records v rows

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Hi there

Am at a loss to discover exactly what Rekall is doing sometimes. In the docs, "row" most often does, but sometimes does not, seem to refer to something persistent on disk (eg the server database). And "record" most often seems to refer to something more temporary in memory (in the form namespace), but then sometimes not.

I find it difficult to work out the distinction between the actions actAdd v actInsert, and what happens during the methods addRecord() and saveRecord() with relation to SQL updates and insertions (and any attendant activities, or lack of SQL activity). Since the explanations are given in relation to "records" and "rows", I wonder if I could get clarification, particularly with the intended usages in the "Form Block Methods (inherits Block)" chapter?

regards
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