> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Faherty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> On 07-Oct-99 David Fedor in his arrogance :) :) wrote:
>
> >>So I just changed it to (&& corrected):
> >>
> >> if ((DmGetNextDatabaseByTypeCreator(true, &searchInfo,
> DatebookDBType,
> >> DatebookAppID, true, &cardNo, &dbID) != 0) ||
> >> ((DatebookDB = DmOpenDatabase(cardNo, dbID, mode |
> dmModeReadOnly))
> >> == 0))
> >> return false;
> >
> > Actually this code still does look for the latest version
> of the file -
> > that's what the "true" parameter means. Set it to false
> and you'll get
> > even more speed.
>
> Whoa! I did what you said (set to false) and it really flies
> now! But then I
> also tried a suggestion by Danny Epstein in which one loop is
> used to find
> all databases:
>
> MainDB = 0;
> DatebookDB = 0;
> ToDoDB = 0;
> AddressDB = 0;
>
> while ((DmGetNextDatabaseByTypeCreator(newSearch,
> &searchInfo, 'DATA',
> NULL, false, &cardNo, &dbID) == 0) &&
> (!DatebookDB || !ToDoDB || !AddressDB || !MainDB)) {
> if (DmDatabaseInfo(cardNo, dbID, NULL, NULL, NULL,
> &cdate, &mdate,
> NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &creator)) break;
> if (creator == DatebookAppID) {
...
> } else if (creator == ToDoAppID) {
...
> } else if (creator == AddressAppID) {
...
> } else if (creator == MainAppID) {
> MainDB = DmOpenDatabase(cardNo, dbID, dmModeReadWrite);
> }
> newSearch = false;
> }
>
> Now it rips through the file opens very quickly. In fact,
> now my program
> launches just as fast as calculator! Sweet!
>
You mean it's quicker to iterate through ALL databases and
compare for the dbID you're looking for yourself than it
is to use the API to match the dbID?
--
-Richard M. Hartman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
