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From:  Valerie Sutton Date:  Tue May 9, 2000  2:19 am Subject:  Re: SW in Databases

At 6:34 PM -0400 5/8/00, Bill Reese wrote: >So, I'm thinking... how far can a record go in a simple comma-delimited >database? If memory serves me right, were talking a finite number of >characters - so the database would be inherently limited. SignWriting List May 8, 2000 Thank you, guys, for your excellent discussion of SW in databases. All your messages are valuable to me and I am saving them in a special file to refer to later, when I start my tiny experiment. Years ago I succeeded at creating a "look-up system" using nothing but SignWriting symbols, by using the internal ID numbers for each symbol. And I did this in an ordinary database program. So I think if I focus on this, it just might happen....and I suspect the Unicode development that is going on simultaneously, with our work with Michael Everson, will be very helpful too. The month of May is quite full. But this summer, I hope to try a small database, plus work on the editing of the "SignWriting in Deaf Education Documentary" video from Albuquerque. Maybe by Fall we can have a small working database on the SignBank web site...it will be worth a try. And hopefully a brand new video too! So thanks once again, and if you all can think of anything else I should know, please post it to the List. Then, when I get started on it, I can share with you, and I am sure that will stimulate more discussion! -- Val ;-) ----------------------------- Valerie Sutton SignWritingSite: https://www.SignWriting.org SignWriting List Archives: https://www.egroups.com/group/sw-l

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