Problem using German date format

2011-03-07 Thread Michael Strecke
Hi, I'm new to Ledger, so perhaps I missed something. I searched the group archive but didn't find any solution. My problem is the German date format: %d.%m.%Y An example transaction looks like this: 15.03.2006 Exxon Expenses:Auto:Gas 10,00 € Liabilities:MasterCard-10,00 €

Re: Problem using German date format

2011-03-08 Thread Martin Halder
Hi Mike, I have put the following into my .ledgerrc: --input-date-format %d/%m/%Y --date-format %d.%m.%Y and then you can just run: ledger reg -f test2.txt on your example. Martin Am 07.03.2011 um 12:00 schrieb Michael Strecke: > Hi, > > I'm new to Ledger, so perhaps I missed something. I se

Re: Problem using German date format

2011-03-08 Thread Michael Strecke
Hi Martin, interesting... Perhaps not intuitive... but this combination of switches does solve the problem. Thank you Mike Am 08.03.2011 20:31, schrieb Martin Halder: > Hi Mike, > > I have put the following into my .ledgerrc: > > --input-date-format %d/%m/%Y > --date-format %d.%m.%Y > > and t

Re: Problem using German date format

2011-03-11 Thread Alexis
Hi, using the the German date format would be nice, but the proposed the solution breaks the Y directive for me, which I have come to appreciate lately. I've added the proposed --input-date-format %d/%m/%Y to my ~/.ledgerrc. This is what I have now: Y2005 03/15 Exxon Expenses:Auto:Gas