API or Perl module / SQL access?

[Yawar Amin]

Hi,

I've recently been examining my own Gnucash XML file, and it seems to be a
pretty simple format overall, although with some features that allow for
increased flexiblity at the cost of a bit more drudgery when you're writing
code to parse it.

I think it's possible to have a simple script to insert transactions into
the Gnucash file. You just need a reliable way of generating guid's (like
`d99db3a3a5424056518871613624fd8b') for each split in your transaction. I'm
actually trying to parse my file right now using C# and the .NET XML
classes. Want to try out some data visualisation ideas on my financial data.

On Thu, Jul 1, 2004 at 1:22 PM, Charles, Tony (Exchange) <
Tony.Charles at bear.com> wrote:

>
> Hi, I'm thinking of possibly using gnucash, but I'd like to automate
> certain things.
>
> Is there a Perl module or some kind of API that can insert account entries
> directly into the underlying gnucash database? (ie. in real time, without
> user intervention. So, not a batch import.) If so, then is this kind of
> thing documented somewhere?
>
> Or, must one use the GUI to do "data entry" and otherwise interact with
> gnucash?
>
> (Or maybe I'm jumping the gun because the data is still an XML file?)
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> (Posted similar question to the developer list, but have since decided that
> it's more a user oriented question)
>
>
>
>
>
>
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