> Can anyone tell me if I could run into problems if a user
> has so many contacts that it would exceed the maximum length
> of a string?
You don't need to put your property list into a string; you can write it
directly with:
fileIoObj.writeString( string( pList_Of_Contact_Data ))
and read it back directly with:
pList_Of_Contact_Data = value( fileIoObj.readFile() )
> Or alternatively suggest a better way to do this.
No, this is a good way.
> Should I be using fields to store this data instead
> of a property list - if so why?
I wouldn't. Lists should be faster than shoving data in & out of fields,
especially if there's a ton of data. And writing a txt file will probably
be faster than saveMovie or save castLib.
HTH
Rob
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