Re: Simple Database close connection
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 39223
interpreted = N
texte = Samuel Renkert wrote: > > Could you not just simply copy the new database up with a name like > new.db and then merge the two using webcat? > > Something like... > [search db=new.db&nekeydatarq=[cart]][founditems] > [showif [lookup db=old.db&lookinfield=key&value=[key]¬found=ok]=ok] > [append db=old.db]key=[key]&otherfield=[otherfield][/append] > [/showif] > [/founditems][/search] > Good in theory but bad in practice. All of our catalog databases are 100% replaced weekly (and more often when we discover errors). Some of the files are 16+MB. The server would be, shall we say, challenged, to do a merge as opposed to an in-place upgrade.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Samuel Renkert wrote: > > Could you not just simply copy the new database up with a name like > new.db and then merge the two using webcat? > > Something like... > [search db=new.db&nekeydatarq=[cart]][founditems] > [showif [lookup db=old.db&lookinfield=key&value=[key]¬found=ok]=ok] > [append db=old.db]key=[key]&otherfield=[otherfield][/append] > [/showif] > [/founditems][/search] > Good in theory but bad in practice. All of our catalog databases are 100% replaced weekly (and more often when we discover errors). Some of the files are 16+MB. The server would be, shall we say, challenged, to do a merge as opposed to an in-place upgrade.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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