postgresql/mysql

[Geert Janssens]

On Thursday 9 September 2010, Paddy Walker wrote:
> Thank you Derek & Geert for your very prompt assistance. I now have all
>  three options, mysql, postgresql & xml, in the dropdown list following
>  "save as". Use of either mysql or postgresql gives a similar error
>  message.
> For mysql "The server at URL mysql;//yarelea:(password)@localhost
>  experienced an error or encountered bad or corrupt data."
> There is no other indication of any problems with the data file. Any ideas
>  as to what it does not like ?
> Paddy

Paddy,

I assume mysql;// is a typo and was meant to be mysql:// ? Anyway, I don't 
think you can enter that character yourself, so if there really is a ; in the 
error message, you have hit a serious bug which we should correct.

I don't remember which operating system you use, can you tell us please ?

And can you also post the trace file GnuCash generates (see 
http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_Something_bad_happened.3B_how_can_I_help_debug.3F)

Can you connect to the mysql server via other means ? For example via the 
mysql command line tool ?

Geert