Re: Feature Request: [moverecord]

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 52167
interpreted = N
texte = Well, we're always open to new ideas for generally useful extensions to the language. One thing we try to balance is the tradeoff of adding items of general utility or that have efficiency gains by being internal to the WebDNA engine versus the performance cost of increasing the number of unique tags that have to be parsed. Adding new tags isn't 'free' from a performance perspective. Phil B. -----Original Message----- From: WJ Starck [mailto:wjs@novaderm.com] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:58 AM To: WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com Subject: Re: Feature Request: [moverecord] Brian/Donovan: Nice, didn't think of that. The question for the ages is whether a [moverecord] tag has utility for enough of us to warrant inclusion as a new context. Always like to save myself extra lines of coding whenever possible. So SM: What is the threshold for considering a new context? It'd be nice to know for future reference... Regards, -- Will Starck NovaDerm Skincare Science http://www.novaderm.com wjs@novaderm.com On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 12:08 PM, Brian Fries wrote: > then add > > [delete db=xx.db&eqIddata=[theid]] > > after the [/search]... The cool thing about WebDNA 5 functions is that > you can essentially customize the language to your heart's desire. > With a wee bit more work you could write a generic version of a > "moverecord" function that could work for any database via a creative > use of [listfields]. > > - brian > > On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 09:12 AM, WJ Starck wrote: > >> Except that doesn't delete the moved records from the old db... >> >> Regards, >> >> -- >> >> Will Starck >> NovaDerm Skincare Science >> http://www.novaderm.com >> wjs@novaderm.com >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Feature Request: [moverecord] ( Phillip Bonesteele 2003)
  2. Re: Feature Request: [moverecord] ( WJ Starck 2003)
  3. Re: Feature Request: [moverecord] ( Brian Fries 2003)
  4. Re: Feature Request: [moverecord] ( WJ Starck 2003)
  5. Re: Feature Request: [moverecord] ( Donovan 2003)
  6. Feature Request: [moverecord] ( WJ Starck 2003)
Well, we're always open to new ideas for generally useful extensions to the language. One thing we try to balance is the tradeoff of adding items of general utility or that have efficiency gains by being internal to the WebDNA engine versus the performance cost of increasing the number of unique tags that have to be parsed. Adding new tags isn't 'free' from a performance perspective. Phil B. -----Original Message----- From: WJ Starck [mailto:wjs@novaderm.com] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:58 AM To: WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com Subject: Re: Feature Request: [moverecord] Brian/Donovan: Nice, didn't think of that. The question for the ages is whether a [moverecord] tag has utility for enough of us to warrant inclusion as a new context. Always like to save myself extra lines of coding whenever possible. So SM: What is the threshold for considering a new context? It'd be nice to know for future reference... Regards, -- Will Starck NovaDerm Skincare Science http://www.novaderm.com wjs@novaderm.com On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 12:08 PM, Brian Fries wrote: > then add > > [delete db=xx.db&eqIddata=[theid]] > > after the [/search]... The cool thing about WebDNA 5 functions is that > you can essentially customize the language to your heart's desire. > With a wee bit more work you could write a generic version of a > "moverecord" function that could work for any database via a creative > use of [listfields]. > > - brian > > On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 09:12 AM, WJ Starck wrote: > >> Except that doesn't delete the moved records from the old db... >> >> Regards, >> >> -- >> >> Will Starck >> NovaDerm Skincare Science >> http://www.novaderm.com >> wjs@novaderm.com >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Phillip Bonesteele

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