[V4RB] GoToRecID(xx)

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 7/7/06 5:53 PM, "Chuck Pelto" <cbpelto at pcisys.net> wrote:

Hi Guys,.

>> I am not using V4RB but COM verision of Valentina, so syntax may  differ
>> slightly,
>> 
> Could be a factor in this discussion.
> 
>> but if you have the value for RecID you would simply do something like
>> 
>> Table("TableName").RecID = myRecID
>> 
>> And you are at the correct record. You have to keep in mind that  you can't
>> "Set" the value of RecID your self as it's set by Valentina and  then is
>> readonly OR you "set" it to go to that record. I think it's very  intuitive,
>> you just have to breal lose of your old pattern :-)
> 
> I understand that....now. And, I suppose Mr. Mounce does as well.
> 
> My point is that this approach is similar to HPs infamous, if you
> will excuse the expression, 'reverse Polish notation' (RPN) that was
> so confusing to many people who used calculators in the mid-to-late 70s.
> 
> In most calls relating to navigation there is a blatantly obvious
> verbiage used that indicates that one is going to another record. In
> this new V4RB2 approach it is NOT obvious. It is 'implied'.
> 
> The amount of time that we, everyone who has had some form of
> difficulty with getting the new RPN approach, is far greater than the
> amount of time it would have taken you and Ruslan to re-implement the
> GoToRecID call. Not to mention the intangible factors of frustration
> and time spent in explaining.

Well, I do not see why it cause problems in understanding.

No problems with this":

    tbl_name = tbl.name
Or 
    tbl.name = "person"

?

Current RecID of table. How to get it in natural way?
right:

    recid = tbl.RecId       -- we just as a property

So inverse operation is

    tbl.RecID = recid




-- 
Best regards,

Ruslan Zasukhin
VP Engineering and New Technology
Paradigma Software, Inc

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