Virtual strings in DBF

[Natter]

Is it possible to work with virtual (not physical) strings in DBF ?

[Antonio Linares]

Dear Yuri,

What is a virtual string ?

[Natter]

Something like that:
In the open DBF (In exclusive mode), we add lines, but do not save them to disk.
These lines exist only while the database is open.

[Carles]

Natter,

Prueba de usar el rddarray

C.

[Natter]

Thanks for the advice. Is it possible to learn more about using RddArray ?

[Carles]

https://github.com/harbour/core/blob/ma ... /exarr.prg

C.

[Natter]

If I understood correctly, then we are talking about creating a DBF in memory and working with it.
If so, then this is not exactly what I need. I need to open an existing DBF on disk (which already has some strings) and
add virtual strings to it. I.e., the physical strings of this DBF will be available to everyone, and the virtual ones only to me.

[Carles]

Then u could use triggers with rdd. Every time update a field then it will update a dbf tmp with the same struct.

C.

[Carles]

And before ask me, here example of use it

https://github.com/harbour/core/blob/ma ... logrdd.prg

C.

[Jimmy]

hi Natter.

what about "GhostRec"

[Natter]

What is this ?

[Jimmy]

hi Natter,

"GhostRec" -> EOF() + 1

[Natter]

Thank you, Jimmy, Interesting idea !