> >> However, using it makes the object that contains it incompatible with >previous VFP versions (ie., forms won't open).<< > >This is only if the MemberData is more than 254 characters, and only the >class (not the entire class library) or form with the limit broken are >unusable in VFP 8 and earlier. The problem is VFP 8 and earlier cannot >handle more than 254 character property values in the Property Sheet. > >Naturally, it does not take long before the MemberData XML can get large. >The good news is you can use Global MemberData to reduce the size of the >local MemberData. The Global MemberData is stored in the FoxCode table >(IntelliSense).
Thanks, Rick. It's been so long since the VFP 9 beta that I couldn't remember the details. That's the last time I dealt with this. All I wanted was for VFP, when I camel-cased a PEM, to stop lower-casing it before storing it in/retrieving it from the .scx/.vcx file. Even if I manually hack the .scx/.vcx to capitalize my custom PEMs, VFP lower-cases them. For my purposes, the whole MemberData thing is way overkill. Nor do I think it's necessary or appropriate for VFP to use the bloated XML format to store data when it already has an excellent method for storing tabular data--the ordinary .dbf. I'm with the purists on this--XML is a data-transfer protocol; it's not suitable for data storage. >I am interested in the performance problems. I have not seen this myself >so I am curious when the performance becomes an issue. Is the performance >with IntelliSense? I don't remember any details on this; all I can recall is that soon after VFP 9 RTM, I saw people complaining on various lists that using MemberData slowed things down. Sorry I can't do better. Ken www.stic-cil.org _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
