[GNC] XML vs SQL data integrity question

[Gregory Gincley]

Sounds like you have a couple of issues happening there.

I have no experience with Windows, but I've used the postgres backend
in linux for many years without issue. 

I also periodically save to the XML format as a backup.

-Greg

On Thu, 2020-05-07 at 00:07 -0500, Jeff wrote:
> This has probably been discussed here before but; I'm going ask
> anyway.  
> Which do most people find more reliable with GNC, SQL or the default 
> XML?  And are there any features I would lose other than the
> rollback 
> ability with SQL?
> 
> I'm getting tired of having to track down account and report issues 
> every time Windoze 10 hiccups.  I use the default XML,
> uncompressed.  
> One set of books has been corrupted several times, I'm assuming when 
> Windoze just simply kills the GNC program out of the blue.  I have 
> another set of books for a business that so far, knock on wood,  the 
> only problem is sometimes various buttons have to be selected
> multiple 
> times to work then all of the windows open in GNC blur while
> processing 
> then go back to normal display.
> 
> My computers are all networked and dual boot Windoze and Ubuntu, so
> I 
> would need SQL on both sides if I switch over.  I'm leaning towards 
> PostgreSQL (pro's, con's?  Suggestions?).
>