On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Mike van der Merwe wrote: > about it. If I compress each record individually wouldn't the > header+compressed data be bigger than the original data? > > What algorithms are appropriate for compressing records and are there any > links that might be useful to me?
it all depends on the data you are storing. text seems to compress well using huffman type compressions. you shuold do some research on the topic, and try a few different techniques and see what works best for you :> // az "depressed without internet in australia *sigh*" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ardiri.com/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
