> > Just a small point, but unless the DBUPDATE log record format has changed
> > since I last used it, I believe that both the old and the new data are
> > contained in the data buffer.
>
> This is still true.  However, if I remember correctly, only the data
> from the first item changed to the last item changed (and everything
> in between) is logged.  Although, it seems in the back of my memory
> that there was some talk about only logging changed items.
 
Actually, only changed items are logged, somewhat to my surprise. The
applications for which I'm using logging use the @-list since position and
size issues are handled by an interface layer, but the only items included in
the DBUPDATE log record are the ones that have actually changed. I was pretty
impressed that they went to that much trouble. The log record does include
both the old and new values for each changed item.
 
-- Bruce
 
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