Re: [U2] Dymanic vs Dimensioned

2005-05-14 Thread Dan Fitzgerald
But simply saying that it makes no difference in any case is not true. Re-read my post. Did I say that it makes no difference? I believe the upshot was, bowing to Yogi Berra on his 80th, that the difference ain't what it used to be. Our greatest duty in this life is to help others. And please,

Re: [U2] I'm in an Array quandry, any suggestions...

2005-05-14 Thread Anthony W. Youngman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Roger Glenfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Payback during 2nd generation Pick was 10-20 attributes. Back then, the problem was to not oversize because it slowed down the read/writing of the blank attributes. Didn't we hear/read recently that the new compiler and/or

Re: [U2] I'm in an Array quandry, any suggestions...

2005-05-14 Thread Anthony W. Youngman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Richard Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes We are faced with this same situation and the thought behind this truly baffles me. Why take a flexible, dynamic database system and force it to be fixed length. This is what you are doing using dimensioned arrays and

Re: [U2] I'm in an Array quandry, any suggestions...

2005-05-14 Thread Anthony W. Youngman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Richard Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Yes I have compared the performance. Within the ERP system I worked in we saw little difference. Yes dimensioned arrays MAY have some advantage under certain circumstances, but reading and accessing fields in a record is not

RE: [U2] Dymanic vs Dimensioned

2005-05-14 Thread Stevenson, Charles
From: Clifton Oliver Always remember that you should never believe any rule containing the words 'always' or 'never'. Its corollary: All truth is relative. and We will not tolerate intolerance. taught in all seriousness by Postmodern liberal arts professors. And exactly opposite

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RE: [U2] Dymanic vs Dimensioned

2005-05-14 Thread Larry Hiscock
I don't recall InfoBasic dynamic arrays ever being limited to 1 or 2 dimensions, but then, I didn't start working with PI until the early 80's. As far back as I can recall ('79 or so, on a Microdata Reality system) dynamic arrays supported three dimensions. So, enlighten me :-D Larry Hiscock

RE: [U2] Dymanic vs Dimensioned

2005-05-14 Thread Larry Hiscock
D'oh! Disregard last post. I'm working on too little sleep. DIMENSIONED arrays, not dynamic ... Larry Hiscock Western Computer Services -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Hiscock Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 2:42 PM To:

RE: [U2] Dymanic vs Dimenssioned

2005-05-14 Thread Ray Wurlod
Two wonderful new data types. Dymanic arrays presumably store data that are changing extremely rapidly. I guess Dimenssioned arrays store Scandinavian data. =8^D --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/

Re: [U2] Dymanic vs Dimenssioned

2005-05-14 Thread Clifton Oliver
Dude, you've been working with NLS too much. ;-) -- Regards, Clif On May 14, 2005, at 4:51 PM, Ray Wurlod wrote: Two wonderful new data types. Dymanic arrays presumably store data that are changing extremely rapidly. I guess Dimenssioned arrays store Scandinavian data. =8^D --- u2-users