"Roland Winkler" <wink...@gnu.org> writes: > Currently BBDB supports only one such file. I'd like to extend > that. This relates to one item that has been on my BBDB todo list > for a long time: add uuid fields to each record so that BBDB can > check more reliably whether two records are "equal". Here uuid > fields will come handy in a range of use cases, with multiple > database files, but also, say when importing and exporting BBDB > records from / to other databases.
That would be great to have, indeed. Single BBDB file is also the reason why I won’t go into ASynK route and stay with bbdb-vcard mechanism. > Here are a few thoughts about uuid fields, please comment: I’m too new with BBDB to be able to comment not being familiar with BBDB structure… > So the uuid field should become a "compulsory" field (appearing in > the "backbone" of each record). This requires to change (once more) > the internal format of BBDB records. That’s clear. > Then I was wondering: Are there other (unrelated) changes in BBDB's > internal format of storing records that would be desirable? Here I > thought of the two xfields creation-date and timestamp. No idea about that one. Sincerely, Gour -- One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Command Line: Reinvented for Modern Developers Did the resurgence of CLI tooling catch you by surprise? Reconnect with the command line and become more productive. Learn the new .NET and ASP.NET CLI. Get your free copy! http://sdm.link/telerik _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
