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Banana can be started by giving a series of command (for a list of command and examples file see below).
Example: open a file
banana80.exe c:\temp\example.ac2
Rule for command line command
- The arguments need to be preceded by a minus “-” sign. If an argument is missing of the “-” sign, it is interpreted as the name of the file to open.
- Include the whole argument within the delimiter “…” if the text include whitespace.
- Running import as command in the command line save the accounting file on exit
If a command fail, than a return code different than 0 is returned, and the error is inserted in the log file (only if the option –log_file was used).
Examples
Example: open a file:
banana80.exe c:\temp\example.ac2
Export to xml file
banana80.exe -cmd=export "-cmd_file=c:\temp\my example.ac2" "-cmd_p1=c:\temp\myexample.xml" -cmd_p2=xml -period_begin=2006-01-01 –period_end=2005-03-30
Example: import transactions (use the file name with the proper directory name)
Use also a log so that you know the error
banana80.exe -cmd=import -cmd_file="company.ac2" -cmd_table=Transactions -cmd_p1=import_mov.txt -cmd_exit=1 -log_file=log.txt
For detail information regarding the import of transaction see the page "Importing in txt format".
Available Command
The argument “–cmd=…” specifies the command to be executed. The other arguments specify the option for this command.
The command can be used as a command line or a DDE request.
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cmd= |
The command to execute file_open (cmd_p1=noshow) file_close (cmd_file) file_save (cmd_file) file_saveas (cmd_file, cmd_p1) file_show (cmd_file) get_tableinfo (cmd_file , cmd_table) get_getcell (cmd_file , cmd_table, cmd_column, cmd_row) get_getline (cmd_file , cmd_table, cmd_column, cmd_row) get_lasterror set_language(cmd_p1) calc_all (cmd_file) calc_simple (cmd_file) deleterows (…) *) export (…) fileinfo (…) import (…) *) acc_accountcard (…) acc_externalreport (…) acc_vatreport (…)
1) Running import in the command line save the file on exit;
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List of arguments
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Description |
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From command line |
cmd_exit=1 |
The program should exit and terminate |
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nonetwork |
Turn off all connections to the network (i.e. to check for updates, integrated web-server, ...) |
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For all commands |
cmd_file= |
the file to use or open |
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cmd_pw= |
password to open the file |
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cmd_names= |
A - Field name in XML (default on) a - Field name in original language |
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log_file= |
set the log file name for writing messages (if no file name no log) |
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deletelines |
cmd_p1= |
start of line to delete (number) |
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cmd_p2= |
how many lines to delete (if not present = 1) |
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cmd_table= |
The name of table |
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set_language |
cmd_p1= |
The two letter ISO639 language code (de, fr, en, it) |
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file_open |
cmd_p1= |
noshow – do not show the file |
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file_saveas |
cmd_p1= |
file name of saved file |
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get_tableinfo |
cmd_table= |
The name of the table to get info |
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get_getcell |
cmd_table= |
The name of the table |
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cmd_row= |
The number of the row, or an expression like “Account=1000:3” (In this ex. the third row where the field Account is equal to 1000 is used) |
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cmd_column= |
The name of the column |
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cmd_op= |
A – Format value (default on) |
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get_getline |
cmd_table= |
The name of the table |
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cmd_row= |
The number of the row, or an expression like “Account=1000:3” (In this ex. the third row where the field Account is equal to 1000 is used) |
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cmd_op= |
A – Format value (default on) |
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export |
export_use_param |
Instead of the default parameters use the last saved parameters (set with the dialog) and then applies the specified options with the other arguments |
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cmd_p1= |
file name of the export file |
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cmd_p2= |
Type: html, excel, xml |
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cmd_table= |
The name of table to export (only the table is exported) |
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export_include= |
Options: Upper case(A) = on; Lower Case(a) = off A - Recheck accounting (default on) B - Include statistics table (default on) C - Include transaction table (default on) D - Include account table (default on) E - Include category table (default on) F - Include total table (default on) G - Include Exchange rate table (default on) H - Inclue Vat code table and vat report (default on) I - Include Period Accounts (default on) L - Include Period VAT (default on) M - Create periods for the whole year (default off) N – Create accounts card |
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export_include_ma= |
number of months for accounts period, for option I, (default 1) |
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export_include_mv= |
number of months VAT period, for option L (default 3) |
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export_include_mm= |
max numbers of periods (default 36) |
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export_op_html= |
Options for html A - Use style sheet B - Use predefined style sheet (default on) C - Include style shett within html file (default on) D - Export visible fields only (default on) E - Table with borders (default on) F - Columns with headers (default on) G - Preserve page breaks within the table (default on)
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export_op_excel= |
Options for Excel export A - Define cell name (default on) B - Define table name (default on) C - Use Xml names (default on) D - Protect tables (default on) |
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export_op_xml= |
Upper case(A) = on; Lower Case(a) = off A – Visible field only (default off) B – Include view list (default off) |
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period_all |
period All |
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period_begin= |
Begin date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
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period_end= |
period End date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
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vat_use_param= |
Instead of the default parameters use the last saved parameters (set with the dialog) and then applies the options specified with vat_op |
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vat_op= |
A - Include transactions B - Include total account C - Include total codes D - Include total percentage E - Use own group schema F - Only code specified G - Only group specified |
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vat_sort= |
sort field |
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vat_text= |
single code or groups (to use with –vat_op F and G) |
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fileinfo |
cmd_op= |
A – Recalculate all (default off) |
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import |
cmd_p1= |
File name of the file to import. Data have to be separated by tabulator, and the first row has to contain the name of the fields. |
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cmd_p2= |
Insert al line number (0=Append to end) |
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cmd_op= |
A - Complete imported raws |
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cmd_table= |
The name of table where to insert the data |
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acc_accountcard |
cmd_p1= |
account number |
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cmd_p2= |
field name for sorting |
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period_all |
period All (default) |
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period_begin= |
Begin date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
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period_end= |
period End date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
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acc_externalreport |
cmd_p1= |
file name of the report |
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cmd_p2= |
column name for grouping |
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cmd_op= |
Upper case(A) = on; Lower Case(a) = off B - Include account with no transactions C - Include totals only D - Notify if an account is without a group |
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acc_vatreport |
period_all |
period All (default) |
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period_begin= |
Begin date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
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period_end= |
period End date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
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vat_use_param= |
use parameters from existing dialog + specified options like vat_op |
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vat_op= |
Vat options Upper case(A) = on; Lower Case(a) = off A - Include transactions B - Include total account C - Include total codes D - Include total percentage E - Use own group schema F - Only code specified G - Only group specified H – Not used groups |
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vat_sort= |
sort field |
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vat_text= |
single code or groups (to use with –vat_op F and G) |
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