Scott, Thanks for your answer. This is what I thought.
I missed the whole "Expansion" section in the Companion guide, which spells this all out pretty clearly. Jamie "Scott Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:72806@palm-dev-forum... > > > From: Jamie Macleod [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > You can not access a database directly on the memory card, using > > Dm functions. You need to use the VFS functions to move the > > database into Palm memory, do your thing, and then move it back > > to the memory card using VFS functions when you are done. > > Is this correct? > > Well there *are* helper functions that do Dm things (see VFSFileDBGetRecord > et al). But they are slow and not intended for the same general use as the > real Dm functions. So yes, you probably should do your expensive data > operations in storage memory, or implement your data management using the > file-style VFS APIs rather than Dm APIs, depending on exactly what your > requirements are. > > -slj- > > > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
