[GNC] Order of transactions

[Adrien Monteleone]

Yes, that is why I was explaining the abuse of the NUM field as a time field for sorting and how to do it in a way that works. If you are doing this, (or instead using 1,2,3,4 ) *and* you want to keep track of a transaction number, then you’ll have to put it somewhere else so you can still sort that transaction in the order you want. One obvious choice for an alternative would be the Action field for that particular split line. Another would be the Note field. (especially if the Action field is also otherwise utilized) Another option would be the Memo field for the split.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Mar 7, 2019, at 10:57 AM, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
> 
> Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> writes:
> 
>> Lisa,
>> 
>> I will add to David’s advice that you can use the NUM field other than
>> a simple 1,2,3,4...
>> 
>> You might, for example, need or want to keep an actual transaction
>> number with the transaction.
>> 
>> For that case, you can put the real transaction number in the Action
>> or Memo field of the split.
> 
> There really is no need to do this.  The Number field is a string-entry,
> it will let you input anything you want.  The SORTING mechanism from the
> Num field is a NUMERIC sort; it effectively performs the C-function call
> atoi() on the contents.  This means you could do something like:
> 
> 1.16274
> 2.0023
> 3.172323
> 
> And it will sort based on the 1, 2, 3.
> 
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