Gnucash versions

[David T.]

Foxy--

I'll just note that unless you explicitly installed the lib-dbi backend for a supported database package (mysql, sqlite, postgresql), created a database in the database engine, and then saved your gnucash data in the database format, then you are probably still using the default XML data format. And that is probably just as well. At this time, there is little gained by converting over to the SQL version; several discussions over the last year or so have underscored this.

Cheers,
David



----- Original Message -----
From: foxylady337 <hendry.michael at gmail.com>
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Cc: 
Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: Gnucash versions

Thanks, Geert.

I decided to take the plunge. As I'm using Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04), I had
to use GetDeb to get hold of version 2.4.7, but when I tried this I kept on
being told that GnuCash had already been installed.

When I ran GnuCash I got the old version, but when I searched for GnuCash in
the GetDeb section of the Ubuntu Software Centre, the version number at the
bottom of the screen was 2.4.7.

It proved necessary to Remove and Install to get a working version of 2.4.7,
and all appears well.

I asked about Budgets, but those that I've been working on weren't up to
much, so I'll just start afresh in the new environment.

I'll have to work with 2.4.7 for a while before I can be sure nothing bad
has happened to my accounts, but so far so good!.

I had expected some kind of conversion process in making the transition to
the database back-end - it's probably time to read the documentation
thoroughly...

foxy





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