You could always put the necessary text on an expansion card as CSV, text or whatever. Modify your Palm app to read the data from the card. That way you won't have to worry about the db structure or about Palm record size limitations. If the target device doesn't have an expansion slot, the Palm db format you put your data in shouldn't matter much unless you need to sync it up to the host PC/Mac. (In this case, the fewer total # of records the better.)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 12:40 PM Subject: Re: Database creation > > I'm developing an application that has a lot of > > read-only information (lots of text). What is > > the best way of creating/storing all of this > > information? Should I create a single database, > > with all the text in it? Or is there a better > > way? > > To PalmOS it doesn't really matter much how you > structure the data in your database(s). You should > think about how you'll use the data once it's in the > database(s). In the apps I have worked on, the > ability to quickly retrieve or manipulate data in > the databases has had a significant impact on the > structure of the database(s). > > Oliver > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
