John, I don't understand your statement. Insofar as a user might open the Guide immediately after installation (I'm not that self-aggrandizing as that), they would see in the second sentence of this section that xml is the default file format. Or did you have some other concern? David
On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 18:53, John C<jcopp...@tds.net> wrote: Please tell the reader the default file format right after installation. regards, John On 8/16/2018 5:06 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > Looks good to me. > > Regards, > Adrien > >> On Aug 16, 2018, at 3:00 PM, David T. via gnucash-user >> <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: >> >> I’ve attempted to incorporate the suggestions that others have made for the >> section on file storage formats, and I attach the resulting version 2 for >> further consideration. Keep in mind that this is not meant to be an >> encyclopedic coverage of the topic; it’s meant to outline the choices. I >> expect further detail to reside on the wiki, or be placed in other places in >> the documentation. >> >> Cheers, >> David >> >> P.S. The table layout doesn’t come through, but will be in the final version… >> >> >> ———————————— >> >> 2.5 Storing your financial data >> 2.5.1 Overview >> GnuCash offers several formats for storing your financial data. The default >> file storage format is XML, while SQL storage is available in SQLite, MySQL, >> and PostgreSQL formats. Users can choose a file format from the File→Save >> and File→Save As dialogs. >> The XML storage format is a text file that is compressed with gzip, which is >> a preference that is set at Edit→Preferences→General→Use file compression. >> SQL storage is available via the DBI back end; use of MySQL and PostgreSQL >> requires installation of those DBMS packages as well as additional DBI >> drivers. >> Note: users can change the format at any time by using File→Save As. This >> will create a copy of the data file in the selected format. >> >> Storage Comparison >> Each storage format has benefits and shortcomings that the user should >> consider for their needs and abilities. See the Storage Comparison Table >> below for further details. >> The XML format is the most stable and established, and for this reason, it >> is recommended for most users. SQL storage was added for the 2.4 release and >> has become an increasingly popular choice for users, but can require >> experience with DBMS applications. >> Note: Use of a SQL back end for storage implies to many that GnuCash has >> fully implemented DBMS features, including multi-user and incremental data >> manipulation. However, GnuCash does not currently implement these features, >> although it is a long term goal of the development team. >> >> Storage Comparison Table >> >> >> XML >> SQLite >> MySQL >> PostgreSQL >> Installation >> Default >> libdbi - 1 >> libdbi >> libdbi >> File extension >> gnucash >> gnucash >> N/A - 2 >> N/A - 2 >> Additional software >> None >> None >> MySQL >> PostgreSQL >> Additional expertise >> None >> None >> DBMS >> DBMS >> Compression >> Y >> N >> N >> N >> Save on command >> Y >> N >> N >> N >> Save on commit >> N >> Y >> Y >> Y >> Uses log files >> Y >> N >> N >> N >> Multi-user >> N >> N >> N >> N >> >> 1 - SQLite relies on libdbi, but is available by default on Mac OS and >> Windows. Linux users may need to manually install libdbi drivers for SQLite. >> 2 - MySQL and PostgreSQL place data in their own storage. >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
