how can I help? I am running vista I have followed the instructions here http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Windows#Instructions_for_an_.28almost.29_automated_build
but where do I go from there? how do I see the code? I appreciate your time, I am new to this Youssef ----- Original Message ---- From: Albert Lash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: gnucash-devel@gnucash.org Sent: Sunday, October 5, 2008 8:46:16 PM Subject: Re: GnuCash and PHP Hi Derek, Yes, I'm planning on doing the whole process over again with the new SQL code. When I do, I'll add it to the GnuCash wiki. Albert On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
