GDA: possible problem

[Nathan Buchanan]

If you want to help test, you'll need to checkout and build the gda-dev2
branch. Any files with a .db extension are assumed to be sqlite - you would
have to save as a .db file to store the data as a sqlite database.

On Jan 31, 2008 12:57 PM, Albert Lash <albert.lash at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm good for testing - my production bookkeeping data is in a MySQL
> database and I manage it with PBooks and by hand.
>
> On Jan 31, 2008 9:48 AM, David Reiser <dbreiser at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > It will be a while yet. The gda enabling work is still in the early
> > stages of testing. You wouldn't want to entrust live data to it yet.
> > So unless you want to set up parallel gnucash instances and test data
> > files, it will be some time yet before it makes sense to try what you
> > ask.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On Jan 31, 2008, at 6:10 AM, Albert Lash wrote:
> >
> > > That is wonderful to hear! Does that mean that I can open up a GnuCash
> > > storage file using the sqlite command line tool right off the bat? If
> > > not, what would be required to set up a SQLite database? This is good
> > > news to me.
> > >
> > > Albert
> > >
> > > On Jan 30, 2008 8:38 PM, David Reiser <dbreiser at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On Jan 30, 2008, at 5:55 PM, Albert Lash wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Just wanted to chime in here and mention that I'm also interested in
> > >>> using a SQL powered storage mechanism with GnuCash. Since GnuCash
> > >>> is a
> > >>> desktop application, I was thinking SQLite might be a good
> > >>> candidate.
> > >>> I think GnuCash has connected with Postgres and MySQL, but has
> > >>> anyone
> > >>> ever tried SQLite?
> > >>>
> > >> SQLite is the default backend for libgda. The gnucash developer
> > >> working on the backend has tested more with sqlite than with mysql.
> > >>
> > >> I've tried a couple runs with sqlite. I had some self-inflicted
> > >> problems, but once those were cleared up I also ran into at least
> > >> painfully slow response times and possibly a bug or two. I have to
> > >> try
> > >> a couple other things to make sure I haven't shot myself in the other
> > >> foot.
> > >>
> > >> Dave
> > >> --
> > >> David Reiser
> > >> dbreiser at earthlink.net
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
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> >
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