What if you accidentally use the wrong name reference, then want to change it?
Bob S > On Dec 31, 2018, at 10:38 , Geoff Canyon via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> I wish we had better refactoring tools >> so that we could rename a handler and all code that called that handler >> was fixed, or stuff such as rename variable... >> > > One of the reasons I like experimenting with different environments is to > see what advantages they have. One advantage that FileMaker Pro has had for > 25 years, is that all references to tables, fields, and layouts, are based > on underlying unique IDs. Meaning that if you rename something, the > underlying reference ID doesn't change, and anywhere the reference occurs, > the name change is reflected automatically. Obviously this would require > significant effort to work in any text-file-based system, but it has always > amazed me that I have never seen this feature replicated elsewhere. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode