Re: Revisiting the database

2000-09-29 Thread Clark Jones
Gary Bickford wrote: [...] > The following may seem cranky, but it isn't. :O) OK, so I trust you won't mind me going into "psuedo-curmudgeon" mode! :-) [...] > So please take this as an attempt to be > constructive :O) Likewise, I'm sure! :-) > To my > knowledge, _all_ enterprise level acc

Revisiting the database

2000-09-29 Thread Robert Graham Merkel
Gary Bickford writes: > Folks, > I have a fair amount of experience working with databases of all kinds > now. My latest installation of SuSE 6.4 auto-installed MySQL and Webmin > to administer it and a bunch of other stuff. > > The following may seem cranky, but it isn't. :O) I just have

Re: Revisiting the database

2000-09-29 Thread Gary Bickford
That was quick!! :O) OK, you caught me. I estimated, based on the fact that the local grocery store now sells 500 MHz PCs for under $500 with rebate. However the MySQL data is based on a single processor 350 MHz PII (three years old). Folks who are used to watching Access grind away for hours

Re: Revisiting the database

2000-09-29 Thread Terry
On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, you wrote: > Folks, > I have a fair amount of experience working with databases of all kinds > now. My latest installation of SuSE 6.4 auto-installed MySQL and Webmin > to administer it and a bunch of other stuff. .. .. .. > > As for performance, nowadays a majority of users

Revisiting the database

2000-09-29 Thread Gary Bickford
Folks, I have a fair amount of experience working with databases of all kinds now. My latest installation of SuSE 6.4 auto-installed MySQL and Webmin to administer it and a bunch of other stuff. The following may seem cranky, but it isn't. :O) I just have a strong feeling that the database idea

Re: Currencies / the accounting equation.

2000-09-29 Thread Dave Peticolas
writes: > More thoughts about the currency stuff. I think there are at least > two issues here which keep getting conflated, but it's hard to keep > them apart. Sorry about the rambly length. I'd appreciate any > thoughts. ... > Removing the Account's currency pointer. >

Currencies / the accounting equation.

2000-09-29 Thread Bill Gribble
More thoughts about the currency stuff. I think there are at least two issues here which keep getting conflated, but it's hard to keep them apart. Sorry about the rambly length. I'd appreciate any thoughts. About the global A = L + E problem and accounting currency: ---

Re: build problems with 1.5.2

2000-09-29 Thread Dave Peticolas
Marc Evans writes: > Hello - > > I am trying to build 1.5.2. I am getting the following error durin the > make phase: > > gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../.. -I.. -I../engine -I../gnome > -I../register -I/usr/local/include -DNEED_GNOMESUPPORT_H > -I/usr/local/lib/gnome-libs/include -I/usr/

[reedloefgren@interfold.com: Off-Topic Semi-Rant...]

2000-09-29 Thread Bill Gribble
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build problems with 1.5.2

2000-09-29 Thread Marc Evans
Hello - I am trying to build 1.5.2. I am getting the following error durin the make phase: gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../.. -I.. -I../engine -I../gnome -I../register -I/usr/local/include -DNEED_GNOMESUPPORT_H -I/usr/local/lib/gnome-libs/include -I/usr/local/lib/glib/include -I/usr/X11R6

Re: Dimensions?

2000-09-29 Thread Clark Jones
Robert Graham Merkel wrote: > > Clark Jones writes: > > Robert Graham Merkel wrote: > > > > > > Christopher Browne writes: > > > > On Wed, 27 Sep 2000 10:46:27 +1000, the world broke into rejoicing as > > [...] > > > > ... And in perhaps-overly-brief response to the multiply-expressed >