Re: Looking for suggestions/help on a multi-file data model

2011-02-12 Thread Andy Akins
Thank you very much for your comments. On Feb 12, 2011, at 3:34 AM, Quincey Morris wrote: > So you still at the stage where you need to think about design not > implementation -- don't make the mistake of designing for a pre-chosen > implementation strategy. First, start by designing your user w

Re: Looking for suggestions/help on a multi-file data model

2011-02-12 Thread Quincey Morris
On Feb 11, 2011, at 18:08, Andy Akins wrote: > Imagine a "purchasing" application. First, you have to open a "catalog" - a > file that lists the items that are available. There might be multiple files, > representing multiple stores or sets of items, but you have to pick just one. > > Then, you

Looking for suggestions/help on a multi-file data model

2011-02-11 Thread Andy Akins
I'm working on an application that has multiple files as part of its data model, and I'm not sure on the approach I should take. An example of what I mean: Imagine a "purchasing" application. First, you have to open a "catalog" - a file that lists the items that are available. There might be mu