Hey Dan, I use domain variables for all my static dropdown lists. I check for the existence of the array at the top of the taf using it and if necessary create it on the fly.
No problems. Chuck Lockwood ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LockData Technologies, Inc. 309 Main Avenue, Hawley, Pa 18428 570-226-7340 ~ Fax: 570-226-7341 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ www.lockdata.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Stein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Domain vs. User scope > > > There lists are used by all users in the site to populate drop down lists. > > So domain makes sense I'm just looking for any issues that might arise. > > on 12/4/03 9:52, Alan Wolfe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > hey dan, seems to me that the scope of a variable should be > defined by how > > you want that variable to behave. > > > > if each user has their own list, it would make sense to make it > user scope, > > whereas if everyone on the server needs a specific list, that would be a > > domain scope. > > > > if a you only need a list temporarily for one request where you > display it > > then dont need to remember what the list is, that sounds like > local scope. > > > > not sure the arguments for making your user scope vars into domain scope > > vars but this seems to make most sense to me. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dan Stein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:17 AM > > Subject: Witango-Talk: Domain vs. User scope > > > > > >> From the Tk2 days I have the habit of loading variables I use > to populate > >> drop downs etc into user scope. > >> > >> In the past my apps have run on machines I control and they > have plenty of > >> RAM and have not been that busy. > >> > >> Now I am starting to have these apps hosted where many witango > sites may > > be > >> running. > >> > >> So it has been suggested that I load variables into the domain scope. > >> > >> What are the possible pitfalls? > >> > >> How do movement from HTTP to HTTPS and back effect these issues? > >> > >> Should I keep using the if statement at the top of critical > tafs that look > >> for the existence of one of the variables and reloads them > from tcf if it > > is > >> empty? > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> -- > >> Dan Stein > >> Digital Software Solutions > >> 799 Evergreen Circle > >> Telford PA 18969 > >> Land: 215-799-0192 > >> Mobile: 610-256-2843 > >> Fax 413-410-9682 > >> FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000 > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> www.dss-db.com > >> > >> > >> "When you are born, you cry and those who love you rejoice. And if > > you > >> live your life as you should, when you die, you rejoice and those who > >> love you cry." > >> > >> > ________________________________________________________________________ > >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > > > > -- > Dan Stein > Digital Software Solutions > 799 Evergreen Circle > Telford PA 18969 > Land: 215-799-0192 > Mobile: 610-256-2843 > Fax 413-410-9682 > FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.dss-db.com > > > "When you are born, you cry and those who love you rejoice. > And if you > live your life as you should, when you die, you rejoice and those who > love you cry." > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf
