Hi, a) could you put this into wiki.gnucash.org? b) can you verify that this is what the new dbi-sql-backend looks like?
-derek Quoting Albert Lash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Jeremy, > > This is a great idea. I've been working on a web-based accounting > system, and I've been working to get it to use the same SQL backend as > GnuCash. > > Its not there yet, but I've done some research on the SQL backend, > though its a little out dated now: > > http://www.pbooks.org/wiki/GnuCash_Data_Model > > Albert > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 8:00 PM, Jeremy Andrews > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'm exploring the possibility of accessing some GnuCash data through a >> PHP application. The short term goal would be the ability to browse >> financial information through a web browser. While a long time user of >> GnuCash, I've never explored it at the code level before. I spent some >> time this afternoon poking around, and have a few general questions. >> >> Is there a library and/or API making it possible for external programs >> to access GnuCash data? I'd prefer accessing through an API, rather >> than parsing the XML data files directly, or even directly accessing the >> new SQL back-end. >> >> Specifically, my goal is to work on a PHP extension. The first function >> I would be interested in would be to retrieve the accounts tree. The >> API of this PHP function is not particularly important at this time, >> though my thought would be that I would specify a depth, and a parent >> (NULL parent if depth is 0). Ideally, this would return the same >> information that is found in the Accounts tab: Account Name, >> Description, and Total. >> >> Later functions would continue to expose additional information via the >> PHP extension. I would personally use this PHP extension to write a >> module for the Drupal CMS, making certain accounting information >> available online. >> >> Down the road, it could be useful to provide PHP functions for updating >> information, not just viewing it. But this is beyond what I need now, >> and not what I wish to focus on in the present. >> >> Can anyone point me in the right direction for getting started? How can >> I programmatically access the necessary GnuCash data from an external >> program? Or is there a better way to achieve my goals that I'm not >> considering? >> >> Thanks, >> -Jeremy >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-devel mailing list >> gnucash-devel@gnucash.org >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel >> > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > gnucash-devel@gnucash.org > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel > -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
