Re: [GNC] Using Gnucash to access file over flaky network

2021-11-27 Thread Geoff
Hi Chris You originally said: > For reasons that are complicated but not especially interesting, I > would like to run Gnucash on one machine, with the data file located > on a remote machine — with the added challenge that the network access > available to the Gnucash "client" machine is a

Re: [GNC] Using Gnucash to access file over flaky network

2021-11-26 Thread Chris Mitchell
Thanks to all for your insights! Now that the general hesitance about the remote-SQLite setup has been specifically substantiated, I guess I'll have to decide between braving the "less tested" Postgres server backend or just go with the scripted lock-and-copy approach. I have for a while now

Re: [GNC] Using Gnucash to access file over flaky network

2021-11-25 Thread D. via gnucash-user
implementation. Original Message From: Jean-David Beyer via gnucash-user Sent: Thu Nov 25 07:23:05 EST 2021 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Using Gnucash to access file over flaky network On 11/25/21 04:47, Geoff wrote: > Hi Chris > > In my opinion this

Re: [GNC] Using Gnucash to access file over flaky network

2021-11-25 Thread Jean-David Beyer via gnucash-user
On 11/25/21 04:47, Geoff wrote: Hi Chris In my opinion this is really an SQLite question, not a GnuCash question. To quote the SQLite dev team:- "Rely upon it at your (and your customers') peril. See How To Corrupt Your Database Files. Choose the technology that is right for you and your

Re: [GNC] Using Gnucash to access file over flaky network

2021-11-25 Thread Geoff
Hi Chris In my opinion this is really an SQLite question, not a GnuCash question. To quote the SQLite dev team:- "Rely upon it at your (and your customers') peril. See How To Corrupt Your Database Files. Choose the technology that is right for you and your customers. If your data lives on a

Re: [GNC] Using Gnucash to access file over flaky network

2021-11-24 Thread Chris Mitchell
On Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:30:29 -0800 "Stephen M. Butler" wrote: > On 11/24/21 07:54, Chris Green wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 11:24:21AM -0400, Chris Mitchell wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> For reasons that are complicated but not especially interesting, I > >> would like to run Gnucash on

Re: [GNC] Using Gnucash to access file over flaky network

2021-11-24 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 11/24/21 07:54, Chris Green wrote: On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 11:24:21AM -0400, Chris Mitchell wrote: Hi all, For reasons that are complicated but not especially interesting, I would like to run Gnucash on one machine, with the data file located on a remote machine — with the added challenge

Re: [GNC] Using Gnucash to access file over flaky network

2021-11-24 Thread Thomas Forrester
Or, if the situation allows (perhaps because the only reason to do this in the first pace is to keep that kind of data off the GnuCash machine), use a NAS device connected directly to the router your GnuCash machine is connected to. It may not be as "remote" as you're doing now, but it's not on

Re: [GNC] Using Gnucash to access file over flaky network

2021-11-24 Thread Chris Green
On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 11:24:21AM -0400, Chris Mitchell wrote: > Hi all, > > For reasons that are complicated but not especially interesting, I > would like to run Gnucash on one machine, with the data file located on > a remote machine — with the added challenge that the network access >

[GNC] Using Gnucash to access file over flaky network

2021-11-24 Thread Chris Mitchell
Hi all, For reasons that are complicated but not especially interesting, I would like to run Gnucash on one machine, with the data file located on a remote machine — with the added challenge that the network access available to the Gnucash "client" machine is a terrible cellular data connection