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From: "Darrell A. Martin" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Advantages and disadvantages of internal exhibits
Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 02:09:03 -0600
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At 11:34 PM 3/1/02 -0500, Walt Flory wrote:
>What advantage (and how much advantage or disadvantage) is there in adding
>exibits as internal images?
>
>It seems to me that keeping the size of the data base file smaller by
>using external exhibits would usually be more important (and/or lead to
>fewer problems).
>
>I'd like to know what others have learned through experience about the
>pros and cons of internal exibits.
>
>Walt Flory

Hi, Walt:

From my limited experience, the *only* real advantage of internal exhibits
is that they are backed up as an integral part of the data set. External
exhibits are not, as I understand it. Even so, I have found external
exhibits to be vastly preferable, and use them exclusively. I removed all
my internal exhibits.

Just one opinion.

Darrell


Darrell A. Martin
a native Vermonter currently in exile in Addison, Illinois



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