Read the GnuCash files

[Fabrice Estiévenart]

Hello,

I'd like coding a script that reads the GnuCash files storing my account
information (accounts, transactions, ...). I expected a text or XML-like
file but I can't open it with an editor (char encoding problems). I tried to
unzip but it failed; it really looks like a binary file.

Could you please help me to have a (programmatic) access to this file so
that I could load it with a script ? I have GnuCash 2.2.9.

Thank you,

Fabrice