[WebDNA] Can WebDNA corrupt a db?
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = > I agree with you that a badly formatted database could be > the cause. So, what would be the definition of a badly > formatted code which had such consequences as stated > below? I'm not exactly sure. It just seems to "make sense" that if a db gets corrupted somehow, any append / replace / delete done on that db might have unanticipated consequences. I don't think WebDNA can actually create a bad db format via append / replace / delete, but maybe it can. Does anyone know for certain? However, WebDNA can certainly screw up a properly formatted db via writefile or appendfile! When I've had badly formatted dbs in the past, the cause was usually a db that was installed from another source, such as a FileMaker export that was not done properly. In cases like these I have fixed or replaced the offending db file. But from my recollection my WebDNA code has never screwed up a db format. Palle, have you checked the format of the db(s) that end up with blank records in them ... to see if their format is good or bad?
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> I agree with you that a badly formatted database could be > the cause. So, what would be the definition of a badly > formatted code which had such consequences as stated > below? I'm not exactly sure. It just seems to "make sense" that if a db gets corrupted somehow, any append / replace / delete done on that db might have unanticipated consequences. I don't think WebDNA can actually create a bad db format via append / replace / delete, but maybe it can. Does anyone know for certain? However, WebDNA can certainly screw up a properly formatted db via writefile or appendfile! When I've had badly formatted dbs in the past, the cause was usually a db that was installed from another source, such as a FileMaker export that was not done properly. In cases like these I have fixed or replaced the offending db file. But from my recollection my WebDNA code has never screwed up a db format. Palle, have you checked the format of the db(s) that end up with blank records in them ... to see if their format is good or bad?
Kenneth Grome
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