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I'm using GnuCash and not being able to easily do bulk changes or easily script it is quite annoying, for example after a slight mistake in a CSV import.

mszcz 2y ago
Exactly. I can try out stupid stuff, but because it's all text files and no magic, reverting back is as easy as it gets.
bulletmarker 2y ago
And since the CSV importer is terrible there are always a lot of edits to do unfortunately.
samus 2y ago
GnuCash has a scripting engine. If you have to do a specific correction very often, it might be worth it to implement something. If possible, the CSV should be preprocessed of course. If nothing else works, a Gnucash file is XML. A bit annoying to work with, but quite possible.
- jrootabega 2y ago
  Can you share a link to the docs for the scripting engine? I've seen conflicting information over the years and I'm not sure what the latest really is.
  - rad_gruchalski 2y ago
    Does this help? https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/tree/stable/bindings/python/example_scripts https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/tree/stable/bindings/pyth...
    - bdjsiqoocwk 2y ago
      The other person said GnuCash has a scripting engine. These are just scripts. Not the same thing.
      - samus 2y ago
        These are examine scripts for a REST API that gives access to internals of GnuCash.
        bdjsiqoocwk 2y ago
        Oh ok. I will have a look, thank you! Does it allow setting values, or just reading?
        rad_gruchalski 2y ago
        It seems to be read / write https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/stable/bindings/python/example_scripts/simple_book.py#L18 https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/stable/bindings/pyth....
    - jrootabega 2y ago
      It's one piece in one of the puzzles, but it's not really what I'm looking for.
  - samus 2y ago
    Internally, it uses Guile. I'm afraid there might not be a good user interface to edit the Guile source files, but at least Guile is much more pleasant to work with than C and offers way less paper cuts. I think it's mostly used for reports. You might have to create a plugin to expose your own scripts in the UI.
    - jrootabega 2y ago
      Yeah, at some point I got the impression that I could use Guile to extend it, but then couldn't find any way to do it as an end user. Not sure if I was just wrong, or out of date.
    - kreyenborgi 2y ago
      I feel like it could do with some tutorials and guides on Guile. I would have liked to be able to do reporting and invoicing with more control through scripts, but last time I looked at it I just gave up due to lack of docs.

mszcz 2y ago

Exactly. I can try out stupid stuff, but because it's all text files and no magic, reverting back is as easy as it gets.

bulletmarker 2y ago

And since the CSV importer is terrible there are always a lot of edits to do unfortunately.

samus 2y ago

GnuCash has a scripting engine. If you have to do a specific correction very often, it might be worth it to implement something. If possible, the CSV should be preprocessed of course. If nothing else works, a Gnucash file is XML. A bit annoying to work with, but quite possible.

jrootabega 2y ago
Can you share a link to the docs for the scripting engine? I've seen conflicting information over the years and I'm not sure what the latest really is.
- rad_gruchalski 2y ago
  Does this help? https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/tree/stable/bindings/python/example_scripts https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/tree/stable/bindings/pyth...
  - bdjsiqoocwk 2y ago
    The other person said GnuCash has a scripting engine. These are just scripts. Not the same thing.
    - samus 2y ago
      These are examine scripts for a REST API that gives access to internals of GnuCash.
      - bdjsiqoocwk 2y ago
        Oh ok. I will have a look, thank you! Does it allow setting values, or just reading?
        rad_gruchalski 2y ago
        It seems to be read / write https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/stable/bindings/python/example_scripts/simple_book.py#L18 https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/stable/bindings/pyth....
  - jrootabega 2y ago
    It's one piece in one of the puzzles, but it's not really what I'm looking for.
- samus 2y ago
  Internally, it uses Guile. I'm afraid there might not be a good user interface to edit the Guile source files, but at least Guile is much more pleasant to work with than C and offers way less paper cuts. I think it's mostly used for reports. You might have to create a plugin to expose your own scripts in the UI.
  - jrootabega 2y ago
    Yeah, at some point I got the impression that I could use Guile to extend it, but then couldn't find any way to do it as an end user. Not sure if I was just wrong, or out of date.
  - kreyenborgi 2y ago
    I feel like it could do with some tutorials and guides on Guile. I would have liked to be able to do reporting and invoicing with more control through scripts, but last time I looked at it I just gave up due to lack of docs.