Example stack (storing external data)

[Lynch, Jonathan]

I don't know too much about doing it that way - it sounds doable, but
difficult. I prefer archiving by month or by year myself. After 10
years, you wind up with 10 stacks, for example. If you need to search
your archives, writing a script to search all the stacks in a particular
folder should not be too tough.

The method you suggest would probably wind up being very space
efficient, which is a good thing. However, if you were to use complex
objects, like nested groups and the like, then it seems like it would be
really hard to get all your data sorted correctly.

-----Original Message-----
From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com
[mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Glen
Bojsza
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 12:59 PM
To: How to use Revolution
Subject: Re: Example stack (storing external data)

Interesting question.

Each card could possibly contain  its original data with the exception
of the image positions on the card.

So, depending on the number of images, it may be better to to create a
matrix or array of image type and location and just store this
information. Then whe the user brings up the card that conatins the
network map they want to use I could lock the screen, place the images
and unlock the screen.

Does this sound right?


Glen

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 11:13:03 -0500, Lynch, Jonathan <BNZ2 at cdc.gov>
wrote:
> Something to consider - will the size of this data stack keep growing
> indefinitely? If so, every time you save it, you are saving the entire
> data set, not just the new card. This gets cumbersome when the stack
> gets very large. With an indefinitely expanding data set, you need to
> work out a scheme for archiving old data, or creating a new stack
every
> year (or month, or whatever), or saving each record as an independent
> stack, or as an independent text file.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com
> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Frank D.
> Engel, Jr.
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 11:05 AM
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: Re: Example stack (storing external data)
> 
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> As for the "not easily readable" part, you can set the password
> property to encrypt the stack.
> 
> On Dec 26, 2004, at 8:24 AM, Glen Bojsza wrote:
> 
> > Though there have been many discussions around "how to store data"
> > from a standalone application I have never found an example stack.
> >
> > I want to create a small application which contains several cards.
On
> > each card the user can build a network using some predefined
graphics
> > and store specific information (custom properties) about each
graphic.
> >
> > For each network map the application will create a new card.
> >
> > Since you cannot store the information inside the stanalone stack an
> > external stack (netmap.dat) needs to be maintained.
> >
> > I am looking for input as how it would best be managed. There is
also
> > the importance that  the netmap.dat file be secure from prying eyes
> > (not easily readable).
> >
> > Again, I appreciate everyone's thoughts.
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Glen
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