Re: Search context not finding recent entries
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17438
interpreted = N
texte = >I'm doing an [appendfile] to a database (offshorelog.db) each time a certain>page is accessed by a user. When I then search that database...The online docs mention that [AppendFile] is not database-aware, and thatyou should use [Append] for databases.When you use [AppendFile], WebCatalog does not 'think' of that file as adatabase; rather, it is just a plain old text file on your disk. Thatmeans you are changing the file behind it's back, and it won't see thenew records until you close the database.[Append], on the other hand, knows that you are dealing with a database,and updates its internal structures accordingly.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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>I'm doing an
[appendfile] to a database (offshorelog.db) each time a certain>page is accessed by a user. When I then search that database...The online docs mention that
[appendfile] is not database-aware, and thatyou should use
[append] for databases.When you use
[appendfile], WebCatalog does not 'think' of that file as adatabase; rather, it is just a plain old text file on your disk. Thatmeans you are changing the file behind it's back, and it won't see thenew records until you close the database.
[append], on the other hand, knows that you are dealing with a database,and updates its internal structures accordingly.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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