On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Runnerpizza Net wrote:
do you also think it will be a safe practice for the db or keeping it open all the time could also easily damage the db?
You're working with a copy of the database in memory until you explicitly issue a write or flush command ('commit'). The database on disk remains as it was even if your system crashes for some reason. A disk failure could damage the database, but not keeping open a connection to the working application. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | The Environmental Permitting Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | Accelerators(TM) <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------