Dennis I submitted your idea about variables stored with the databasea today to 7.0, under RBDEFINE. It is enhancement Request #70246 titled "Create Stored VARIABLES Saved with database and created on each connect". The request credits you with the idea.
Great idea - hope we get to have it! David Blocker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 9:56 PM Subject: RE: Labels > Put it in Dave!! > > Love all the comments! > > --Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of David M. Blocker > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 2:40 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Labels > > > Dennis > > I love your idea. If you aren't connected to the 7.0 line as a beta tester, > I'll submit it as a request. If you are, please do it!! > > Let me know > > David BLocker > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 10:19 AM > Subject: RE: Labels > > > > Tom, > > > > >>This functionality and the requirement has been there since the first > > >>release of R:BASE version 6.5. > > > > I have had a brainstorm (I think.) > > > > My opinion, the database should contain all it needs to unload, or be > > maintained without outside code. > > > > We can define views, forms, reports, etc to contain global variables. > > > > Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could also define variable definitions that > > would be stored in the database? That way they become an integral part of > > the database and we could never forget to define these required variables. > > Unloads would never trip over missing global variables. > > > > The variable(s) would be created, when necessary, every time the database > > was opened. > > The default value would only be supplied upon creation. > > Those defined to be NOT NULL would never be allowed to be set to NULL. > > CLEAR VAR or CLEAR ALL VAR would not destroy it. > > We could LIST STATICVAR to see what static variables are defined. > > DROP STATICVAR varname would remove the definition. > > > > We could say, for example: > > > > CREATE STATICVAR vStartDate DATE = (.#DATE) NOT NULL > > vStartDate is always present, defaults to today, and cannot be set to > null. > > > > CREATE STATICVAR vTemp TEXT > > vTemp is always present, but does not have any default value and can be > > NULL. > > > > I think this would be an incredible enhancement. Could I hope for it in > > 6.5? 7.0? > > > > Feedback anyone? > > > > --Dennis McGrath > > > > > > ================================================ > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
