2015-12-07.
Or am I misunderstanding??

-- Charles

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