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There were times in my life when I would have loved to have had this, but nowadays I rarely see spreadsheets (not just excel, but the concept in general) as much of a solution to anything.
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Thanks, but as far as I can tell that just shows you how to launch scripts/macros in various ways (menu item, etc). However, it doesn't document what you can do with the macros...coding conventions...interacting with data...etc.
http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Python_as_a_macro_language#S... has a sample hello world script that can be run as a macro But I agree in general that the documentation is paltry. Good opportunity for an interested person to do some more digging, write a few blog posts and possibly contribute to the documentation :)
Personal finance software is probably one of the most commonly attacked problems in the development world, and yet there are still a ton of people just building custom spreadsheets. I've tried Quicken and Mint and PageOnce (now called Check) and a number of other things, and I've still found that the best solution for me is a mix of GnuCash and Spreadsheets. Why hasn't this problem been solved yet?
Because there isn't one problem with one solution? Case in point: I think most people would not find that the best solution for them is GnuCash and Spreadsheets.
Personal finance software is probably one of the most commonly attacked problems in the development world, and yet there are still a ton of people just building custom spreadsheets. I've tried Quicken and Mint and PageOnce (now called Check) and a number of other things, and I've still found that the best solution for me is a mix of GnuCash and Spreadsheets. Why hasn't this problem been solved yet?
It hasn't been solved because it's not one problem. People have different wants and needs and expectations and banks and tax codes and tolerances for entering data, and are lazy when it comes to testing existing options. Why spend hours searching and signing up for trials and learning new UIs when they know how to make a spreadsheet that does what they want?
I've not used any software that helps solve that problem in an elegant way, and maybe I'm just minimizing the problem, but it seems like every path to answering that question is simple arithmetic provided you know what other expenses you have in addition to X.
Personal finance software is probably one of the most commonly attacked problems in the development world, and yet there are still a ton of people just building custom spreadsheets. I've tried Quicken and Mint and PageOnce (now called Check) and a number of other things, and I've still found that the best solution for me is a mix of GnuCash and Spreadsheets. Why hasn't this problem been solved yet?
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It hasn't been solved because it's not one problem. People have different wants and needs and expectations and banks and tax codes and tolerances for entering data, and are lazy when it comes to testing existing options. Why spend hours searching and signing up for trials and learning new UIs when they know how to make a spreadsheet that does what they want?
But isn't the main purpose of personal finance to influence spending decisions? An ideal solution simply just answers the question "Can I afford to X?" I've not used any software that helps solve that problem in an elegant way, and maybe I'm just minimizing the problem, but it seems like every path to answering that question is simple arithmetic provided you know what other expenses you have in addition to X.
What does "Share scripts with up to 4 users" (Enterprice License) mean?