V4MD - going from v1 to v2

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 23/1/07 8:05 PM, "Scott Runkel" <srunkel at hypix.com> wrote:

Hi Scott,

>> V4MD\Examples\V4MD_Specific\Field_Media\Field_Media.dir
> 
> Here's your code from Field_Media.dir, stripped of extra stuff:
> 
> tbl = gDb.table("T1")
> fldBLOB = tbl.field("fld_blob")
> fldBLOB.getMedia(member("out_pic"))
> 
> Does this mean I can't use a cursor, I have to get a table reference, and then
> a field reference from THAT, before I can use getMedia?

OF COURSE you can.

* Cursor is a RESULT TABLE. Right? :)

* Cursor and Table are very similar classes.
    they have many similar methods.
    including 

    fldRef = curs.GetField( NameOrIndex )
    fldRef =  tbl.GetField( NameOrIndex )


* and according to OO principles, when you have instance of Vfield class,
    its NEVER MIND where from you have got it.


> This is so frustrating and convoluted. With v1, it was just a single-line
> method from a cursor.
> 
> Now it looks like I need 3 lines of code instead of 1, and I can't use the
> same cursor, which means if I'm on a particular record of a cursor, I then
> need to figure out how to get to the same record within the table reference.
> 
> Please tell me I'm wrong and that this will work with cursors as well. I'm
> about ready to toss v2 and just go back to v1, which worked fine most of the
> time.

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Best regards,

Ruslan Zasukhin
VP Engineering and New Technology
Paradigma Software, Inc

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