API methods on binary link // Philosophy (!!)

[Olivier]

ok, Ruslan, I am convinced !

I go use API in my app.

thank you

olivier

Le 25 janv. 05, à 11:39, Ruslan Zasukhin a écrit :

> On 1/25/05 12:05 PM, "Olivier" <vidal_olivier at yahoo.fr> wrote:
>
>>  Thank you very much Ruslan for all these explanations.
>>
>> I have to think really about my application.
>> It is VERY attractive..
>> But I have to think seriously about all this.
>> I shall not like, with THIS model, having to redo all structures of 
>> my tables
>> or to have now REDUNDANT data.
>
> REDO of course is hard, so may be no need.
>
>> yes, it's possible.
>> But if, for example, I have to print thousands of labels of addresses 
>> (to make
>> a mailing)?
>
>> The join is necessary here because every address is linked to a 
>> zip-city and
>> because the zip-city must be printed on every address?
>
> No. I give example
>
>> Unless we have redundant tables ?!
>
> No need!!!!
>
> Where you see need in redunant tables?!
> Its SQL will have them for JOIN.
>
> To print labels you write (syntax just to show idea)
>
> PrintLabels( inCities as Vset )
> {
>     for_each cityRecID from inCites
>     {
>         PrintLabelsForCity( cityRecId )
>     }
> }
>
>
> PrintLabelsForCity( cityRecID  as Integer )
> {
>     tblCity.RecID = cityRecID   // goto City record
>
>     cityName = tblCity.Name
>     cityZip = tblCity.Zip
>
>     streetsSet = LinkStreets.FindLinked( cityRecID )
>
>     for_each streetRecID from streetsSet
>     {
>         tblStreet.RecId = streetRecID // go to street
>         PrintLabel( cityName, cityZip, tblStreet.Name )
>     }
> }
>
>
> PrintLabel( cityName, cityZip, streetName )
> {
>     // PRINT code here.
> }
>
>
> What you think now?  :-)
> Is it so hard ?
>
> And this way in general erquire less RAM/DISK space,
> Because we simply use original tables.
> No any redundant data/tables.
> SQL way have them -- JOIN TABLE.
>
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> e-mail: ruslan at paradigmasoft.com
> web: http://www.paradigmasoft.com
>
> To subscribe to the Valentina mail list go to:
> http://lists.macserve.net/mailman/listinfo/valentina
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Valentina-beta mailing list
> Valentina-beta at lists.macserve.net
> http://lists.macserve.net/mailman/listinfo/valentina-beta
>