TW file - "doing a 'save' vs. a 'send'" (How does it differ?

[rob2218]

I'm curious.
if I'm in a TW database (not one single PLN rather that jumbled up DB files) and I do a "SAVE"....where does that "save" go to and what is it saving?

Also, if I do a "SEND", I know it communicates the changed data back to the server copy but....well, what's the SAVE function then for in a TW database?

On another question - the users here in our office keep asking me "So..if I crash my TW session, then where's my 'file' that I can go to to retrieve the work I've done"? Where's my "saved" file from the previous save if the TW database is no longer a single PLN?

I'm not sure how to answer them on this one.
Where do they (we) go to to retrieve information after a crash???

[Link]

T_Morse wrote:
(This is not necessarily needed any more thanks to GUIDs)

I would certainly be very interested in hearing more about how you think GUIDs may help here. If the same GUIDs are not being used for the same updated parts, I wonder how they can help at all.

Maybe i am jumping to the wrong conclusion? Please enlighten me if you have time!

Cheers,
Link.

[rob2218]

Can someone please shed some light on the globally unique identifier theory?
thanks,

[David Maudlin]

rob2218 wrote:
Can someone please shed some light on the globally unique identifier theory?

The ArchiCADWiki has an explanation: GUID

David