> In business applications, especially involving (say) retail stores, > having validation file this size is very normal in a handheld > application.
Normal <> sensible :-) What customer is going to possibly order any one of the 30,000 items? Normally only a subset applies. But suppose they might order anything. How do they know what to order? Do they have a catalogue? If they do, why have that on the PDA? Why not just enter the product codes, or a description that can be converted into a product code later (in the conduit or order processing app on the PC/server). It is rarely **necessary** to have that many items. I know a lot of customers **want** them, but that's not the same thing. Cheers, Jim Cooper ____________________________________________ Jim Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tabdee Ltd http://www.tabdee.ltd.uk TurboSync - Connecting Delphi with your Palm ____________________________________________ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
