Hi, I almost missed this, because it is on the wrong list.
I would be more precise about dbi and dbd: Am 16.08.2018 um 22:00 schrieb David T. via gnucash-user: > The XML storage format is a text file that is compressed with gzip, ... can be compressed ... > which is a preference that is set at Edit→Preferences→General→Use > file compression. SQL storage is available via the DBI back end; SQL storage is available via the DataBase Interface library libdbi, which requires additional the installation of a DataBase Driver (dbd) module for the desired formats. For Macos and Windows libdbi and libdbi-dbd-sqlite are already part of the official bundle. [from footnote 1; check for the correct naming of the modules they vary between distributions] > use of MySQL and PostgreSQL requires installation of those DBMS > packages as well as additional DBI drivers. packages and knowledge to manage them. > 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. ~Frank _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
