Andreas Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Today, I <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hm. If I find time today, I'll try to hack together a little ERD in dia
> > so you can see what I'm talking about.
>
> Done. You can look at it at
> <URL:http://www.htlwrn.ac.at/d96001/bbdb/bbdb-er.html>.
>
What would keep "us" (read "the people who develop bbdb") from
implementing a more orthogonal schema in a flat file? I agree with
the other two posts about not using either RDBM or something like
Berkley db files. It is just too much hastle to setup for not much
gain. However, I also think that something like the above proposed
schema would be more flexible. You could basically segment the file
into table sections with "Beginning of Table" and "End of Table"
markers. This would deviate quite significantly from the current "one
line is a complete record" format. Are there any real drawbacks to
this?
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