Would it be possible to provide a list showing any files that have been uploaded, but not yet incorporated in the main database. This would work the same way as the "Analyse the data submitted by your syndicate" but would only include files as above. The reason for this request is that the time delay between updates is now so long that I find it very difficult to keep track of progress. Regards Brian Smart Brian's Scan Syndicate

Hi Brian, Brian Smart wrote: > > Would it be possible to provide a list showing any files that have been > uploaded, but not yet incorporated in the main database. > > This would work the same way as the "Analyse the data submitted by your > syndicate" but would only include files as above. > > The reason for this request is that the time delay between updates is now so > long that I find it very difficult to keep track of progress. I think what would be possible would be to identify new files, but not necessarily corrected files. We do hold the file names in the database so we know which have been incorporated. I think it sounds a possibility .. we would have to be careful that it doesn't create very large queries as some of the syndicate maintainance code does. Cheers Graham > > Regards > > Brian Smart > Brian's Scan Syndicate > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

On Sat, 21 Jul 2001 10:21:24 +0100, you wrote: >Would it be possible to provide a list showing any files that have been >uploaded, but not yet incorporated in the main database. > >This would work the same way as the "Analyse the data submitted by your >syndicate" but would only include files as above. > >The reason for this request is that the time delay between updates is now so >long that I find it very difficult to keep track of progress. Possible, but probably *very* intensive on the database. -- Dave Mayall

If the information is already held in a database as Graham Hart has said would it really be a problem. I find the delays between updates a real problem, and I assume it will only get worse as the size of the database continues to grow. Regards Brian Smart -----Original Message----- From: Dave Mayall [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 21 July 2001 11:45 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Upload Checking for Syndicate Leaders On Sat, 21 Jul 2001 10:21:24 +0100, you wrote: >Would it be possible to provide a list showing any files that have been >uploaded, but not yet incorporated in the main database. > >This would work the same way as the "Analyse the data submitted by your >syndicate" but would only include files as above. > >The reason for this request is that the time delay between updates is now so >long that I find it very difficult to keep track of progress. Possible, but probably *very* intensive on the database. -- Dave Mayall ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

On Sat, 21 Jul 2001 14:21:07 +0100, you wrote: >If the information is already held in a database as Graham Hart has said >would it really be a problem. Yes. The fact that information is in the database doesn't mean that the query to extract it will be quick and easy. Carrying out an intensive search on the files could completely lock out ordinary searches. >I find the delays between updates a real >problem, and I assume it will only get worse as the size of the database >continues to grow. I will look at doing it, BUT... 1) It will need changes to the indexing, and that can't happen without a database update. 2) It almost certainly won't be done before the next database update. 3) It will have to take a low priority because our current efforts are focussed on some critical re-tuning of the database. 4) Identifying files that have been modified since being uploaded will not be possible without significant effort. -- Dave Mayall