On 12 Apr 2004 at 11:56, Williams, Kenneth (Ken) (TLR Corp) wrote:
> > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ralph Wetzel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > As only sqlite needs to know, how a journal is named, how about always > > truncating the original filename so that it fits (with the > > concetanated -j* ) into whatever length is ok for all > > supported systems? > > I'd prefer that it only did that on systems where filename length ... is a problem, i.e. that the max length is #define'd per-system. No ... need to penalize people whose OSs aren't so draconian. I don't understand -- why is whatever algorithm a program uses for generating a private temporary file a "penalty" no matter how the file name works out? Even "sqlite001", "sqlite002"...etc' would suffice for all I care; why do you care what name sqlite uses for its journal files? /Bernie\ -- Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pearisburg, VA --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]