amend transactions programmatically

[Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz]

On Thu, 01 May 2008 18:49:50 -0400
Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz <gnucash at numerixtechnology.de> writes:
> 
> > On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:18:42 -0400
> > Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:
> >
> >> Quoting Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz <gnucash at numerixtechnology.de>:
> >> 
> >> > I have hundreds of split transactions, which I would like to
> >> > "unsplit":
> >> >
> >> > 1 split transaction: net interest + tax = gross interest
> >> >
> >> > =>
> >> >
> >> > 1 debit gross interest
> >> > 2 credit tax
> >
> >> > I have looked at the XML data file. One should be able to do the
> >> > change programmatically. The only problem I can see is the id
> >> > string.
> >> 
> >> You could write a small program to do it, either in C or Scheme,
> >> using the GnuCash API.  The pseudo-code would look something like:
> >> 
> >
> > What do I need to download? Is there any API documentation or a
> > small example C program? 
> 
> The C API docs are at http://cvs.gnucash.org/docs/HEAD/
> You dont need to download anything special, but you will need access
> to the gnucash development headers.

I had a wee shuftie around cvs.

One thing that occurs to me is that I am still on 2.0.5 and there is no
way I can upgrade anytime soon. I would have to upgrade to Debian
testing but can't do that over the net as I am on dial-up :-( 

Presumably, the data structure has changed in the meantime?


> > That will take me back to my good old C days 20 years ago!
> 
> :)

Those were the days ..., only my assembler days were better. ;-)


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