Roger, thanks for the tip. Hey - you guys do a lot with this stuff. Maybe you can give me the inside scoop. In your palm apps, when you have to relate one record to another, do you use the palm record ID or do you use another method?
The gist of what I'm getting out of the various forum discussons is that I should be maintianing my own unique ID for each record to use for relations and that I should not rely on the palm generated ID. But having just finished work on a conduit, I have to question the wisdom of such an approach. I mean, how in the world would I convert my conduit to use my IDs for syncing records instead of using palm's? That would seem like a massive undertaking if it could even be done. Roger, point me in the right direction....how do you relate one record to another in your palm apps? -Ron "Stringer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:97085@palm-dev-forum... > > >Subject: Re: Sort Info block > >From: Steve Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 16:24:35 -0700 > > > >>Seems like this my be a seldom used aspect of the palm database > >>architecture. Anyone using the sort info block to boost search > >>performance? Any tips? > > > >It is seldom-used, and it's not necessarily just for sorting. Think > >of it as a second AppInfo block--you can do whatever you want > >with it (so to speak). So, performance boosting techniques are > >the same as you might use with AppInfo or any other chunk. > > Keep in mind that there is a reason it is seldom used. > Unlike the ApplInfo block, the SortInfo block is lost on a backup. > An oversight in HotSync which renders it a transient storage area > that can (to the Palm OS application) just disappear without warning. > > So be careful not to fall into the trap of treating the SortInfo block > excatly like the ApplInfo block, though it is very useful provided > you understand its limitations. > > Roger Stringer > Marietta Systems, Inc > > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
