Simple (web?) application for producing something like a bank statement - ideas?

chris chevhq at gmail.com
Wed Jun 13 09:27:32 UTC 2012


On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 09:49 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> I want a simple way to maintain something like a bank account.  I.e. I
> want to enter debits and credits and be able to show the running balance
> in the account, something like:-
> 
> Date            Credit  Debit   Balance         Description
> 2012-01-01      0.00            0.00            Start of 2012, Initial balance
> 2012-01-01              200     -200.00         Livery for January (4 weeks)
> 2012-01-05              21.69   -221.69         1 x HiFi Lite, 1 x Pasture Mix
> 2012-01-06      200.00          -21.69          Cheque 
> 2012-01-19              10.99   -32.68          1 x HiFi Lite
> 2012-01-28              87.5    -120.18         Hay from Owen Smith, 5 bales for £175
> 2012-02-01              200     -320.18         Livery for February (to 26th)
> 2012-02-02      200.00          -120.18         Cash
> 2012-02-04      100.18          -20.00          Cheque
> 2012-02-09              43.38   -63.38          2 x HiFi Lite, 2 x Pasture Mix (invoice 99)
> 2012-03-01              200     -263.38         Livery for March (to 25th)
> 2012-03-02      200.00          -63.38          Cash
> 
> 
> Ideally one would only need to enter credit/debit and description, the
> date would default to today (with the ability to change it) and the
> running balance would be automatically calculated.
> 
> I already have a PHP/Database application for doing this which I wrote
> myself (using DokuWiki as a framework, simplifies the HTML side of
> things) but I'm really after something with much simpler data entry as
> my solution enters the data by editing the wiki.
> 
> A spreadsheet does some of what I want but I've never seen a neat
> solution to showing a running balance, it always requires entering a
> formula in the Balance column for every new entry.
> 
> Any ideas anyone?
> 
> -- 
> Chris Green
> 

gnucash
in the repositories
 been using it for years

-- 
Cheers the Kiwi





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