BTW, I've just searched through the ACE 9.10 Client Engine (including the
local server), and I couldn't find any reference to
TTOS().

Where are the ADS supported index functions documented??

Brgds,
Viktor

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Viktor Szakáts <[email protected]>wrote:

> can do whatever you want, but if you want 100% support harbor index cdx,
>> TTOS must exist to support them, not just visual fox pro, advantage also
>> uses it for example.
>>
>> Why we need HB_TTOS() and TTOS() at the same time.
>> I think TTOS is the best solution with HB_COMPAT_FOXPRO and without it.
>
>
> ADS has it as part of its FoxPro compatibility feature, this
> doesn't change the fact that this is a FoxPro compatibility
> function.
>
> Again, Harbour's doesn't aim to be FoxPro compatible in
> the first place. FoxPro is just another dialect, like XPP,
> FlagShip, etc, but it's different and incompatible enough
> with the rest of the bunch that we've choosen not to enable
> support by default. If this isn't enough for your purposes,
> you can enable HB_COMPAT_FOXPRO, and/or add support
> with speciality features by other means.
>
> Overall It wouldn't be very wise to make bad compromises or
> break core Harbour rules, or limit ourselves just to add support
> for some FoxPro features, if we can add support for something
> without any adverse effect on higher priority goals, it's fine
> though. And finally, there is always room to do development
> outside the Harbour core, for example as part of a FoxPro
> compatibility library, which could implement the exact replica
> of FoxPro features without being limited by other factors.
>
> Brgds,
> Viktor
>
>
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