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

[Colin Law]

On 13 June 2012 10:27, chris <chevhq at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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


+1, excellent s/w

Colin