On Tuesday 25 August 2009 03:18:52 pm Ed Leafe wrote:
> On Aug 25, 2009, at 5:41 PM, John wrote:
> > First the fix.
> > reportDS=dDataSet(reportDS.execute('select * from dataset'))
>
> This is redundant. The execute() method returns a dDataSet. No need
> to wrap it in yet another layer of dDataSet.
>
> > The issue appeared when a special requirement for the reports came
> > up. Larry
> > wanted to retrieve data then delete a few of the records after
> > processing and
> > that left a number of records that could be batched for a second
> > process.
> > The criteria for the retrieved data was the same for both processes
> > (so why
> > make two calls). So he wanted to work with only one table. It
> > sounds very
> > much like a VFP way of thinking where all that was needed was a scan
> > and
> > process.
> >
> > It works and very well too.
>
> Maybe you guys are thinking of the filter() function of datasets?
>
>
> -- Ed Leafe
Your right of course! It is redundant. Maybe, he'll read this and change it.
No Larry really needed the record deleted. I doubt the filter would have
worked - but thanks anyway.
Johnf
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