[Kmymoney-devel] Re: Investment Problem?

[Jack]

What was the balance before the import?

On 2011.01.24 11:36, allan wrote:
> I hope this isn't me, but it is a bit weird.
> 
> I'd been importing some investment statements via the csv plugin and  
> noticed that a balance figure was incorrect, but the next and  
> following lines were OK.  As it coincided with an entry practically  
> identical to the one above, I just deleted it and all seemed OK.
> 
> Today, with a different file, I'm consistently getting incorrect  
> balances on imported investments.  Thinking I'd corrupted the plugin  
> code, I used it to make a qif file, examined it, and imported that,  
> still with the errors.  I tried an old qif file and that too gave  
> errors.
> 
> I've now updated from svn - same, and cleared build but still the  
> same.
> 
> There are three items.  The first is an add of 1545.61 shares,  
> against which the balance shows -52.53.  Then there is a reinv of  
> 29.31, with the balance now -23.22,  then  another of 23.22 shares  
> and the balance now at 0.00.
> 
>      Qty                  Balance
> 1545.61          -52.53
>      29.31          -23.22
>      23.22             0.00
> 
> So starting at the bottom, the 23.22 reinvested produce the balance  
> for the line above, the the previous reinv of 29.31 added, gives the  
> balance on the first line.  So, it looks like the balance is  
> calculated from the bottomor newest item, instead of from the top.
> 
> Can anyone on SVN confirm, or otherwise, please?