On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Derek Atkins <warl...@mit.edu> wrote:
> > > > Gnucash-v2.rnc was contributed only a few months ago, so it's > current. > > Whether or not it's complete or correct is another matter. > > > > Note also that the rnc/xsd is NOT canonical.. It is informative > only, > > and might change at any time. GnuCash uses hand-build > > generators/parsers and does not use any schema files itself. So > YMMV. > > > > If I understand right, this means that only what is implemented in > GnuCash is > > the current spec? No other documentation cannot be relied upon to be > factual? > > Correct. The schema files are informative only. > > Thanks for clearing that up! > > Also, what is the policy of GnuCash towards manipulating the XML. > Because I > > remember that for the database, I once read something like "We do not > support > > modifications to the database from outside the GnuCash > > API. ". http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/ > > queries-on-mysql-tp3053682p3053871.html > > > > Is modifying the XML also actively discouraged? > > Yes. All data 'writes' should only happen through the GnuCash API. > What if the said application cannot use the GnuCash C API? > > -derek > > -- > 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 > warl...@mit.edu PGP key available > _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
