File access on smartphone

[David Carlson]

On 9/18/2015 1:09 PM, Fred Bone wrote:
> On 17 September 2015 at 15:58, David Carlson said:
>
>> On 9/17/2015 11:46 AM, Fred Bone wrote:
>>> On 17 September 2015 at 10:57, Derek Atkins said:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Johnny Philip <jkphilipsocmed at gmail.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Will I be able to access my GnuCash file on my smartphone?
>>>> Only if you use a file sharing service (like Dropbox), which it out of
>>>> scope for GnuCash.
>>> My Android tablet came with an app for remotely accessing my PC. I see
>>> no reason why such things shouldn't work on smartphones. That would
>>> provide a mechanism for accessing a GnuCash file from a smartphone.
>>>
>>> (I hasten to add that I haven't tried it, so I have no idea how well it
>>> works.)
>>>
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>> I think that it is important to mention that the only thing that you can
>> do with the file on an Android device (as far as I know) is to open it
>> with the GnuCash for Android app.  Then if you still want to keep your
>> desktop file current you need to follow the procedures outlined there to
>> achieve that. 
> You can think what you like.
>
> I have now tried the "remote PC" software and, although it would take a 
> little getting used to, it is a perfectly workable solution. I was able 
> to open and manipulate my Gnucash file, although the tablet's screen size 
> makes the information a little hard to read.
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Well, I definitely think that I have no clue what you mean by "remote
pc" software.  Is it something that I should know about?  Does it run
programs on your pc or does it just transfer files back and forth like
some of the other programs that I do know about.

David C