On Tue, Dec 12, 2000 at 04:53:51PM -0500, David Merrill wrote:
> iow, what is a "suitable rational representation"?
A gnc_numeric data structure; 64 bit int for each of numerator and
denominator.
> Why "d"amount?
Figuring that out is archaeology at this point :)
> What is the difference between a cleared balance and a reconciled
> balance? You typically don't know whether a transaction has cleared
> until you reconcile. Or, is that changing now that we have such
> creatures as downloadable updates from your bank?
Clearing and reconciling are different things. You need to have
separate totals.
> Am I correct, then, in visualizing a transaction as essentially a set
> of splits, within which the sum of debits must equal the sum of
> credits?
Yes. There are also some other fields in the Transaction, and
the Account owns the Split rather than the Transaction, but the
Transaction has a list of Split *.
b.g.
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