[REBOL] Re: possible data format ... Re: Re: dbms3.r 01
From: petr:krenzelok:trz:cz at: 16-Jan-2002 11:37
> I would suggest:
>
> rec-no ["various" 3 'or [more--datatypes]] ["D" time-stam-of-creation last-changed
> [locked-time-stamp user-info whatever]]
>
> above structure only shows aproach I would go with - first info, 'selecta-ble or
> 'find-able record-number, then record itself, followed with third block
> containing some system info - navigation is pretty straightforward, and we could
> use wrapper functions
>
> get-lock-stamp: func [db rec-no][first last last next next find blk 5] , where 5
> = rec-no :-)
>
uhm, when I think about it - what a nonsense :-) record-num 5 can be part of data
block, so we can't use such simple mechanism. Maybe the best way is to really wait
for open/direct/seek mode and write proper driver skipping here and there in opened
file ... the question is - wait for how long? :-)
-pekr-
