Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data

2011-01-10 Thread Tijd Dingen
You saved me a lot of typing. :) Comments inline... --- On Mon, 1/10/11, Bob Bownes wrote: > From: Bob Bownes > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data > To: scmcgr...@gmail.com, "Discussion of precise time and frequency > measurement" > Date: Monday, J

Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data

2011-01-10 Thread Bob Camp
Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Cc: scmcgr...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Bob Bownes wrote: > There is a difference between archival format and database format. If you > are looking for an archival format that is

Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data

2011-01-10 Thread Chris Albertson
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Bob Bownes wrote: > There is a difference between archival format and database format. If you > are looking for an archival format that is portable, then a CSV (or other > delimiter of your choice) is ideal. They are easy to import to a real > database If it needs

Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data

2011-01-10 Thread Bob Bownes
easurement< > time-nuts@febo.com> > Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data > > We have mountains of data here too. The best why to store it is in a > "real" database of some kind.

Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data

2011-01-10 Thread scmcgrath
on Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:42:03 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data We have mountains of data here too. The best why to s

Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data

2011-01-10 Thread Chris Albertson
We have mountains of data here too. The best why to store it is in a "real" database of some kind. There are several that are free, open source and multi-platform. The best for this use is "Postgres". As this is free and open source there is no reason not to use it. In the past I've kept snap

Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data

2011-01-10 Thread Peter Vince
Would a TSB (Tab Separated Value) format be preferable? Full-stops and commas are used in numbers as decimal and thousands separators (or vice versa), so using tab character would avoid any problems with commas in the actual data (and make it is a bit easier to quickly eyeball when viewed in a tex

Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data

2011-01-10 Thread Bob Camp
ginal Message- > From: Bob Camp > Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 12:15:30 > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Tim

Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data

2011-01-09 Thread scmcgrath
frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data Hi I'm sitting here running data on a bunch of TBolts and the like. Might that data be useful to others - maybe. Could it be useful 100 years from not - doubtful. I have the ability to create enormous amoun

Re: [time-nuts] Archiving Timing Data

2011-01-09 Thread Bob Camp
Hi I'm sitting here running data on a bunch of TBolts and the like. Might that data be useful to others - maybe. Could it be useful 100 years from not - doubtful. I have the ability to create enormous amounts of likely useless trivia. To me the burring the useful nugget in the mountain of trivi