running concurrent gnucashes with one database

L. D. James ljames at apollo3.com
Mon Jan 18 01:18:59 EST 2016


I forgot to make reference to your SQL part.  The SQL has the same 
limitations.

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On 01/18/2016 12:49 AM, L. D. James wrote:
> You can place the Gnucash database anywhere and run it from the 
> application not much different from the way you run Libreoffice (or 
> Microsoft Word) to edit a document.  This includes having the data 
> file on a drop box folder.
>
> As far as running at the same time, that isn't possible at this time.  
> One user had to use it at a time.  When the one user finishes he has 
> to save his changes.  Then the next user (from anywhere) can access 
> the file.
>
> At present Gnucash doesn't support multiple users.
>
> -- L. James
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> On 01/17/2016 11:59 PM, Adrian Mariano wrote:
>> I have been using gnucash for many years with the database stored on
>> one computer where gnucash must be run.  Lately this has become
>> problematic, so I am wondering if it is possible to put the database
>> somewhere but run gnucash and access the database over the network,
>> possibly with multiple gnucash programs running (and accessing the
>> database) at the same time.
>>
>> I noticed some talk about using SQL with gnucash.  Does SQL provide
>> the capability I'm interested in?  If so, any advice on setting it up
>> under linux?
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