V4MD - going from v1 to v2

[Scott Runkel]

I'm afraid I can't find the following in the docs.

What is the replacement for the following command:

    getMedia(cursor, "item_media", member "TEXT:Current Item Text")

The media in question, in case it matters, is a Director #text castmember 
(richtext).

I strongly recommend that you include in your documentation at least one mention 
of each "old" method and its replacement. You could do it in the same section as 
the replacement. It could just say, "replaces getRecordCount". That way, if 
someone searches for "getRecordCount", they will find that reference and 
immediately see how to update their code. As it is, one has to search around and 
try to figure it out without guidance.  :-)

Thanks.

-SR

Scott Runkel
Director of Technology
Hypix Media, Inc.
503-722-2123
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ruslan Zasukhin" <sunshine at public.kherson.ua>
To: <valentina at lists.macserve.net>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: V4MD - going from v1 to v2


> On 22/1/07 9:56 PM, "Scott Runkel" <srunkel at hypix.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Scott,
>
>> I'm moving an existing Director Valentina v1 project to Valentina v2. I'm 
>> very
>> frustrated but trying to contain my frustration in hopes that this upgrade
>> won't
>> get any more annoying than it already is.
>>
>> 1. Is there any documentation about what specific v1 commands have been
>> discontinued and replaced with v2 commands? For example, getRecordCount seems
>> to no longer work, replaced by cursor.recordCount. Same with getField.
>
>> 2. It appears that this same change in syntax has occurred for every 
>> function.
>
> Yes, V4MD 2 was designed to provide much better OO design.
>
> If in V4MD1 there was only 2 Xtras, now we have many,
> So we have in V4MD structure of classes much more similar to
>
>> Is this an accurate assessment? The reason I ask is, I've got a lot of code 
>> to
>> be changed if that's the case.
>
> Yes you need change code.
>
> Most changes are simple and are just find/replace
> May be find/replace using REGEX (if director allow this).
>
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
>
> Ruslan Zasukhin
> VP Engineering and New Technology
> Paradigma Software, Inc
>
> Valentina - Joining Worlds of Information
> http://www.paradigmasoft.com
>
> [I feel the need: the need for speed]
>
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