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August 14, 2009 at 00:06 #779
Wintermute	1. It would be nice if the files were stored directly in the databsae with version control. That way you could have multiple copies of the files with the differen versions. Also you would have one central file to backup and share among your computers. 2. It would also be nice if it would automatically default to loading or saving to that database. that way when you save a document it automtically would let you save to the tabbles structure.
August 14, 2009 at 00:49 #780
Andrea D'Intino	Hello Wintermute and welcome to the forum - We actually heard many requests of a version control system, but people seem to have pretty different ideas about how it should work… what is it that you have in mind? What kind of workflow? - as for saving the db: the db is automatically saved every 5 minutes and when you close Tabbles. Tabbles keeps a backup of the database, plus you there is a built-in feature to backup and restore the db. Do you really think you need more than that? My best regards, Andrea
August 14, 2009 at 07:57 #781
Wintermute	"BARIO" wrote: Hello Wintermute and welcome to the forum - We actually heard many requests of a version control system, but people seem to have pretty different ideas about how it should work… what is it that you have in mind? What kind of workflow? I think the best way to implement it would be to have a view that shows the different versions. That way you only seem them when you are looking for them. - as for saving the db: the db is automatically saved every 5 minutes and when you close Tabbles. Tabbles keeps a backup of the database, plus you there is a built-in feature to backup and restore the db. Do you really think you need more than that? My best regards, Andrea I am talking about actually storing the data in the DB. That way your word file, etc is stored as an object in the database. Then tabbles becomes the true system for storing all objects in the database. When you back up data then you would have one central file to back up. It also means it is harder to lose the files since they are in one place. Right now you can break a link by just moving the file in tabbles.
August 14, 2009 at 20:08 #782
Andrea D'Intino	Hi Again, I think the best way to implement it would be to have a view that shows the different versions. That way you only seem them when you are looking for them. What you mean with a "a view that shows the different versions"? Do you want to see all the versions at once in the same panel? we’re thinking of having a special tabble named "version" where inside the tabble you see the version number. The user will manually go one version up, and when this happens Tabbles will make a backup copy of the file. Then we need a little dialog where the user can choose which version of the file he wants to open. Does it look good enough for you? I am talking about actually storing the data in the DB. That way your word file, etc is stored as an object in the database. Then tabbles becomes the true system for storing all objects in the database. When you back up data then you would have one central file to back up. It also means it is harder to lose the files since they are in one place. Right now you can break a link by just moving the file in tabbles. as we are writing, we are working out a solution to prevent the problem that when you move files (using windows explorer) Tabbles can’t find them anymore. In order to do this we’re implementing a windows service (a demon) that will keep track of all the files that are moved on the hard drive. As for saving all the files into the db, it would be a huge job, have a lot of downsides and we don’t really see the need of it. What would happen when an application needs to save a file? I think it’s much easier to hook-up with the windows file system, right now Tabbles doesn’t really do it. Best regards and thanks for your input! Andrea