Re: Database backend -- Was: Remarks on mail

[Alessio Bragadini]

Gerald Champagne:

> I don't know much about database programs, but I'm interested in
> learning.  Can someone please explain why it would be worth adding
> the complexity of an external database program?  Would it add
> features?  Would it create cleaner code?  Is there another reason?

To me, seems that the main reason for an external database and/or
documented data structure, is to allow other third-party tools to
access the data with different programs in an independent way. A
separate project for fancy reporting or integrating with other
services would be then easy and doable by anyone not stricly related
to the gnucash tool. And, ofcourse, handling of multiple users and
preferences.

Given that, I am not sure that a full scale client-server should be
the way to go.

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Alessio F. Bragadini            [EMAIL PROTECTED]