The use of "database" to describe the Palm OS(r)'s data storage
structure is a major misnomer! It is not, in any normal understanding
of the word, a database.
Roger Stringer
Marietta Systems, Inc
Creators of the Marietta PDE (tm) RAD software for the Palm OS (r)
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>Subject: Re: Can a Palm database have more than one field per record?
>From: "Lurenzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 20:17:35 -0500
>In general a database row is divided into fields. The firstname in column 0
>would be a field. The lastname in the second column would be a field. I see
>nothing that directly supports fields.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Tim Astle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Newsgroups: palm-dev-forum
>To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 7:04 AM
>Subject: Re: Can a Palm database have more than one field per record?
>> I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about. You can write as many
>> "fields" as you want to a palm record, providing it doesn't exceed the
>>limit of the record.
>>
>> I wrote field in quotes, because it necessarily isn't a field persay, so
>> much as a piece of memory which is a part of a larger sequenced chunk of
>> memory. (record)
>
>> Perhaps you should take a look at this page:
>> http://www.palm.com/devzone/docs/pptdg/ch06.htm#TopOfPage
>
>> Regards,
>
>> --
>>
>> Tim Astle
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