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- From: shemminga@cix.compulink.co.uk (Stuart Hemming)
- Subject: Re: "WordWrap" and temporary s
- Reply-To: shemminga@cix.compulink.co.uk
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:54:00 +0000
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- In-Reply-To: <randall.723872563@seashore> randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea)
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- TITLE: Re: "WordWrap" and temporary string storage
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- In <randall.723872563@seashore> Randall Rhea writes:
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- [Stuff deleted]
-
- > One of the things I like about Informix-4GL is that it does NOT
- > have all them "bells and whistles." This is also why I and many other
- > people like C. Why have all those huge libraries filled with crud
- > you'll never use? If you want the bells and whistles, you can always
- > add them yourself. You can have highlighted display arrays rather
- > easily using INPUT ARRAY. Yes, it would be nice if the feature
- > were there with just one command, but it's not that hard to do it
- > with a little more code. You can simulate dynamic arrays with
- > temp tables; yeah, I know it's not exactly the same thing, but
- > it will do in a pinch. And yes, I suppose there's a bug or two
- > in 4GL, but I know of no bug-free software product.
-
- I sorry but this is completely the wrong attitude! The highlight bar
- in display array is an obvious requirement. The fact that so many
- people have had to hack together a fix is enough to show that.
- Dynamic arrays are also a known requirement. To simply say you can
- simulate it by doing such-and-such is completely wrong. I mean why
- bother with INPUT ARRAY? With juditious use of INPUT, DISPLAY and
- SCROLL you could simulate that too.
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- The whole idea is to have a working set of tools that allow you to
- get the job done with the minimum of fuss. The 4GL "toolset" is good,
- don't get me wrong, but it's not complete. "Fix it yourself" is not
- an attitude I like.
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