Boyd, Not exactly what I said. There is nothing wrong with V8 or the compiler. But I don't exactly think that we should ask that every feature that is announced in a new product should be included in an older product.
Jan -----Original Message----- From: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:19:07 +0000 Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Issues associatedwithpackaginganddistributionR:BASEap... Jan, So now v8 is has no value to me, I have to sit and wait until v9 conming. How proudent is that? Boyd ---- jan johansen <[email protected]> wrote: > Boyd, > > Since V9 is a totally different animal I don't believe that it would > be prudent to ask that the extended features of V9 be offered in > V8. > > Compared to V9, V8 is an inferior product. It flat out flies. > > Jan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:27:39 +0000 > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Issues associated with > packaginganddistributionR:BASEap... > > > If adding files to the compiler is the issue for security, > and V8 works just fine, > Why not do an update for v8 compiler? > Boyd > > > > ---- [email protected] wrote: > > Since I didn't go to the conference, > > I haven't viewed the V9 nor is it on the product list. > > Is 9 available now or is it still under development? > > Boyd > > > > ---- [email protected] wrote: > > > This thread made me think of something for the first time. > > > In the old days all our code was in a bunch of external files. That > > > made it hard to distribute, and people could modify or delete our > > > programs. But now most of us put all the code into the forms > > > themselves, so even without a compiler it's easy to have just > > > the 4 database files and an rbase.dat. So the compiler's main > > > function is to keep you from having to install RBase at the site, > > > right? And that means no "back door" way of getting to the data. > > > > > > If the V9 compiler will put the forms into the compiler itself rather > > > than the database files, your program code is back to being safe > > > again. I find that a HUGE benefit ... I've never used the compiler, > > > but will be more likely to do so under that scenario! > > > > > > Karen > > > > > > > > > > >If I am not mistaken the DLL's are still required for a > > > > >fresh installation of an eXtreme 9.0 compiled exe where > > > > >there is not a resident copy of R:Base already installed. > > > > >However, the ability to embed the reports and forms is > > > > >the real beauty of this new release. > > > > > > > > > > > > In addition, you also have the option to embed all related > > > > External Forms File(s) (.rff) and Command Files (.rmd,.cmd, > > > > .eep) as R:BASE resource files for your distributed compiled > > > > application. > > > > > > > >
