On 16 October 2017 at 10:50, <joerg_dieder...@freenet.de> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to convert my existing gnucash account from xml to mysql. I > created a new mysql database, but when I try to save my data into this > database with gnucash I get the following error message:
Don't manually create the database first. Just use File > Save As and give it a database name. You can overwrite an existing gnucash database in this way but don't try to overwrite an existing db unless it was created by gnucash. I am not guaranteeing that this is the problem, but try that first. > > Operating System: Linux opensuse LEAP 42.2 > gnucash: gnucash-2.6.16-3.3.1.x86_64 > mysql: mariadb-10.0.31-20.7.1.x86_64 I don't know whether anyone has tried it with mariadb, but it should be ok as maria is supposed to be a dropin replacement for mysql. Colin _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.