linking gnucash to data in postgres

[Derek Atkins]

Joseph Mack <mack.joseph at epa.gov> writes:

> I was wondering if it was possible to use the database features of
> postgres linked to entries in gnucash (I'm currently using gnucash-1.4)
> I had a quick look on the docos on the gnucash website but didn't see
> anything that seemed to address the problem.

Ahh, a 1.4 user..  You may upgrade issues if you ever decide to do so.
The 1.4 data reader has not been well-tested in 1.8, and there have
been some reports of it failing to work properly.  You may need to
upgrade to 1.6 and then to 1.8...

> Case: My son's soccer league has about 1000 kids in it. There are also
> coaches, referees, sponsors, suppliers of T-shirts, playing fields,
> times.... 
>
> Looking at just the kids, there would be entries in the database for 
> each kid (name, address, birthdate, season, division, team...) 
> including payment of fees, check#...
>
> Is it possible to on receipt of registation for a kid, to update the
> information for the kid as well as enter the financial information 
> (check number, amount paid) and have the financial information appear
> in the gnucash view of the database?

No.

> Thanks Joe

-derek

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