Paul M¢Nett wrote: > Hi Dave, > > When I converted a couple VFP apps to MySQL, I went the SPT route which > worked great. I chose the route of: > > 1) insert blank record > 2) commit > 3) get last_insert_id from backend > 4) repopulate the spt cursor > > Today, I would generate my pk id's on the front end using GUIDs. While > it is easy to let the backend handle this task, having the front end do > it with GUIDs means you can have a totally disconnected design.
Agreed. I used Paul's MakeUpdatable.prg as the basis at one point for my code, despite his disclaimer about it not being used for production code. <g> > Think offline views that actually work. > LOL....yes! I've achieved that now, I think, especially with the disconnect where I have to reconnect to the remote database on the web. You can't do that with a VFP backend....always has to be connected or VFP will freak out. ymmv. --Michael _______________________________________________ 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 Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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.
