Re: Block Commenting
Mike, I really wish you would continue work on your OBDC. I think the
community needs it. I suspect (as in my case) that my development (consisted
of mostly learning) had not gotten to the point where I could use it.... but
now it would be great to have it.
george
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Lewis" <matthewwalkerlewis at yahoo.com>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: RE: Block Commenting
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> eugtk at yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> > --- Peter Willems <peter at integratedmoves.com> wrote:
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> > > So what features do you miss ???
> >
> > Structures,
> > Useful namespacing,
> > Real database connectivity,
> > Exception handling,
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> I can agree with structures. I think that namespacing should be
> unbroken, if not yet at its full potential, by 2.5. It will at least
> solve some real problems, even if it doesn't add any more power to the
> language.
>
> I'm curious, though, what your definition is of 'Real database
> connectivity.' There are a couple of starts at using ODBC in the
> archives, one of them mine (the other by Tone Skoda). I can tell you
> that one reason it was left so incomplete was the underwhelming response
> it got--perhaps I should pick it up again. But, there are several other
> wrappers for various database formats (I can recall MySQL and Tsunami
> record manager contributions off the top of my head, but I know there
> are ). Additionally, you could use EuCOM to wrap ADO or OLEDB (which I
> think give you pretty full ODBC functionality) or straight MS Access.
> In addition, there's (still very immature, but I can't resist a
> shameless plug) EuSQL.
>
> [Formal] Exception handling remains a deep dark hole of confusion for
> me. It seems to be obfuscation more than anything else. My personal
> needs tend to be met by using an object and testing for a proper
> value/datatype--when I bother with error checking or validation at all.
> :(
>
> Matt Lewis
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