Re: well sort of - database design

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = >On 5/12/03 11:51 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote: > >> By the way, you wouldn't just need the ram baby if you use >> appendfile instead of append on the live server. Webdna never needs >> to open it as a db file if the processing is going to happen on a >> different computer. >Yes, but searching the file on the live server is going to be a requirement. >I was hoping to get into the normalization method as the conversation but it >seems that I am going to have to trust my judgment and make it happen. I am >going to have to employ some memory saving procedures, such as shorter - >alpha numeric skus, to keep the memory down to only what it needs to be. > >Sigh... Feel like the guys in the 80's that started the Y2K mess to save 2 >digits. > > >> How often does this data really need to be evaluated in order to >> change the parameters on the live site? Minute by minute? Hourly? >> Only once a day? >Dynamically is ideal. I am gong to shoot for that and work within the >limitations that arise. > > >If anyone wants to strike up the thread privately regarding the data logic >or has a good reference guide to point me to... Feel free... I will be >hovering over my object charts for a while :-( Hi Alex,If you're shooting for the ideal situation, I would say that the best solution is an SQL database. If you can think of ways to not search it too often, that will probably make things run faster. -- Sincerely, Kenneth Grome ------------------------------------------------------------- My programmers will write WebDNA code for you at $27 an hour! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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>On 5/12/03 11:51 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote: > >> By the way, you wouldn't just need the ram baby if you use >> appendfile instead of append on the live server. Webdna never needs >> to open it as a db file if the processing is going to happen on a >> different computer. >Yes, but searching the file on the live server is going to be a requirement. >I was hoping to get into the normalization method as the conversation but it >seems that I am going to have to trust my judgment and make it happen. I am >going to have to employ some memory saving procedures, such as shorter - >alpha numeric skus, to keep the memory down to only what it needs to be. > >Sigh... Feel like the guys in the 80's that started the Y2K mess to save 2 >digits. > > >> How often does this data really need to be evaluated in order to >> change the parameters on the live site? Minute by minute? Hourly? >> Only once a day? >Dynamically is ideal. I am gong to shoot for that and work within the >limitations that arise. > > >If anyone wants to strike up the thread privately regarding the data logic >or has a good reference guide to point me to... Feel free... I will be >hovering over my object charts for a while :-( Hi Alex,If you're shooting for the ideal situation, I would say that the best solution is an SQL database. If you can think of ways to not search it too often, that will probably make things run faster. -- Sincerely, Kenneth Grome ------------------------------------------------------------- My programmers will write WebDNA code for you at $27 an hour! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Kenneth Grome

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