LedgerSMB
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On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 12:14 PM Erik Huelsmann <..hidden..> wrote:
>
> > > > I would like to add invoicing to my business system.
> > > > In my AP I'm using GIFI codes modified to look like xxxx.xx.xx.xx so that I can get the granularity that I want.
> > > > Does LedgerSMB tolerate AP numeric codes with more than 4 digits (like my 10 (with spacers - - - much easier to read that way!!))?
> > >
> > > Yes: there's no practical limit to the number of characters (digits
> > > and letters or other characters) you may want to use the GIFI field
> > > with. The technical limit is a little over 8,000 (eight thousand)
> > > bytes.
>
> > Thank you - - - useful info!!!
>
> > Are account numbers governed in the same way?
> > (number of characters is essentially without practical limit)
>
> Yes: you can store up to 8,000 bytes in that field. 8k bytes equates
> to *at least* 2k unicode codepoints ("characters", mostly).
>
Interesting - - - very - - - in fact.
The big players in the M$ world make one pay through the nose to
get past 4 characters! 2k characters - - - - well - - - - my doc with
all the account codes is already over 50 pages long. If I used more
than 10 digits - - - well anyone reading my ledger would think I truly
was touched in the head!!!
Thank you for your assistance!!
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