Christopher Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> It would make some sense to include, as part of the quote, some indicator
> of the data source.
I'd be happy to do that, but is there actually a need? As long as we
know it's an accurate price, the source probably doesn't matter, but I
suppose it wouldn't hurt to keep the info around.
> Likely by reporting the latest rate, always...
Right, though we'd also keep all the historical data too.
> I'd rather see the system take advantage of the fact that UNIX
> allows multiple processes; I somewhat prefer the notion of having
> this handled by an external program...
Well, that's actually how it'll happen under the covers. It's just
that you'll be able to click a button in gnucash to update if you
like, and we won't need swig anymore (though we'll still support it as
an optional compilation target).
We'll probably also support:
gnucash --execute gnc:update-quotes
for those who want to do things in batch.
Better yet, if I store the quotes in a separate table in the sleepycat
DB, or in whatever we decide to use, and we have proper locking, then
we can even update the prices without stepping on the toes of the
running app...
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Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP=E80E0D04F521A094 532B97F5D64E3930
