In article <93787@palm-dev-forum>, Robert McKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You should note that if you want to store your own IDs in the Palm record > header that: > > (1) Current Palm record IDs are 24-bit, non-zero numbers, NOT 32 bit numbers. > (2) This is subject to change. > > The only speed savings attained by puting IDs in the header is in finding > records by IDs. However, dmFindRecordByID uses a top down linear search, > thus is (for large DBs) pretty much pig slow anyway... > Based on this, and other recent posts, I think I am back to square one. I am thinking that for future compatibility the best thing may be to use my own unique ID system. In article <93784@palm-dev-forum>, Stringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They are not useful for a persistent record pointer, but > there are other techniques which work well for that. > But they do assure a unique record ID while your program > is running. > > Roger Stringer > Marietta Systems, Inc. > Can you give any suggestions as to these "other techniques"? Anything better than simply adding a custom unique ID number to each record? Thanks again for all the help. -Sean -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
