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Comment:A tweak to the 8+3 filename documentation. Update to the change log.
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User & Date: drh 2011-05-25 14:51:23.782
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2011-05-31
11:56
Update the documentation to state that the LIMIT of a scalar subquery is always 1. (check-in: 8d37b80354 user: drh tags: trunk)
2011-05-25
14:51
A tweak to the 8+3 filename documentation. Update to the change log. (check-in: 6f298c3ff3 user: drh tags: trunk)
2011-05-24
00:52
Added preliminary documentation for the SAVEPOINT methods in virtual tables. (check-in: 3dded2adf9 user: drh tags: trunk)
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<li> Add support for [URI filenames]

<li> Add support for [ON CONFLICT] clauses with [virtual tables].


<li> Avoid unnecessary reparsing of the database schema.
<li> Allow [WAL | WAL-mode] databases to be opened read-only as long as
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<li> Added support for [short filenames].
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<li> Add support for [URI filenames]
<li> Add the [sqlite3_vtab_config()] interface in
     support of [ON CONFLICT] clauses with [virtual tables].
<li> Add the [xSavepoint], [xRelease] and [xRollbackTo] methods in
     [virtual tables] in support of [SAVEPOINT] for virtual tables.
<li> Avoid unnecessary reparsing of the database schema.
<li> Allow [WAL | WAL-mode] databases to be opened read-only as long as
     there is an existing read/write connection.
<li> Added support for [short filenames].
}

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and the danger of
[database corruption caused by inconsistent use of 8+3 filenames].
</p>

<h2>Adjusting SQLite To Use 8+3 Filenames</h2>

<p>
Some systems are compelled to use an older filesystem with 8+3
filename restructions in order to be compatible with legacy, or due
to other non-technical factors.  In such situations, SQLite can be
coerced into using auxiliary files that fit the 8+3 pattern as follows:
</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Compile the SQLite library with the [SQLITE_ENABLE_8_3_NAMES]








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and the danger of
[database corruption caused by inconsistent use of 8+3 filenames].
</p>

<h2>Adjusting SQLite To Use 8+3 Filenames</h2>

<p>
Some devices are compelled to use an older filesystem with 8+3
filename restructions in order to be compatible with legacy, or due
to other non-technical factors.  In such situations, SQLite can be
coerced into using auxiliary files that fit the 8+3 pattern as follows:
</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Compile the SQLite library with the [SQLITE_ENABLE_8_3_NAMES]
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