You said 'disconnected' and 'database' in the same spec

Post #180,281 by drewk 10/21/04 2:03:58 PM Reply	You said 'disconnected' and 'database' in the same spec I don't think you can do that. Okay, you can, but that sounds like a Hard Problem™. === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #180,284 by Yendor 10/21/04 2:08:54 PM Reply	Why? Local copy of the database server running... I've done it before. Granted, it won't be guaranteed to have the SAME data, but I would think that would be implied... -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #180,285 by johnu 10/21/04 2:11:22 PM Reply	Right A local copy of the database and some lovingly hand crafted database synchronization code...
Post #180,287 by drewk 10/21/04 2:19:51 PM Reply	Assumption You also said: our database is too screwed up to use any packaged framework I would try very hard to not put something so screwed up anywhere it didn't already exist. Without seeing it, I assumed it would be easier to fix the DB issue and write a cleaner app on top than to just keep layering more cruft on top. === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #180,294 by johnu 10/21/04 2:41:26 PM Reply	Re: Assumption I would try very hard to not put something so screwed up anywhere it didn't already exist. Without seeing it, I assumed it would be easier to fix the DB issue and write a cleaner app on top than to just keep layering more cruft on top. We have over 350 tables. The disconnected laptop runs the full system with a few things disabled. The full system is a 700 KLOC PowerBuilder app.

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