I haven't used the 'store outside of datafile' option (text, object, picture fields) very often. I'm wondering about how 4D manages loading the records across the network.
I know that if I query a table from a client and then load or display the selection of records the record data gets pulled down from the server to the client. Thus it's generally faster to use EOS to do the searching on the server and only have to load the specific records required. I'm wondering if 4D is optimized to not download the externally stored data unless it's required? Just to be clear let's imagine a table called [Documents]: [Documents] ID Title Date _body ( a blob field with the Store externally field property) From a client machine I execute an EOS search method that returns a named selection and on the client display a form showing ID / Title / Date. Since the _body field isn't accessed yet is it true that data isn't downloaded to the client? -- Kirk Brooks San Francisco, CA ======================= ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
