Re: [SL] DIY Accounting

[Paul W. <pau...@ox...>]

On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 07:44:48AM -0700, Wallace Roberts Consulting wrote:
> On 12/8/06, Paul Witt <pau...@ox...> wrote:
> ...
> > On a related note, has anyone written
> > a guide to using sql-ledger for personal / household bookkeeping?
> 
> For that requirement, perhaps something like gnucash would be more
> appropriate: http://www.gnucash.org/

I've used gnucash in the past and it's good as far as it goes.  It
is certainly easy to get the hang of.

However, I am looking for something not so "Personal Computer" orientated.
For example, my requirements include:

 - being able to view and manipulate the data from several different locations,
   preferably via a web browser
 - being able to interact programmatically.  Example: send text messages from
   a phone to record purchases on the road, and have a custom processing script
   record the purchases in the accounting system

Essentially I was looking for a solution that fits in an enterprise-style
IT setup, but doesn't require enterprise-style accounting knowledge.
sql-ledger looks like it may well be suitable, albeit with a slight learning
curve on the accounting knowledge side of things.

        Paul