Programmatically save image, and also do it periodically

Jason Johnson jason.johnson.081 at gmail.com
Sun Jan 13 12:23:51 UTC 2008


Is an object database like Magma too slow for this? If so, perhaps
there is a journaling package somewhere (i.e. what ext3, reiserfs and
any modern filesystem does to ensure no data loss if power is lost) or
one could be written?

On Jan 9, 2008 11:32 AM, John Thornborrow <john at pinesoft.co.uk> wrote:
> We have a squeaksource image running, and if the image crashes we lose
> any new projects and/or users registered since the last save. Thus a
> periodic, automatic/programmatic save would be ideal.
>
> Regards,
> John
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> www.pinesoft.co.uk
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> Tom Phoenix wrote:
> > On Jan 8, 2008 10:18 AM, itsme213 <itsme213 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I need to urgently do both these saves:
> >>   - do these on command (via Seaside app interface)
> >>   - automatically on a timer
> >
> > Why is it urgent to save "automatically on a timer"? Is it because
> > you're using the image to hold key data that should really be kept in
> > a database?
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > --Tom Phoenix
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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