"Bill" == Bill Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>> Not really, The Sort info field are deleted if the DB are backuped to
>> the PC, but maybe not always, so its not a save place to store infos.

Bill> Really?!  Then it's a lousy place to store info.  So it's just a
Bill> temporary place for applications to stash sorting information, eh?

AFAIK Right.

>> The Reason i suggested to not write a sort info Block, but use the
>> Info (sort info Block present) if the DB are parsed (read) outside the
>> PalmOS is thats maybe possible that a Sortinfo Block are there.

Bill> Yes, I understand.  I'll add a note that any SortInfo block should be
Bill> ignored.  If the reader just uses the offset to the index record, it
Bill> should automatically skip over any additional information in the
Bill> header, so it would normally just skip this block.

...and use the Offset to the Sort info block as the endposition for
the app info block.

cu,
 Dirk

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