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Re: Adding & Removing from Database

Jun 20, 2000, 6:52 PM
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Hi, are there any consequences from adding or deleting listings from the links.db using a text editor?
Yea...if you do not add the correct number of delimiters for empty fields in your records and if you are using a text editor uses linewrapping (like NotePad) for lines, then your database will quickly become corrupted.

For better solutions than using a plain text editor (like NotePad or SimpleText), please search this forum for editing off-line.

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If I add a listing to the db through a text editor can I use one of the previous ID numbers that is not being used?
You could do that...however, WHY?!?! If you do this, you need to make sure that the linksid.txt file contains the highest record number in your links.db.

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Eliot Lee
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Thread Adding & Removing from Database johnhesch 1580 Jun 20, 2000, 6:40 PM
Thread Re: Adding & Removing from Database 		Stealth 1510 Jun 20, 2000, 6:52 PM
Thread Re: Adding & Removing from Database 		johnhesch 1500 Jun 20, 2000, 7:05 PM
Post Re: Adding & Removing from Database 		Stealth 1494 Jun 20, 2000, 7:09 PM