G5/Panther and ... Encryption (was G5/Panther and Rev)

[Alex Rice]

On Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 12:10  AM, Mark Brownell wrote:
>  I want to put the XML text of each transaction into 300 separate 
> items of an array. I then would like to save this array as an external 
> file. It wouldn't be saved as text it would be saved as an array file. 
> I could then use answer to open it with my application that could then 
> access it.

You CAN do exactly that by using a "data stack" via custom properties! 
See this excellent post by Richard 
http://www.sonsothunder.com/devres/metacard/tips/stk001.htm

excerpts from that post:

"""
The main benefit of using a stack file as opposed to a text file is the 
                         hierarchical structure afforded with objects 
and their custom properties.

Remember that every Rev object can have custom properties, and even 
multiple                         sets of custom properties.  Accessing 
these is very fast — much faster than                         fields, 
and only a tiny bit slower than globals.  You can use array notation    
                      if you like, and they can store binary data as 
well as text.

Since a new stack file contains one card in one mainstack, you 
instantly get                         this rich structure for 
organizing your data (for just 363 bytes of                         
overhead):
...

Because the storage space and access speed overhead are so low with 
custom                         properties, you can use stack files for 
data sets as large as memory allows                         and expect 
pretty snappy performance.  In this sense, it rivals Panorama and       
                   other RAM-based databases, with all the ease and 
flexibility of an xTalk.

"""

and to emphasize Monte's message earlier

"""
-- create and populate your array
put whatever into tArray["something"]
-- use the following to save the array
set the customProperties["myArray"] of stack "savedArrays" to tArray
save stack "savedArrays"
-- use the following to load the array
put the customProperties["myArray"] of stack "savedArrays" into tArray

"""


Alex Rice, Software Developer
Architectural Research Consultants, Inc.
alrice at ARCplanning.com
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