On Nov 16, 2007 4:49 PM, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe iTunes uses sqlite internally (IOW, it loads the xml into > sqlite for internal use) which seems very wasteful. It should just save > the sqlite database to disk as the library, instead of the xml file. > Then, if someone wants to export their library, save that as xml.
Going off topic here, what you intend to use? I used iTunes for a couple of years myself but got fed up with it. Using WMP now but I don't like that either. I've tried a few others but never found anything really comfortable. I'm tempted to write my own... > IOW, XML is a great data transfer and sharing format, but a sucky > storage and efficient random-retrieval format. Agreed. And not just a data format, it can be used as a communication protocol too. The Jabber instant messenger does this (the Google chat client uses Jabber) -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
