>I am using "record IDs" to link records. If I need a link to a
>specific record in a database, how else would I do that? For example,
>assume I want to have a link from my app to a particular datebook
>record - a particular appointment. The link should remain
>valid even if the record indices change. Is there a way to do it?
Not easily. We have a relational database where we point to other records
by ID. If any ID changes (at least we know when they change because it's
our database), we have to scan all the records in the database and properly
adjust the stored IDs. If you need to do that hwere you are pointing to
someone else's database (like the DateBook), I don't see any easy way to do
it because you don't have any notification when datebook records get added
and deleted, unless you write your own modified DateBook application.
Regards,
Steve Mann
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