Paul McNett wrote: > Sibylle Koczian wrote: >> Yes, if there is a function producing the PKs you want. Not quite so simple >> if >> you invent each one (abbreviations for example). In that case the value >> would >> come from some control in the form, and I don't really think myFunc should >> have to know about the UI. I will play around with this and see where I get. > > No, the biz shouldn't be aware of the ui at all. If it were me, I'd keep > the PK invisible from the UI (and keep it meaningless), and just define > another field for the abbreviation field that may well be unique but > isn't *the* pk.
This is always the better way to handle it - except for cases where you can't change the data structure of a already existing database. Uwe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: Dabo-users@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
