Hi all. I am migrating a v15 database to v17, 4D Server running on Mac. I need some opinions as to what to do with regards to converting commands marked as obsolete as per this article:
https://doc.4d.com/4Dv15/4D/15/Deprecated-or-removed-features-in-v15-product-range.200-2063067.en.html I have been addressing them by theme, and in some cases the conversion is straight forward, e.g. _o_ENABLE BUTTON/_o_DISABLE BUTTON is replaced by OBJECT SET ENABLED whilst some others can be removed completely, e.g. _o_REDRAW LIST. I am now looking at how to deal with the obsolete Compiler theme commands _o_C_INTEGER, _o_C_STRING and _o_ARRAY STRING. _o_C_INTEGER I have simply replaced with C_LONGINT as the docs state that "...4D and the compiler retype Integers into Longints internally." However, I am conflicted as to how best to deal with _o_C_STRING and _o_ARRAY STRING which are replaced by C_TEXT and ARRAY TEXT respectively. The docs state "The operation of the [_o_C_STRING/_o_ARRAY STRING] command is strictly identical to that of the [C_TEXT/ARRAY TEXT]". Of course the string length parameter in the obsoleted commands makes the conversion non-trivial and code will need to reviewed for any functional regressions, e.g. in relation to database fields of type String where the length can still be defined (auto-truncation may not be the desired/intended behaviour!). I have searched the archives on this topic but opinions seem to be divided on whether or not to do this conversion? Perhaps I am mistaken, but I am of the opinion that it will have to be done sooner or later as 4D reserves the right to remove obsoleted commands and will eventually do so? TL;DR the options are: 1. Replace 2. Do nothing for v17 Thoughts? I will deal with my questions and options regarding Subrecords in a separate email! Regards, Narinder Chandi, ToolBox Systems Ltd. -- ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
