Re: CommitDatabase vs. CloseDatabase
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = >I'm not sure when CommitDatabase should be used instead of CloseDatabase. > >CloseDatabase will cause all info in RAM to be written to the >harddrive. As soon as the database is needed afterwards, the >database will be opened and its contents will again be in RAM and >available to the templates. If the server crashes, the database will >not be lost. > >CommitDatabase writes the info in RAM to the harddrive, but does not >close the database. Again, if the server crashes, the database will >not be lost. > >If I have this right, why would one protect a database better than the other?One doesn't. They both protect a DB equally well (in a simple case), but webcat does not have to flush a db and reload a db if you use commitdatabase.> >Glenn > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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>I'm not sure when CommitDatabase should be used instead of CloseDatabase. > >CloseDatabase will cause all info in RAM to be written to the >harddrive. As soon as the database is needed afterwards, the >database will be opened and its contents will again be in RAM and >available to the templates. If the server crashes, the database will >not be lost. > >CommitDatabase writes the info in RAM to the harddrive, but does not >close the database. Again, if the server crashes, the database will >not be lost. > >If I have this right, why would one protect a database better than the other?One doesn't. They both protect a DB equally well (in a simple case), but webcat does not have to flush a db and reload a db if you use commitdatabase.> >Glenn > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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