Re: [GNC] Changing Location of GNC_USERDATA_DIR and GNC_USERCONFIG_DIR

2025-04-13 Thread Sherlock
I suggest reviewing: https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations Regards, Sherlock On 4/13/25 1:40 PM, Griffin wrote: I have reset my Windows 10 computer so that apps are stored on a separate drive from the OS. I'm told that it makes things simpler i/when you need to restore the O

Re: [GNC] Changing Location of GNC_USERDATA_DIR and GNC_USERCONFIG_DIR

2025-04-13 Thread Griffin
I did see this, but there is no reference to the items I mentioned in my email. Nor did I see any instructions on how to change values. Thanks though. On April 13, 2025 4:34:04 p.m. MDT, Sherlock wrote: >I suggest reviewing: > >https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations > >Regards, >

Re: [GNC] Changing Location of GNC_USERDATA_DIR and GNC_USERCONFIG_DIR

2025-04-13 Thread John Ralls
Did you read far enough to find https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#How_to_override_default_locations at the end? Those are environment variables; an explanation of what that means and how to set them may be found at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/procthread/e

[GNC] Help with Python interface

2025-04-13 Thread Sam Bull
I'm trying to figure out how to use the Python bindings, but the documentation is almost non existent. One of the suggestions is to use help() where everything is documented as "wrapper method for function", so I don't see how that is useful at all... (Also, the docs tell me to contact gn

Re: [GNC] Help with Python interface

2025-04-13 Thread Jediator
Piecash only works with older version of GNC database schema (version 3.0) and it is not updated for years.  Not sure if it would work with the latest GNC 5.x schema.  I assume any major release would have some schema changes. -- ND On 4/13/25 10:55 PM, Geoff wrote: Hi Sam If you haven't do

[GNC] Changing Location of GNC_USERDATA_DIR and GNC_USERCONFIG_DIR

2025-04-13 Thread Griffin
I have reset my Windows 10 computer so that apps are stored on a separate drive from the OS. I'm told that it makes things simpler i/when you need to restore the OS. My data is on a separate drive too, and now I want to change the location of the two items currently stored in my AppData folder

Re: [GNC] Help with Python interface

2025-04-13 Thread Geoff
Hi Sam If you haven't done so already, I suggest you switch your storage format from XML to SQL - SQLite works very well. Then have a good read of the PieCash libraries: https://github.com/sdementen/piecash Then use that as a basis to roll your own SQL to search etc. It's quite straightfor