Hi Richard, > But HC made it very convenient to store data on cards, and > out of the box provided no way to work with any database at > all (SQLite hadn't even been invented yet). > > Bill Atkinson said more than once that "HyperCard is not a > database", but the convenience of using it as one encouraged > people to do so.
The sample stacks with HC sort of encouraged this though - you had a pretty usable PIM there as I recall. But along with what you say about SQLite, back then I don't think it was completely conceivable that one would have thousands of contacts in a "personal file". > I believe there are so many benefits in separating code, UI, > and content that it's well worth the effort, and the clients > for whom I've ported large HC stacks have been pleased with > the results Rev offers. It sure would be nice if someone wrote an updated Runrev: Best Practices book, or many somebodies wrote chapters of one. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Proactive International, LLC - Because it is about who you know.(tm) http://www.proactive-intl.com _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
