Thanks Paul - I'd be really interested in helping / proof reading / asking stupid questions :)
On 5 November 2015 at 17:57, Paul Looney <simpl...@aol.com> wrote: > David, Sri, Robert, Bruce, Matt, > > Sorry you can’t come tonight. I understand that little "distance problem”. > > The presentation will not be recorded. It is hard enough preparing all of > the material without spending a couple days deciding what to wear. ;-) > > I have been working on a small book (originally 12 pages, now over 80 > pages and growing) tentatively titled “Accelerated Data Processing with > LiveCode” - based on my 30+ years experience with data processing and > decade with Revolution/Rev/LiveCode. There are still two chapters to > finish. The last of these is on Text File DBs. I hope to finish it by the > end of the year. It will be released under the Creative Commons license and > free for downloading. > > Here are the chapters (let me know if I missed something, I almost forgot > to have a chapter on CSV - a subject about which I have strong feelings): > > I. Have the computer time the process > II. Indicate that the process is still in process > III. Lock Screen - or don’t > IV. Lock Messages - or don’t > V. Move data to be processed from fields to variables > VI. Fields, Variables, and Custom Properties > VII. Filter data before other processing > VIII. Calculate fixed variables once per repeat loop > IX. Use “Put” instead of “Get and Put” where appropriate > X. Use multiple single filters - not compound filters > XI. Use “Repeat for…” instead of “Repeat with i = …” > XII. Sorts: “forwards”, “backwards”, & “sideways” > XIII. Choosing Delimiters (CSV must die!) > XIV. A word about Arrays, Keys, and Record IDs > XV. Cards, Relational Databases, and Text Files > XVI. “SQL” & Relational Databases > XVII. Using “Text File” Databases > > Each chapter has many code samples. > The Text File chapter will show, step by step, how to create the text > file, itself - with code samples for both the server and the clients. I’ve > been working on that chapter for a month but still don’t know how big it > will be - other than “as big as it needs to be” - there is no publisher > dictating chapter or book length. > > I appreciate your interest. > > Paul Looney > > > > > On Nov 5, 2015, at 9:12 AM, David Bovill <david@viral.academy> wrote: > > > > Paul I'd love to see the presentation - would be great if you could > record > > it or we could arrange to do it as an online session with people from the > > list? > > > > On 3 November 2015 at 05:02, Paul Looney <simpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > >> This coming Thursday evening, Nov. 5th, I will doing a presentation on > >> Text-file Databases at the So. Cal. LUG meeting. If you have wondered > >> whether there is some data processing option between the limits of > >> card-file databases and complexity of SQL RDBMS, come and find out. I > will > >> show how to build a multi-user, client/server database management > system - > >> entirely in LiveCode. > >> > >> The monthly meeting < > http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=25476> > >> is held at Dupar’s in Pasadena. The food is good and the gang is great. > >> > >> Paul Looney > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode