>I have a need to design a general ledger system from scratch. I've been searching for examples on the internet.
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>I see that some systems use two separate columns: one for DEBIT and one for CREDIT amounts, and others use one "Amount" column with a plus or minus amount.
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>I know all the manual systems use debit-credit columns, but is this the way I should actually go with a computerized system?
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>Can any of you with experience in this area make a recommendation on the better way to go? Any advice?
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>TIA!

We use in GL form TreeView to present accounts and FlexGrid to present data in accounts. If You like I can send you demo og our Main Acc module.
It is written in VFP7SP1 and use MDAC2.7+