I believe it is referring to records in random files. VCAA does not want RDBMS involvement.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 25 November 2010 13:29, Peter Hatigan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hatigan.peter.h@edumail.vic.gov.au">hatigan.peter.h@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-AU"><div><p class="MsoNormal">SD U3O2 KK03- types of data structures, including one-dimensional arrays, records and files</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Does ‘records’ refer to:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Creating links to a database (Access) and manipulating records through datasets etc.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Or, to creating and manipulating records within the code?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">For example:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);">Type</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);">Str25<b> = String</b>[25];<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);">TBookRec = <b>Record</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);">Title, Author,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> ISBN : Str25;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> Price : Real;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> <b>End</b>;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);">Var</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> myBookRec : TBookRec;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);">Begin</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);">myBookRec.Title := 'Some Book';</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> myBookRec.Author :=<b> </b>'Victor John Saliba'<b>;</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> myBookRec.ISBN := '0-12-345678-9';</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> myBookRec.Price := 25.5;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> Writeln('Here are the book details:');</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> Writeln;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> Writeln('Title: ', myBookRec.Title);</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> Writeln('Author: ', myBookRec.Author);</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> Writeln('ISBN: ', myBookRec.ISBN);</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> Writeln('Price:<b> </b> ', myBookRec.Price);</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"> Readln;<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);">End.</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Or, both?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Peter Hatigan</p></div><p></p><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.</p>
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