There is no performance penalties when using local compared to request.
> From: "Alan Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 24 June 2004 2:42:16 AM > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Tango to Witango conversion > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > just to make sure, from a preformance perspective, local and request > are the > same right? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Customer Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 1:46 AM > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Tango to Witango conversion > > > It is in the read me document. Here is the list: > > A Few Things To Note If You Donšt Like Reading Manuals. > > 1 Local scope has been changed to request scope. This more accurately > describes the life of the variable. > > 2 Local scope has been kept as an alias to Request scope to ensure > backward compatability. The Witango Dev Studio version 5 uses Request > scope with all actions instead of Local scope and will therefore > produce code that is not fully compatible with a Tango 2000 server. > This can be worked around by opening your taf and tcf files in a text > editor and replacing Request with Local in the actions. On a Tango > 2000 server all Request scoped variables will function as Custom scoped > variables. > > 3 Request and Method scope have been optimized for speed and will > operate faster than shared scopes like Domain, Application and Custom. > > 4 Always quote your parameter values, especially if they are string > values. > > 5 The server settings now have the default scope set to Request. If > you do not scope your variables (we recommend that you do) you will > need to change this setting in the witango.ini file to User. Using a > default scope of request will typically keep memory usage to a minimum > and performance optimized. > > 6 The httpheader configuration variable does not function the same way > in Witango v5.0 as it did in Tango 2000. Partial headers are no longer > allowed and you now need to send complete http headers. There are 2 > new tags to assist you in formulating http headers - @HTTPREASONPHRASE > and @HTTPRESPONSECODE > > 7 TCF objects now operate in shared scopes without crashing the server. > > 8 Always scope your variables. This make more robust code and takes > load off the server as it does not have to search the different scopes > for the variable name. e.g. @@MyVariable forces the server to search > the different variable scopes (domain, application, custom, user and > request) while @@user$MyVariable would not require the server to search > the different scopes. > > 9 If you have installed an alternate ODBC driver manager ensure that > the path in ODBCDMLIBRARY points to the odbc library you are using. > > 10 The license key generated in 30 day trial mode is tied to the > machines IP addresses or host names. The server will report an invalid > license if either of these changes. This may affect installations on > portables. A fully registered license key does not have this > restriction. > > > > On 22/06/2004, at 11:28 PM, Jason Schulz wrote: > >> The 'Witango Server 5 What's New pdf' has details on the changes >> between Witango 5 and Tango2000. >> >> It isn't a checklist as such, but it is comprehensive. >> >> Jason. >> >> On 23/06/2004, at 4:14 AM, Wilcox, Jamileh (HSC) wrote: >> >>> I swear I remember a guide for converting apps that Phil had on the >>> website (it was something like a list of things to remember & >>> doublecheck) that was mentioned here. But I can't find it on the >>> website nor any mention in the list archives. >>> >>> Does anyone have a link to this, or did I hallucinate the whole >>> thing? >>> >>> Thanks. j >>> _____________________________________________________________________ >>> _ >>> __ >>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf >>> >>> >> >> WITH IMAGINATION >> Planning, Implementation and Management of Web Applications >> >> 160 Pacific Highway North Sydney NSW Australia 2060 >> phone + 612 9929 9229 fax + 612 9460 4770 >> web - www.wi.com.au email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > _______________________________________________________________________ > _ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > _______________________________________________________________________ > _ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
