Custom .scm script: Query account balance

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Eric Wheeler <gnucash-devel at lists.ewheeler.net> writes:

> Hello all,
>
> I would like to update our invoice .scm template to include a balance from 
> an account containing the customer's name (this is separate from any 
> accounts receivable, it is a retainer liability account).
>
> I tried digging through the account piechart.scm and the taxinvoice.scm to 
> see if I can come up with a way to query the account something like this:
>
> gnc:account-get-comm-balance-at-date append("Liabilities::Retainers::" coyname)

First, you probably don't need the double-colons.

> But I'm not sure how to pass today's date. It's been years since I've 
> written scheme so any help would be greatly appreciated!

(current-time) ??   Or perhaps (localtime (current-time)) -- depending
on what you need.

> -Eric
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-derek

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