so we choose bytes ?

[erne]

on 16-09-2004 4:14, Erik Mueller-Harder at
valentina-list at vermontsoftworks.com wrote:

>> What we choose?
>> 
>> bytes in all cases ?
>> including UTF16 ?
> 
> As a developer, I look for consistency:  consistent data are good data;
> consistent code is good code; consistent definitions are good
> definitions.
> 
> Now perhaps it's important that you maintain a consistent usage with
> other DBMSs; that's not personally important to me -- as long as a tool
> is internally consistent, I'm happy -- but you'll need to weigh that
> yourselves.
> 
> But if we can refer to "bytes" in all storage encodings and thereby be
> clear and accurate and consistent throughout Valentina, isn't that
> truly the best answer in the end?
> 

Ditto :!)


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Erne.
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