Database and XML

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Mon Jun 22 12:53:48 EDT 2009


Quoting hendrik at topoi.pooq.com:

> I can see it being useful to have a database back end for gnucash.  I
> can't see it affecting startup tims significantly.  Although gnucash
> seems to spend a long time starting up, most of this seems to be it
> loading various modules it seems to need for something or other.
>
> What I'm wondering about in the database transition is:
>
> Even if you back gnucash with a data base, will it still be possible to
> get it export it in the present XML format?  A number of people use
> the present XML file to produce custom reports.  Retaining and
> maintaining the code that writes it is probably the easiest way to
> accomodating those users.  Even if instead of calling it the database,
> you call it "export to xml" or some such.

Yes, it should still be possible to save as the current XML format.

> -- hendrik

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-derek

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