Dear Forum, Dear Bob Heffernan,
> What I would really like to do is set attributes for groups in the small
> groups library in such a way that this information persists between
> sessions.
There is no such feature in the small group library (or more general in GAP
beyond saving workspaces, which will be version specific). You would have to
create your own scheme, say by wring out files (such as -- assuming MacOS or
Unix for the file names --
PrintTo("/Users/myname/mydatabase","database:=",database,";\n");
) of basic data (lists, integers -- objects such as groups will not store all
their attributes) and reading them in again in the next session, maybe with
some added protection to avoid data loss if errors occur:
Exec("mv /Users/myname/mydatabase /Users/myname/mydatabase.old");
PrintTo("/Users/myname/mydatabase.tmp","database:=",database,";\n");
Exec("mv /Users/myname/mydatabase.tmp /Users/myname/mydatabase");
Best,
Alexander Hulpke
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