[BULK] Re: [WebDNA] Can WebDNA corrupt a db?
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = I only use a text editor (BBEdit) for my dbs. I've never figured out how to keep Excel from truncating my [cart] numbers when opening a db text file for the first time though. If there's a secret to that I'd like to know it. Eddie On 1/10/12 11:03 AM, "Donovan Brooke"
wrote: > >> I typically create and administer all dbs from webdna itself. My rule is to >> never open a db in a text editor. Any time you do, you expose your db to >> risk. > > > True.. but if you know what you are doing, editing in Excel, filemaker > or a text editor etc. is fine. > > WebDNA can work with either Windows (0d0a) or *nix (0a) returns > interchangeably, only on a [flushdatabases], WebDNA will write line > endings to the particular type of environment being used. > > Corruption usually happens when not following the docs on how to > interact correctly with the database with WebDNA code, or when you open > up in a text editor and forget something like an ending CR (CRLF in > windows ;-) ), or save using a different encoding. > > However, with a little knowledge, WebDNA tables are robust. it's just > that the 'little knowledge' part may be fading on this list! ;-) > > Donovan > > >
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I only use a text editor (BBEdit) for my dbs. I've never figured out how to keep Excel from truncating my [cart] numbers when opening a db text file for the first time though. If there's a secret to that I'd like to know it. Eddie On 1/10/12 11:03 AM, "Donovan Brooke" wrote: > >> I typically create and administer all dbs from webdna itself. My rule is to >> never open a db in a text editor. Any time you do, you expose your db to >> risk. > > > True.. but if you know what you are doing, editing in Excel, filemaker > or a text editor etc. is fine. > > WebDNA can work with either Windows (0d0a) or *nix (0a) returns > interchangeably, only on a [flushdatabases], WebDNA will write line > endings to the particular type of environment being used. > > Corruption usually happens when not following the docs on how to > interact correctly with the database with WebDNA code, or when you open > up in a text editor and forget something like an ending CR (CRLF in > windows ;-) ), or save using a different encoding. > > However, with a little knowledge, WebDNA tables are robust. it's just > that the 'little knowledge' part may be fading on this list! ;-) > > Donovan > > >
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