1. Database Theory & LINUX
One note about using Euphoria sequences as a database form. One =
mistaken assumption is that the file is one huge sequence that must be =
read in at once. Store Manager uses sequences as its database, but each =
record is a single sequence. The program uses a while GET_SUCCESS loop =
to read in all the records it needs. For now, since I want the whole =
database (they're small for now), I read it all in. But later, I can =
easily change it to read a single record without changing the structure. =
Also, new records are simply appended to the end of the file. No =
commas should separate the records since they are completely separate =
sequences. =20
Drawback: When editing a record, the entire file must be rewritten to =
disk. While not difficult to implement, it is time-consuming for the =
user. Please see previous posts in the archives regarding that topic.
[Linux]
I've had RedHat 4.1 Linux on my hard drive for a while. I've noticed no =
real problems with it, but I don't use it that much either. Most of my =
computer usage is for Euphoria which doesn't have an official Linux =
version yet ~8(.
Rob: I will happily register in advance for the promise of a Linux =
version of Euphoria (with shared library accessibility, of course) if =
one can be released within the next year. Please????
Michael J. Sabal
mjs at osa.att.ne.jp
http://home.att.ne.jp/gold/mjs/index.html
2. Re: Database Theory & LINUX
On Sun, 22 Nov 1998 17:43:15 +-900, Michael Sabal <mjs at OSA.ATT.NE.JP> wrote:
>Rob: I will happily register in advance for the promise of a Linux version of
>Euphoria (with shared library accessibility, of course) if one can be released
>within the next year. Please????
>
As will I :) this (Linux) is the best news I've seen here in
quite a long time.
Rob, you can have my check, and also a volunteer beta (or alpha)
tester, if you want.
Soon I shall reclaim the 100 megs I left behind as a DOS partition.
(Evile laugh)
Irv
