[GNC] Quick v3 Backup Query

[Fross, Michael]

Thank you Geert.  I'll update my script to save the theme directories and
add GNC_DATA_HOME in my environment instead of GNC_DOT_DIR when I get to v3.

Kind regards,

Michael

On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 11:40 AM, Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be
> wrote:

> Op dinsdag 10 april 2018 17:47:24 CEST schreef Fross, Michael:
> > Thanks Geert.  I thought you had posted some time ago about the change in
> > v3 but I may have misread.
> >
> > I don't use .gnucash in my home dir (windows) as I like to keep all of my
> > GNC stuff together on an encrypted drive.  I then use GNC_DOT_DIR to
> point
> > to that. (I also use AQBanking_Home to point to the encrypted drive.)
> >
> > I thought I read (probably mistaken) that in v3, GNC_DOT_DIR was
> deprecated
> > and that GNC_DOC_DIR replaced it.
> I see the release announcement mentions GNC_DOC_PATH rather than
> GNC_DOC_DIR.
> This variable is indeed still used but it's not a replacement for
> GNC_DOT_DIR.
> I will update the release announcement. The proper replacement is
> GNC_DATA_HOME.
>
> > Does v3 still use GNC_DOT_DIR?
> >
> I don't think so.
>
> Note that gnucash will not migrate any of your metadata (saved reports,
> open
> tabs in your files, stylesheets) if you were using GNC_DOT_DIR with gnucash
> 2.x. I think this is how it should be, but in order to continue to use it
> in
> 3.0 you'll have to set GNC_DATA_HOME instead to point at the same
> directory.
>
> Also note that as of gnucash 3.0 you can create a file named
> 'environment.local' next to the environment file in which you can set
> variables like GNC_DATA_HOME or AQBANKING_HOME. This file will never be
> overwritten by gnucash (or the gnucash installer).
>
> Regards,
>
> Geert
>
>
>