----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bernie Corrigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [RBASE-L] - which is correct AT 5,11 or 5 11 - Razzak'sReply
> Hi Bernie, > > Yes... and no: > > Unnecessary costs I'd agree with you but I don't agree that basically the > same command or clause of a command should work differently in different > places. > > It should actually be quite a simple one to change in that the syntax could > be changed to work with or without commas in all cases except new commands - > if they follow some SQL principle - where a standard is defined. > > I don't really care which way it works but it's a pain trying to remember > which version to use when. > > I haven't seen any response from Razzak or RBTI or anyone else on the list > yet - personally mail gets first look in! > > Regards - any happy Christmas & great new year to you, > Alastair. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bernie Corrigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 4:22 PM > Subject: Re: [RBASE-L] - which is correct AT 5,11 or 5 11 - Razzak'sReply > > > > Hi Alastair - > > > > This kind of thinking about unnecessary standardization cost > > Microrim many, many clients. There were a number of syntax issues which > > were tightened up between 4.5++ and 5.5 for DOS. It was so wonderful > > finding that a system which contained over 2 megabytes of code would not > run > > when an upgrade from 4.5++ to 5.5 was attempted. I had several clients > who > > refused to pay for the code corrections needed to run 5.5. All > subseqently > > left RBase and have no interest in coming back. > > > > What you are suggesting would mean a lot of corrections for a lot > of > > people. If it works, don't fix it. > > > > Bernie > > > > > > > > At 10:56 PM 12/21/2002 -0000, you wrote: > > >It would be nice for this to be standardised in v7. > > > > > >Oh, sorry, I forgot, you've already done it! <g> > > > > > >Regards, > > >Alastair. > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:06 PM > > >Subject: [RBASE-L] - which is correct AT 5,11 or 5 11 - Razzak'sReply > > > > > > > > >> > > >> At 12:50 PM 12/21/2002 -0800, Marc Schluter wrote: > > >> > > >> >I have seen this both ways. So, which > > >> >one is correct? > > >> > > > >> >At 5,11 > > >> >or > > >> >At 5 11 > > >> > > >> > > >> Marc, > > >> > > >> Both are correct! > > >> > > >> More examples ... > > >> > > >> 01. Using CLS command > > >> > > >> CLS FROM ScrnRow,ScrCol TO ScrnRow,ScrnCol > > >> > > >> 02. Using the DIALOG command: > > >> > > >> DIALOG ... AT ScrnRow,ScrnCol > > >> > > >> 03. Using the EDIT USING FormName command: > > >> > > >> EDIT USING FormName ... MDI AT ScrnRow > > >> > > >> EDIT USING FormName ... MDI AT x1,y1,x2.y2 > > >> > > >> 04. Using FILLIN command > > >> > > >> FILLIN ... AT ScrnRow,ScrnCol > > >> > > >> 05. Using the PAUSE command: > > >> > > >> PAUSE ... AT ScrnRow ScrnCol > > >> > > >> 06. Using the SHOW VARIABLE command: > > >> > > >> SHOW VARIABLE varname ... AT ScrnRow,ScrnCol > > >> > > >> Hope that helps! > > >> > > >> Very Best Regards, > > >> > > >> Razzak. > > >> > > > > > > > > >
