"Maybe you could give an example, so it's clearer".
When I tried POliveira's original example using the @@ option I couldn't
get an output (I don't know why).
I have since tried an example of my own and these options appear to work as
desired:
2021/01/01 * Stock up
Assets:Fruit 100
* psionl0 [2021-12-07 19:18]:
> Ledger doesn't need to "know" the conversion rate when a transaction
> contains multiple currencies. It just has to "assume" that whatever
> the exchange rate is will balance the transaction (ie assume
> nothing).
Your "assume nothing" is to assume something.
I
I must admit that I am also puzzled why the transaction needs to be
"balanced" when a post involves multiple currencies/commodities.
In the first example, ledger produces the following balance report.
10.00 GBP
-20.00 USD Assets
10.00 GBPBank1
-15.00
* POliveira [2021-12-07 05:31]:
> I was reading the manual and trying to sort out how to use exchange amounts
> in this case, but without success.
> Can you exemplify how this transaction could be recorded in a single entry
> using explicit exchange rates/amounts?
You can use any of the
Thanks Martin.
I was reading the manual and trying to sort out how to use exchange amounts
in this case, but without success.
Can you exemplify how this transaction could be recorded in a single entry
using explicit exchange rates/amounts?
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 2:38:22 PM UTC+4 Martin
* POliveira [2021-12-07 01:05]:
> 2021/05/31 * Currency Exchange
> Assets:Paypal15.00 EUR
> Assets:Paypal -20.00 USD
Typically, you should specify an exchange rate with @ or @@ to make
the relationship between two currencies clear.
However, if there are only two
Hi,
I am trying to record a multi-currency exchange transaction.
Say I have an online multi-currency wallet like Paypal where I hold 20 USD
and 0 EUR.
Additionally, I have a GBP bank account (Bank 1) and a EUR bank account
(Bank 2)
I want to convert my 20 USD to GBP, therefore I convert them
On Dec 20, 2009, at 5:39 PM, thierry wrote:
I found the following test case where
- it balances correctly with ledger v2.6.2
- it balances with error with ledger git
I believe there is something around locale decimal separator, as I am
in Europe/France, and decimal separator is a comma ,
