[GNC] Scheduled transaction with variable amount

[David Carlson]

Gyle,

I believe you cannot create a transaction with a variable automatically
created, i.e. do not check the second box in the editor screen.  Then it
will ask for a value when you run the since last run assistant.

On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 7:18 PM Gyle McCollam <gmccollam at live.com> wrote:

> Derek, this is something I was looking for, however when I tried to put
> "total" in the debit and credit formula it wouldn't allow the "s.  So I
> tried with the quotes and it wouldn't save the scheduled transaction.  See
> the attach screen shot.  Can you tell me what I did wrong?
>
> [cid:b223ae00-6131-45ea-a805-a1b590e0d7dc]
>
> Thank You,
>
> Gyle McCollam
>
> Gyle McCollam
>
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> To: Aleksandar Kocic <akocic11 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [GNC] Scheduled transaction with variable amount
>
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, July 27, 2021 4:24 pm, Aleksandar Kocic wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I wonder if it would be possible to schedule a transaction with a
> variable
> > amount. For example, if I want to schedule a credit card payment, I need
> > to
> > provide a fixed amount per transaction although we know that these
> > amounts vary month to month. Instead, it would be nice to have a way to
> > set
> > a transaction that would just pay the balance every month.
>
> Yes, just put a variable (string) in the debit/credit formula.  Eg,
> "total".  When the SX fires, it will ask you for the actual amount to put
> in.
>
> Enjoy.
>
> >
> > Please advise.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Aleksandar
>
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