On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 at 14:18, Stefan Bluhm wrote:
>
> Is there a reason to keep supporting the XML file in future?
More than "a reason", singular. Here are two that come to my mind, based on
past usage:
1) It's a lot simpler to perform XSLT actions on an XML file than it
is an SQLite file
2)
Just my 2p here. I am a staunch XML user... despite its flaws and too many
namespaces, it has simplicity in viewing/editing with any text editor.
Save/Reload can be done safely with SQLite Rollback mechanism
https://sqlite.org/wal.html -- with this facility I'd expect that datafile
modification
> The *main* benefit of SQL storage is that you get immediate saves. I.e.,
> when you commit a transaction, it gets saved to storage immediately. So
> -- no lost work.
This is exactly why I *don't* use a database for storage. I often screw up
entering data. I don't save until I'm happy I've
Stefan:
On 2020-09-14 12:38, Stefan Bluhm wrote:
Thank you all for the feedback. Let me please summarise your demands for XML
and comment on that (I hope I didn't leave any comments out). Always keep in
mind that in this case we are talking SQLite as a file type, just like XML. Not
about the
; SQLite DB.
>
> Now we can decide what step 2 is and work on that with less risk/a solid
> base. Maybe parallel SQL and QOF implementation? Or the bit by bit SQL
> migration? Or full QOF replacement.
>
>
> What are your thoughts on that approach?
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
: "Stefan Bluhm"
An: "gnucash-devel"
Gesendet: Montag, 14. September 2020 08:11:09
Betreff: [GNC-dev] Deprecation of XML file
Hello GnuCash Team,
Is there a reason to keep supporting the XML file in future? Wouldn't it be
easier to force save the data to SQlite to tackle t
I for one use the XML back-end.
--Steve
On 9/13/20 11:11 PM, Stefan Bluhm wrote:
> Hello GnuCash Team,
>
> Is there a reason to keep supporting the XML file in future? Wouldn't it be
> easier to force save the data to SQlite to tackle the move from QOF?
>
> The benefit of point in time save
Hi,
On Mon, September 14, 2020 11:54 am, jean laroche wrote:
> I too like the ability to manipulate the xml file directly, so I'm
> attached to it.
> Can someone explain the benefits of SQL vs XML?
> Is it faster?
The *main* benefit of SQL storage is that you get immediate saves. I.e.,
when you
I too like the ability to manipulate the xml file directly, so I'm
attached to it.
Can someone explain the benefits of SQL vs XML?
Is it faster?
I know it allows simultaneous access by multiple users, but is that a
realistic usage scenario for GC?
Would it help implementing a real undo/redo
HI,
A long long time ago (in a galaxy not too far away)...
The __plan__ was to not eliminate XML but relegate it to an import/export
format, but to change the default "File" method to SQLite. The reasoning
is that SQLite, unlike other SQL-based backends, provides the user with a
single-file
If the backend were to be switched to SQL, perhaps there could be menu options
providing the ability to import from XML and to export to XML.
I believe the macOS and Windows builds include Sqlite.
Chris
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Is there a reason to keep supporting the XML file in future? Wouldn't it be
easier to force save the data to SQlite to tackle the move from QOF?
The benefit of point in time save (instead of transactional save) could be
achieved by working from a copy instead.
Probable issue would arise
Stefan,
just a few thoughts:
Am 14.09.20 um 08:11 schrieb Stefan Bluhm:
> Hello GnuCash Team,
>
> Is there a reason to keep supporting the XML file in future?
I am happy with it since ~20 years.
It can be easy analyzed by a simple grep or more advanced (XSLT, XPATH,
…) commands.
I can use
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
be bundled
with the GnuCash release then.
Best wishes,
Stefan
Von: "David H"
An: "Stefan Bluhm"
CC: "gnucash-devel"
Gesendet: Montag, 14. September 2020 09:10:30
Betreff: Re: [GNC-dev] Deprecation of XML file
Yeah cos some of us users use the xml backend exc
Yeah cos some of us users use the xml backend exclusively and have no
intention of jumping through hoops to install and maintain some version of
sql :-). In my case I run GnuCash on Ubuntu, MacOS and Windows depending on
where I am and how the mood takes me. So easy to sync 1 file on Dropbox.
Hello GnuCash Team,
Is there a reason to keep supporting the XML file in future? Wouldn't it be
easier to force save the data to SQlite to tackle the move from QOF?
The benefit of point in time save (instead of transactional save) could be
achieved by working from a copy instead.
Probable
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