python bindings on ubuntu/debian

2008-11-22 Thread Ian Smith-Heisters
Hi folks, I'm trying to take a stab at some custom scripts using the python bindings. I've written a bunch of stuff that plays directly with the XML, but I want my code to leverage the C API so that it's more future-proof and I can perform write functions safely. I'm stuck at square one: export P

Re: String lengths in the SQL backend

2008-11-22 Thread Daniel Espinosa
> > Having said that, we shouldn't rule out users accessing the data > out from under GnuCash, at least in a read-only means. I still > believe that external tools should not be writing data into the > GnuCash database. > Have you thought about how allow other applications could use GnuCash engin

Re: String lengths in the SQL backend

2008-11-22 Thread Derek Atkins
Quoting Daniel Espinosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> Having said that, we shouldn't rule out users accessing the data >> out from under GnuCash, at least in a read-only means. I still >> believe that external tools should not be writing data into the >> GnuCash database. >> > > Have you thought abo