Re: Search context not finding recent entries

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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 that you should use [Append] for databases.When you use [AppendFile], WebCatalog does not 'think' of that file as a database; rather, it is just a plain old text file on your disk. That means you are changing the file behind it's back, and it won't see the new 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 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Search context not finding recent entries (Gil Poulsen 1998)
  2. Re: Search context not finding recent entries (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  3. Search context not finding recent entries (Gil Poulsen 1998)
>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 that you should use [append] for databases.When you use [appendfile], WebCatalog does not 'think' of that file as a database; rather, it is just a plain old text file on your disk. That means you are changing the file behind it's back, and it won't see the new 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 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ PCS Technical Support

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