On Sat, 17 Aug 2002 19:20, Rick Pasotto wrote:
> > Just a thought, could that not be normalized as well? Since the
> > templates are on file one only needs to store the data necessary to
> > re-generate the document (e.g. invoice) in, say, PostgreSQL :-)-O, and
> > apply the template to it when needed?
>
> Templates change.

Proper archiving means you archive
* Data - database plus templates
* Programs
* Compilers

so that in five years' time, if you must, you can restore the entire system 
and run it again, and if necessary you can change the programs.


-- 
Cheers
John Summerfield


Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/






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