Syntax error in beancount file

Wolfgang Fahl

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Oct 11, 2024, 5:47:52 AM10/11/24

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With the beancount file below i get
bean-check test.beancount
test.beancount:11: syntax error, unexpected COLON, expecting end of file or EOL

test.beancount:11: Invalid token: 'newsletter'

Why would the second line not work while the first does?

;; -*- mode: org; mode: beancount; -*-
;; Example for invalid token

* Options

option "title" "Invalid token"
option "operating_currency" "EUR"

* Expenses
1999-06-01 open Assets:Steuer:Soli-zur-Körperschaftssteuer EUR
1999-06-01 open Assets:4610-Werbung:newsletter EUR

Wolfgang Fahl

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Oct 11, 2024, 5:57:22 AM10/11/24

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see also https://github.com/WolfgangFahl/pynomina/issues/10 - it seems lower case names are not allowed

Daniele Nicolodi

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Oct 11, 2024, 6:32:52 AM10/11/24

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On 11/10/24 17:57, Wolfgang Fahl wrote:
> see also https://github.com/WolfgangFahl/pynomina/issues/10 - it seems
> lower case names are not allowed

Indeed, each component of an account name needs to start with a capital
letter. It is well documented. See for example
https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_language_syntax.html#accounts

Cheers,
Dan

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