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Regards, John Ralls > On Jul 16, 2024, at 21:42, Kevin Buckley via gnucash-user > <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > I've tried posting the following to the -devel list, to which I thought > I was subscribed, but even after trying to subscribe, I haven't seen > anything back, nor has the post passed moderation there. > > As it's possible that some non-devel folk might have some insight here, > and so as to alert any devel folk on here to the question, I thought I'd > try posting it here. > > Here's hoping, > Kevin > > > First up: need to point out that I'm running a modified 2.6.21a, > but few gnucash-devs would recognise the source tree its built > from as being such, as it's been rolled forwards a few versions > past the directory layout changes! > > Secondly, the potential inconsistency I'm seeing doesn't affect > the functionality of the application. > > > Had been thinking about taking the XML stanzas for the schedxaction > entries in my dot-xac GnuCash files and mangling them into generic > calendar (VCal) entries that I could then use external to GnuCash. > > For the schedxaction I have first looked at, I have noted > (some info replaced/truncated) > > <gnc:schedxaction version="2.0.0"> > <sx:id type="guid">e468...</sx:id> > <sx:name>SX Name</sx:name> > <sx:enabled>y</sx:enabled> > <sx:autoCreate>n</sx:autoCreate> > <sx:autoCreateNotify>n</sx:autoCreateNotify> > <sx:advanceCreateDays>0</sx:advanceCreateDays> > <sx:advanceRemindDays>0</sx:advanceRemindDays> > <sx:instanceCount>24</sx:instanceCount> > <sx:start> > <gdate>2023-08-30</gdate> > </sx:start> > <sx:last> > <gdate>2024-07-03</gdate> > </sx:last> > <sx:templ-acct type="guid">548e...</sx:templ-acct> > <sx:schedule> > <gnc:recurrence version="1.0.0"> > <recurrence:mult>2</recurrence:mult> > <recurrence:period_type>week</recurrence:period_type> > <recurrence:start> > <gdate>2023-08-30</gdate> > </recurrence:start> > </gnc:recurrence> > </sx:schedule> > </gnc:schedxaction> > > > By my reckoning, the dates for that schedxaction > (Every 2nd Week on a Weds since StartDate, > with no End, Date nor Number) are > > 1 2023-08-30 start > 2 2023-09-13 > ... > 22 2024-06-19 > 23 2024-07-03 last But 23 not 24 as in the instanceCount above ? > 24 2024-07-17 > ... > > so I was wondering why the "instanceCount" was stored as 24 and not 23 ? > > If it's correct, then I'm thinking it'd just be some logic within the > code that would be what requires it to be stored as a "nextInstance", > but I just thought to ask about it, in case something I'd been doing > had caused that potential inconsistency? > > I could see that a schedxaction without an end could be computed > from the last date, plus the recurrence data, so wouldn't need > to "know" the count, anyway, in which case you'ld only be storing > an instanceCount so as to aid modifying the schedxaction via the > dialog: so perhaps that's it? > > I'm sure someone will know ? > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > 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 gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
