[APBeta] Starting up an observation database

[Paul Rodman]

On Oct 20, 2008, at 06:31 PM, Michael Portuesi wrote:

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> On Oct 20, 2008, at 4:57 PM, Paul Rodman wrote:
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>>
>> 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.
>
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>>
>> 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.
>
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>> 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.
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>
> That's true.  I would relish the opportunity to make suggestions to  
> help streamline this process.

I would say: go for it (with V2). I'm pretty sure (95%) that the  
changes I'm making will not impact what you have planned to do (no pun  
intended). I hope to complete them today, but who knows?

Paul R.