[APBeta] Starting up an observation database

[Michael Portuesi]

On Oct 20, 2008, at 4:57 PM, Paul Rodman wrote:

>
> Putting the entire NGC catalogue into a plan will bring V1.6.1 to  
> its knees. Trust me.

I'm noticing that now.  As I write this, a few hours later, it's  
*still* trying to add the items to the plan.  I'm going to kill it now.

I was just trying to avoid the step of looking up each individual  
object in order to add it to the plan, so *then* I can log it.

>
>
> I would suggest doing it directly with V2, but not for another day  
> or so. I'm currently working on a last tweak to the observation  
> database format. I doubt it will nullify any previously-entered  
> data, but just to be on the safe side...

Sounds good.  I would prefer doing it with V2, actually, to help with  
the development.  It's just that I have today and tomorrow as free  
days, and I start a new job on Wednesday.  After that, my free time  
drops precipitously.  I'll still work on it as time permits.

>
> The database format used in V2 (SQLite V3) is very stable and robust  
> (I haven't had a corrupted database yet, even during development).
>
> Also, after adding a few dozen observations, I'm sure you'll have  
> some suggestions to speed things up.


That's true.  I would relish the opportunity to make suggestions to  
help streamline this process.

Michael Portuesi