I recommend using the "correct data type", as you put it. You can always use a dev. tool to inspect your DB during development, so a clear text form of the data is only marginally helpful. On the other hand, a smaller amount of data will speed-up the hot-syncing process, coserving both time, space, and processor resources.
Dennis Leas ----------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Régis Daniel de Oliveira Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 3:04 PM To: Palm Developer Forum Subject: DataTypes and Databases Hy all! On this weekend, i've got on a mistake about the types of data that i can write to a database (PDB). I was using to write only Chars into my Records, and, now, i know that i can write any type of data (UInt16, UInt32, Boolean, float, etc). Doing this, i don't need to convert the values retrieved from the record, whei i store a integer value on it, for example. (I used write number as string to the record, how i said before). But, the questions is? Which one is the best way to do this? Convert all to string (this way allow me to see the record with an utility like xPDB), or using the correct Data Type? Thanlks all! Régis Daniel de Oliveira -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
