Adding a Payroll calculator

[Derek Atkins]

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Quoting Jay Scherrer <jay at scherrer.com>:

> On Fri, 2005-10-28 at 18:00 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> Quoting Jay Scherrer <jay at scherrer.com>:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Is there any thought of adding a Payroll calculator to GnuCash? I have
>> > created a simple Payroll calculator using modifiable fields written in
>> > html and JavaScript, How can I help and import this into GnuCash?
>>
>> Rewrite it in C or Scheme?
>>
>> > My first attempt: <http://jay.scherrer.com/payroll.html>
>>
>> -derek
>>
> I have been looking at how the financial calculator listed under
> "GnuCash->tools->financial Calculator" is structured.
> And the src under gnucash/src/calculation/fin.h fin-main.c fin.c
> finproto.h fin-var.h ...etc. Looks like a payroll calculator should
> reside in the same directory and under the same menu "tools".
>
> Documentation is kinda mixed. But I think this is the place to start.

Well, it all depends on what you want the calculator to do.
If, eventually, you want it tied into a subsystem that will
automatically post payroll transactions into the CoA then you'll
want code that can be called from elsewhere, not just a calculator.

> Jay Scherrer

-derek
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