[REBOL] Re: Handling very large databases
From: chris:starforge at: 19-May-2001 18:52
#19-May-01# Message from *Paolo Russo*:
Hi Paolo,
> You can find some useful tips on "REBOL/Core User Guide 2.3".
Heh, I should have RTFM ;)
> This is the beginning of the "Ports/Other Port Modes/Direct Port
> Access" section:
> "...The /direct refinement opens an unbuffered port. This is useful to
> access files a
> portion at a time, such as when a file is too large to be held in
> memory....".
Hmm.. sounds like this could be a lot of fiddly work. Maybe for version 2.
My files shouldn't get to unmanageable for a while anyway.. Thanks for
the tip though.
Chris
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