You don't need to load a database into a table. The databases are already in memory. You could create a table control the same way you do it in C, by just pointing to records in the database. > This is something more complex that NS Basic provides. We expose most of > the controls in the Palm OS API, but you're looking for a data-aware > table control, something that isn't built into the Palm OS. > > Palm devices do not have enough memory to load an entire datebase into a > table at once, so each time your table showed a new view of the data, it > would have to go to the underlying database to get the next set of > records. With NS Basic supporting Palm Database's ability to be > completely free format, there is no practical way to make this automatic, > without being complex and restrictive. We try hard to avoid being either > of these. > > > > George Henne > NS BASIC Corporation > http://www.nsbasic.com > > >On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 05:22:32 -0400, "George Henne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >wrote: > > > >> > >>You might want to add NS Basic/Palm to your list. It's been around for 3 > >>years, looks and feels a lot like VB, and fully supports Palm OS 5. It is > >>also pleasantly less expensive than the others. > > > >Hi > >I downloaded the NSBasic trial. It looks nice & easy to use and > >although I usually work in C, I was thinking of using it for quick > >prototyping. > > > >However I have not found any table-like control. Listbox, yes, but no > >table. Did I miss something? > > > >I would like to create a view of a database that has many (10000) > >records without having to load them all (like we do in C with a > >table). > > > >A listbox requires you to call the add method for all the records even > >though you will only be displaying about 10 at a time. > > > >With a table, you can access the 10 records you're going to display, > >and you're ready to display so it's faster and requires less memory > > > >I would also like to do custom draw on the viewed items, allowing the > >app to format the displayed text, create fake columns, etc > > > >Can that be done with NSBasic? > > > >Thanks > >Olivier Lancelot > > > >-- > >For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > >please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > >
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