Re: Ideas for World Hierarchy Example

Bernard Peek <bap_at_shrdlu.com> wrote:

>In message <87tcq2lt0i51tv4i242dcrpr0233na0hae_at_4ax.com>, Gene Wirchenko
><genew_at_ocis.net> writes
>
>>>Are bookmarks really hierarchical???
>>>Or do we just store them in folders as if they were hierarchical....
>>>It seems to me that a bookmark is ultimately no more hierarchical than a
>>>hyperlink.
>>
>> Bookmarks (implementation) are hierarchical with any browser I
>>have used. The data that I want to store is not hierarchical, and I
>>am limited by the implementation.
>
>Bookmarks per se are not inherently hierarchical, but the metadata that
>we attach to them is often stored hierarchically. The physical

     Quit preaching to the choir! I know that the data need not be hierarchical. Unfortunately, any implementation that I have seen is that way.

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Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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