From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2003-01-22T07:24:19+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie Q: do i need PStore for this or something else ?


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Vandemoortele Simon (delirious_nospamplz@atchoo.be) wrote:

> _Background info:_
> I am writing my very first CGI app in ruby: it's a dynamic photo-album
> (yes, i know it's been done before, but how is one supposed to learn ?).=
=20
>=20
> _Question:_
> I can't seem to decide under what format I should save my photo-album and
> could use some pointers.
>=20
> _Detail:_
> The album consists of different *sections*, each containing a description=
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> and *pages*. Every page contains the names of the pictures it shows,
> descriptions for the pictures and the name of the layout template used.

I personally would store the images in a publicly accessible file tree,
then store all the metadata in YAML::Store.  YAML::Store has the benefit
of being hand-editable, so if you need to make a quick edit, you can.

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