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Why can’t we have Update procedures linked to the context of the record in the browse, not the browse (or the file for the browse) itself?
This is relevant in the case (and no doubt more than this) where you have a 1:1 relationship between a ParentFile and many ChildFile’s.
I have a browse of the ParentFile, but I want to update the ChildFile.
Now, in the reality of Clarion (and other programming), we’d just handcode it into the browse.
But a fellow Dictator of Code has been starting out with NTWS (NetTalk Web Server) and we were discussing the particular issues he was facing taking the BigAss ™ database and showing it in NTWS.
The concept, to me, seems so simple. You have a defining context for the record, and based on that context (or condition i suppose, like a case statement) you call (and prime the child 1:1 file record) the particular Update procedure needed.
Interesting .. { pinky in mouth }.
A new build of Clarion .Net has been released.
Wow. There’s a lot to the patch notes. Nice work!
There are some issues with the new build, dictionary problems in the main it seems. This is the first build where the dictionary functionality is quite full featured. From the Readme,
enable the dictionary editor so that you can now add, change and delete all items in a dictionary
It’s a good step forward in terms of bulk work. I like the amount of stuff in this build.
Robert Paresi has raised some valid points on the newsgroups in the last few days. There was a particularly good (not crazy arguing, just solid good) discussion going on as to the benefits of Appearance and the benefits of Functionality, and where those two mesh (or don’t) together.
The new site is around the corner. I know I keep saying this. But it is. I’m just not sure which corner. But it’s more along than last time.
I’m putting together the new website. It’s design won’t be (hopefully) the final one, it’s just a theme I pulled of the net. But the site needs to go live. Compromises.
Hope everyone has a fantastic February 14th.
06 Feb
Posted by Stu as The Bling (News, Opinions)
This place is still here. I’m still posting on it :).
Geoff Spillane and I have been talking, and I realised that the Aussie DevCon is not very far off. Last year I thought there was plenty of time to kick some stuff into motion.
First thing, I would encourage anyone who is anyone who reads this blog to think seriously about attending the DevCon. If you don’t have the money, cool. I’d say talk to Geoff, but I’m not sure that there is much in the way of "funding" to help out people. Maybe some kind of payment schedule, but I don’t think so.
The Aussie DevCon is a pretty huge event for us over here. But I’d like to say that it’s becoming an important event worldwide. We got Bob over last year, and might, _might_, be getting him this year (wish fulfilment). We had Colonel Capesoft and His Boyz for three days of awesomeness, and then heckling from the back with the rest of the super-nerds. And we had some bloke talking about undies. Highlights .. yeah.
So, what I’m getting at, is that if you have the opportunity to come, you should. If you are feeling like you need to meet some new and crazy people (I make up most of the crazy), then please, come along.
Second thing, if anyone has got suggestions for the DevCon, please fire them to Geoff (or myself). Geoff is doing the organising, I’ll just make that clear. But I really think we’ve got such an opportunity that if people have ways to take hold of it, then super!
If you need emails, post a comment here, I’ll get back to you via .. email .. with the .. email.
Last night, after a few hours of work, I thought .. I could go to bed .. or I could work on the podcast.
I’m developing a routine that will stand the test of at least a couple of podcasts. It’s a bit of a blast, and last night I started voice recording. Nice. Fun fun. Hopefully the podcasts will contain something special for the community. Another little hook for newcomers, and a familiarity for us existing folk.
Just a reminder:
Clarion Folk
Stick that into your brain. It’s the new site. It’s the new brand. It’s the new Pimp My Clarion.
But it’s not done yet. The new site hasn’t come as quickly as I thought it might, but I’m not worried. It’ll be done soon. _Soon_.