Turns out there's an sqlite parameter that controls the max length (SQLITE_MAX_LENGTH) - its default is 1 billion so I think I'm safe storing encoded array information!
You might be thinking of the mySQL CHAR data type size limit which is 255. Pete Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > 255 if i am not mistaken. Larger and you need to use blobs > > bob > > On Aug 23, 2011, at 12:46 PM, Pete wrote: > > > Good point Jan, I will check on the max size of a TEXT column in sqlite > > Pete > > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Jan Schenkel <janschen...@yahoo.com > >wrote: > > > >> Glad it helped - as for storing in a CLOB, that's just the database I > use > >> at the day-job, which makes a distinction between CLOB and BLOB for > schema > >> definition :-) > >> It always depends on the size of the data, and some RDBMS's can be a bit > >> fussy about the data definition and the supported size. > >> > >> Jan Schenkel. > >> ===== > >> Quartam Reports & PDF Library for LiveCode > >> www.quartam.com > >> > >> > >> ===== > >> "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same > time." > >> (La Rochefoucauld) > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Pete <p...@mollysrevenge.com> > >> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > >> Cc: > >> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 11:30 PM > >> Subject: Re: Confused about storing arrays in a custom property > >> > >> Hi Jan, > >> The base64Encode worked great, thanks for the tip! I didn't need to > store > >> it as a CLOB type actually, just as regular text. > >> Pete > >> Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
