Meta-data/stimulus file/output file linkage

[Bill McGonigle]

On 08/10/2009 04:43 PM, bruce.labitt at autoliv.com wrote:
> Somehow, I don't think subdirectories are the answer.  Seriously, I think 
> some sort of db will end up being useful.  I'm at the stage where I'm 
> trying to figure out what I really need.  Coding at this point would be a 
> waste.  Once the requirements can be stated, it is a lot easier to 
> generate good code...  (Many would rightly argue it is the ONLY way to 
> generate good code.)

Yeah, if you've got the time, budget, and knowledge.  Sometimes writing
the first version is a way to actually understand the problem. :)

If you're just storing the file associations then it sounds like a
single table of filenames.  Nearly all your work would be in the CRUD
department.  It does seem like there should be a generalized solution to
this at the command line, though I don't know what that is.

-Bill

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