Doug, You are correct. I did mistype. I did mean table. In my application I also store some code in a table for use by "RUN" but I also make extensive use of Stored Procedures.
Jim Bentley American Celiac Society [email protected] tel: 1-504-737-3293 > >From: Doug Hamilton <[email protected]> >To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> >Sent: Tue, January 25, 2011 3:45:09 PM >Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: v9.x: Custom Form Actions vs EEPs > > Jim, you may have mistyped, but it's a VARCHAR in a table, not a form. > >My table, InternalCode, has the following cols: >CmdName Text 16 >CmdDescription Note --For my own description, variables needed, variables >returned, etc >CmdModified DATETIME --Date of most recent update >CmdCode VARCHAR --Executable code. I'll develop and test in RBEdit, then >Cut&Paste into this col. > >Doug > >James Bentley wrote: >Mike, >> >> >>I am curious. Why as a varchar field in form rather than as stored procedure? >> >> Jim Bentley >>American Celiac Society >>[email protected] tel: 1-504-737-3293 ----- Original Message ---- >> >>From: Mike Byerley <[email protected]> To: RBASE-L Mailing List >><[email protected]> Sent: Tue, January 25, 2011 9:41:31 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] >>- >>RE: v9.x: Custom Form Actions vs EEPs Additionally, if a CFA is likely to be >>used across more than one form, the code can be consolidated to a VarChar >>field in a table and use the RUN SELECT command to access it from the form >>either in the CFA or EEP... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emmitt >>Dove" >><[email protected]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 10:26 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: v9.x: >>Custom >>Form Actions vs EEPs Bruce, Like Bill I prefer CFAs in particular for >>modularity. Often I will have a CFA that is called by other CFAs which may >>have in turn been invoked by another CFA. I will add one advantage - all >>the >>bits of code are there in one place for you to see. You don't have to go >>searching through all of the various actions on all of the controls on the >>form to find something. Emmitt Dove Converting Systems Architect Evergreen >>Packaging, Inc. [email protected] (203) 214-5683 m (203) 643-8022 o >>(203) 643-8086 f [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: >>[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Chitiea >>>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 09:21 >>>To: RBASE-L Mailing List >>>Subject: [RBASE-L] - v9.x: Custom Form Actions vs EEPs >>> >>>v9.x developers: >>> >>>When creating new forms, do you prefer to create: >>> >>>a) Individual EEPs, or; >>>b) Custom Form Actions? >>> >>>Just wondering. >>> >>>bruce chitiea >>>safesectors inc. >>> >>>--- RBASE-L >>>=======================3D======================= >>>D= >>>TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: >>>Send a plain text email to [email protected] (Don't use any of these words >>>as >>>your Subject: INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, REMOVE, SUSPEND, >>>RESUME, >>>DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) =======================3D======================= D= >>>TO >>>SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to >>>[email protected] In >>>the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO >>>=======================3D======================= D= TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a >>>plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one >>>word: UNSUBSCRIBE =======================3D======================= D= TO >>>SEARCH ARCHIVES: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message >>>SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n (where n is the number of days). In >>>the >>>message body, place any text to search for. >>>=======================3D======================= D= >>>
