On 2020-09-13 23:11, Stefan Bluhm wrote:
Is there a reason to keep supporting the XML file in future?…
I will give you three of my reasons for being glad I can store my GnuCash data in XML form:
1. All the data is in one data file in a known location. If I want to back my bookkeeping up specially, or move it to another computer, I know exactly which file has all the data.
2. I have in the past fixed problems by operating on the XML format data. A risky move, but one which does open possibilities which the GnuCash app itself cannot offer.
3. Data longevity. My bookkeeping is data which I would like to keep meaningful and intact for decades. Even if the GnuCash app stops working, I have some confidence that XML tools will survive longer, and in any case the XML format of the data is open to tools of the future. By contrast, data in databases generally stops being usable when the database software stops running.
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