On 6/29/06, Nick de Voil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the key question is, what are you going to use the metadata for? > > If you are going to want to use metadata fields for > searching/sorting/analysis, > I would go with the traditional database route. This is what we do in our > CMS. A > little complicated maybe - you need a lot of tables to get a really > flexible > solution - but not messy.
Yes we will be using these metadata fields, maybe not as much for sorting, but definitely for searching. We do use a different searching mechanism that is not tied to the db at all, except to the primary key. If the metadata of each set of objects is of interest only as a sort of > guide to > that set of objects in isolation once retrieved from the repository, and > particularly since you mention Sequence, then your idea is a bit > reminiscent of > a "manifest" file that you attach to objects in an object packaging scheme > like > IMS Content Packaging, which is a desperately complicated e-learning > interoperability standard but you might be interested in some of the > concepts: > > http://www.imsproject.org/content/packaging/cpinfo10.html > http://www.imsproject.org/metadata/mdbest01.html Actually Nick, one of the requirements of this project (at least down the line) is to be able to export the set of objects as a learning object using IMS. So yes, I am a bit familiar with that. George ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:245057 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
