Warning long background before actual question.
I’ve been using DT to keep track of documents/notes/whatever at work, and it have worked very well. With one exception, I had problems with Excel documents (this was 1-2 years ago so I don’t remember the details), they wouldn’t save/became corrupt if they were stored within a DT database. So instead I stored these Excel document outside DT, which resulted in two hierarchies of documents which resulted in an extra mental effort for me - something that I try to avoid the best I can. I should perhaps add that almost all of my files are markdown files or PDFs.
So late last year I decided to switch to store the documents in a folder hierarchy, exactly the same hierarchy as in my DT database but with the added Excel documents. An important thing for me is to be able to have the documents available on my different Macs and I’ve used git to handle that. And HoudaSpot for searching, BBEdit for editing. This has works exactly as it should, so no problems there. Another benefit for me is easy use of command line tools and easier scripting (I’m much more a Python person than an Applescript person).
But I miss DT, especially the easy syncing and easy access on mobile devices. Since my main reason (only important reason) for not using DT is the Excel document, I decided to once again do some experiments with storing Excel documents in a DT database, and now everything seem to work just fine.
However, these Excel documents are very important to not just me, but also to about 150-200 other people (most important) and perhaps a couple of thousand people in other cases (important but not super important), so I do not want these files to become corrupt. And yes, I’ve heard about the word “backup” and have a couple of different ways implemented.
That was a lot of background, my question is simply what are your experiences of storing Excel (and Word and Numbers) within a DT database? Are there any problems with this or does it work without any problems?