Automatic Data Entry

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 10/28/04 10:22 AM, "Peter De Berdt" <peter.de.berdt at pandora.be> wrote:

>> 
> I don't know how the Valentina plug-in handles things (and I don't have
> a problem with maintaining a correct database structure myself, my
> classes handle this), but let me give you an example:
> 
> SchemaVersion 1
> MyVDatabase
>      -> MyBaseObject1
>          € MyField1 as VVarchar
>          € MyField2 as VULong
>          € MyField3 as VDouble
> 
> SchemaVersion 2
> MyVDatabase
>      -> MyBaseObject1
>          € MyField1 as VVarchar
>          € MyField2 as VLong
>          € MyField3 as VDouble
>          € MyField4 as VString
> 
> What you have to do now, is before creating an instance of MyVDatabase,
> open up that database as a generic VDatabase, then create the new
> field, alter the type of MyField2, then close the database again,
> instantiate a MyVDatabase and then start working with your database.

But instance we create BEFORE do open

    db = new myDatabase


> If the Valentina plug-in would somehow be able to reflect the changes
> in the class structure to the database structure, it would save a lot
> of people time and would stay closer to the Filemaker paradigm of being
> able to change the database structure instantly.

-- 
Best regards,
Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]
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