In my mind a variable is the same thing as a key value pair. The variable name
is the key and the data the variable contains is the value. I name all
variables with a user readable name so what is the difference between a
variable named vFirstName that contains “John” and oObj.firstname that
Hi Bob,
i will tell a little story that aligns perfectly with what you told:
I have a huge database system for managing car spare parts.
each part can be of a specific type, thus having specific descriptive criteria
each part can be linked to any number of vehicles, sometimes with a specific
Along the lines of, "what is an appropriate use of an object field", I've
been considering this:
We are a manufacturing company with lots of tools and lots of products.
Each tool has various attributes, but each tool type has a different set
of characteristics.
Silly example that I hope
> Here´s my real-world use:
> I wrote an iPhone app that collects data (scans barcodes).
> That data is in JSON format and transferred via HTTP to a 4D Server.
> The server stores that data in an object field (which is never queried. It
> just holds the collected data).
That's a great example of
David Adams:
> I've been asking about real-world use of object fields for quite some time
Here´s my real-world use:
I wrote an iPhone app that collects data (scans barcodes).
That data is in JSON format and transferred via HTTP to a 4D Server.
The server stores that data in an object field
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