My WASP program uses memo fields to store code, so that when you make a selection from a dropdown, the code fires from the memo field. It allows me to add code without recompiling the exe, and since it is running on a fat client, I don't worry about it. People act like they work for the NSA or CIA and there are spooks out there trying to read the IR from their screens. If that is the case, then I think maybe a different strategy might be in order, and find a room with windows.
John -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 12:49 PM To: Profox Subject: [WEB] Storing code in tables Hey - -- - Since I see y'all chatting... I am working on my framework for designing Web applications using PHP, and in this case, MySQL. One of the goals I have had for a long time in my development (in any language) is to keep things flexible by putting lots of stuff in tables. This includes metadata tables which specify ordinary validation rules: mandatory?, typical formats, encrypted?, stuff like that. The typical ones result in a function call to a utility object embedded in a data object: IsValidFormat (<string>,"Telephone"), for example. For exceptional validation, this includes a field for a bit-o'-code for custom validation or table- level validation. Also, for the same flexibility reason, my framework design keeps page- related information, including display code in a table, too. This is never core code like login validation or data object definitions, only again, function calls to data and UI objects. All of the class definition code is kept in files, not tables, off of the Web tree. When I posted a question related to this strategy in a PHP group, I got an individual who said that this strategy is very dangerous, and (in so many words) I'm an idiot for even contemplating it. Mind you, he only knew the "code in tables" part, without the level of detail above. I subsequently supplied it, but so far without response. Whadaya think? Is this an ill-conceived strategy? Ken [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
