Suggestions on mechanism or existing code - maintain persistence of file download history
R.Wieser
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Thu Jan 30 04:34:18 EST 2020
Chris,
> Uhh....
>
> Proper databases don't HAVE non-atomic operations. That's kinda their job.
Uhh... yes, /singular/ operations are considered to be atomic. A series of
operations /ment/ to be executed as a single one on the other hand aren't.
> Unless you mean that there's a non-atomic operation that consists of
[snip]
>> Also think of the old adagio: "I had a problem,
I guess that that went right over your head. :-) /You/ might know exactly
what should and shouldn't be done, what makes you think the OP currently
does ?
> But that's still not corrupting the database.
Depending on your definition of corruption. An unreadable file is often
described as being corrupt, though the same can be said of a database in an
inconsistent state.
Regards,
Rudy Wieser
>> Also think of the old adagio:
>
> BTW, the word you want here is "adage", unless you mean that
> it's a piece of music being played slowly :)
Thanks.
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