Re: gui & Database

[mike_phillips urscorp com]

> GUI is now drawing airports.

Very cool. (Can't the airport symbol change depending upon the runway 
heading ?, only joking ;)

Database:

I've taken a quick look at the database code and it shouldn't be too much 
work to convert the code into a modular, generic database handler. This 
may affect the work being done by others looking up information in the 
database. I will keep the functionality of the existing db functions as 
much as is possible. I'll have to change the existing function names into 
function pointers, hopefully it won't upset everything else too much.

To start I'll stick with the current format and add PostgresSQL support. 
(Once the framework is in place adding support for different databases is 
trivial if you know the database API)

I'll also put together some standalone apps to create the sql database 
from the fplan files. I'm also thinking of using DAFIF to update the nasr 
information (saves the $36 / 56 days). 

This will probably mean expanding the data dictionary for the application 
as well. I'll work it through and then post a proposed data dictionary. 

Mike