On Wed, 2002-02-06 at 06:34, Glen Stampoultzis wrote: > > > > I have no real objection to the use of generation. My only "objection" > > was based on the "cost benefit" analysis of the situation. Basically, > > as far as I can tell you can only generate simple record stubs, the time > > it took you to develop the method of doing this in addition to create > > the definitions probably outweighs the time it would take to have done > > it by hand in the first place. Now that its done, such is irrelevant. > > The time I've spent on it has been fairly small. Especially considering I > had to learn a new technology first. Since the number of records used by > charting is large I'm quite confident I have a net saving in time. > > As to only generating simple stubs. This was the intention. I wanted the > cost of generation for simple stuff to be small. Complex stuff will still > be done by hand. At the moment it handles various sized int fields, bit > fields, constants and strings. This is really all I intended. > > > That being said it needs to stay possible to create non-xml-stub > > versions. > > Agreed. > > > As far as it being quiet. I've been trying to tie things up. I'm going > > on a week long trip next week and will be mostly incommunicada. I'll be > > in some foreign country north of the mason dixon line called Boston. > > ;-) > > > > (I had hoped to see California, but I guess it wasn't meant to be this > > time.) > > > > Marc and I both just started new jobs, so we're getting our feet back. > > And I've done quite a bit of work here and there on documentation and > > things. > > Unfortunately I've had to take a week off because things are slow so I've > got a bit of time on my hands. Hope you have fun on your trip. > > > Anyhow, nice work on the xml thing. Awesome that you've climed the > > learning curve so quickly for xslt. Cool to use it, must maintain > > ability to create complex records like SSTRecord too using just java. > > Agreed, I never intended it to be a full replacement for everything, just > really want to save some time. >
Cool then. Suggest you check into tools/ or someplace like that. Sorry if we were a bit less than encouraging on this one. Peace, Andy > Regards, > > Glen Stampoultzis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (03) 9753-6850 > 0402 835 458 > > -- www.superlinksoftware.com www.sourceforge.net/projects/poi - port of Excel format to java http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4487555.html - fix java generics! The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. -Ambassador Kosh
