On Mon, Aug 14, 2000 at 11:47:19AM -0700, Nesse, Rustin wrote:
> >Hi there,
> >
> >I haven't done it but in O'Reilly book, P.155, the author said
> >that you can have large record by using File streaming (I
> >think you are using it). "You create a uniquely maned file and
> >a small record that stores only that filename"...
> >
> >or you can do multiple chinks in a seperate database
> >..."If File Streaming Manager isn't available"...
>
> Read that as: If you want to write a conduit to export your databases
> to the desktop, then don't use the File Streaming Manager. It's
> great for something that stays on that particular unit, but no good
> if you want to sync it out.
There is NO problem using FileStreams and HotSync. They are merely a
special form of Palm Database. There may be other reasons to use
something different, but conduits aren't special - it is easier to
construct or reconstruct the data from a filestream than to do the
text conversion from the example conduit.
(I use them in my GPL Boxer program - Filestreams and a conduit, at
least for windows; Mac has converter applications)
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