Next available is not a good example that came from the system. The previous functions like entroc supported next available and it used the dictionary field &NEXT.AVAILABLE&.
> From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:30:49 -0600 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [U2] Data in Dict > > My experience with the Pick O/S - database of nearly 40 years has taught me > that once you truly understand it's power you stop trying to change it. > > Sent from my iPhone > Tom Dodds > [email protected] > 630.235.2975 > > > On Jan 24, 2011, at 9:12, Jeff Schasny <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My thoughts exactly. We have a perfectly good database here, why not use > > it. Storing data in a dictionary has always been a bad idea, even the > > ubiquitous "next.available" record key. > > > > > > David A. Green wrote: > >> All this talk about using the Dictionary item to store extra data has > >> prompted this post. > >> > >> I realize in the past when the limit to the number of Opened Files in a > >> Basic program was a programming challenge, that doing creative data storage > >> might have been an necessity. But I would like to suggest we leave the > >> Dictionary alone, let the database use it the way it wants to and let us > >> create our own storage device for dictionary related data. > >> > >> Thoughts? > >> > >> David A. Green > >> (480) 813-1725 > >> DAG Consulting > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> U2-Users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > >> > >> > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Jeff Schasny - Denver, Co, USA > > jschasny at gmail dot com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > > U2-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
