Need information on file read/write sequence format

[Phillip Shelton]

Have you talked to David Merrill at dmerrill@lupercalia.net?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnucash-devel-admin@lists.gnumatic.com
> [mailto:gnucash-devel-admin@lists.gnumatic.com]On Behalf Of Alex J.P.
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 6:54 AM
> To: gnucash-devel@gnucash.org
> Cc: gnucash-devel@lists.gnumatic.com
> Subject: Need information on file read/write sequence format
> 
> 
> Hi All
> 
> Have been reading the mail for the past couple of months. I 
> would like to 
> write a small routine to dump and read gnucash data off a MySQL 
> database/tables. If it works, am thinking of writing a 
> generic routine with a 
> plugin feature to read and write gnucash data off any 
> database realtime.
> (Please let me know if this conflicts with anybody else's plans :) )
> 
> I've looked at FileIO routines and the sample PostgresBackend 
> and they have a 
> lot of information, but a bit confusing.
> 
> I was wondering if somebody could give me more information on 
> how the data is 
> arranged in the file and how I could get to it in the correct 
> sequence.
> 
> I would really appreciate any help from anybody.
> 
> By the way I've been using Linux for the last 4 years while 
> also using 
> windoze. Gnucash was the last application equivalent that I 
> needed to move 
> completely off windoze. It's an excellent app. (It has grown 
> so fast!!)
> 
> I know you have heard it from others enough times. But if you 
> haven't heard 
> it recently, here goes .... 
> You have started an excellent product, Thank You Very Much.
> 
> By the way I'm a mainframe programmer with a lot of 
> experiance with app 
> development & design, primarily using DB2, CICS, Cobol and a 
> little ALC 
> (Assembler). I currently trying to move into Database 
> Administration on DB2 
> UDB on the mainframe.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Alex J.P.
> 
> p.s. which is the correct address to send to the deve list is it 
> gnucash-devel@lists.gnumatic.com or gnucash-devel@gnucash.org ???
> 
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