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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=793351907-05092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Bob,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=793351907-05092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=793351907-05092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The problem with Quick's DO EXTERNAL is that you have to
call it within a procedure. What if you need to load a define with the data
returned from an external routine?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=793351907-05092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=793351907-05092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Why would you need two versions of
Quiz?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P align=left>regards,<BR> <BR>Robert W.Mills<BR>Business Systems
Development Analyst<BR>Group Information Systems & Technology<BR>Pinnacle
Arvato<BR>DDI: +44 (0)20 8309 3604 </P></FONT>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Deskin, Bob [mailto:Bob.Deskin@Cognos.COM]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> 04 September 2007 14:48<BR><B>To:</B> Robert
Mills<BR><B>Cc:</B> powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: new feature
request - user defined functions<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=609144313-04092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>QUICK can access any library via DO EXTERNAL. It's a lot
easier to do that than to force a specific format on the developer. As well,
external calls are different on each platform and with DO EXTERNAL, you can have
a generic format or close if you care.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=609144313-04092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=609144313-04092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>As for QUIZ, we've always been torn because of QUIZ's
nature as a read-only product plus the fact that it is often used by end users.
We'd have to provide two versions, one with and one without.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=609144313-04092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Bob</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Robert Mills
[mailto:robert.mills@pinnaclearvato.co.uk] <BR><B>Sent:</B> August 31, 2007
9:58 am<BR><B>To:</B> Deskin, Bob<BR><B>Cc:</B>
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: new feature request - user
defined functions<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=466362113-31082007>Allow Quick, Quiz and Qtp to call a user defined
function that is defined within a library.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=466362113-31082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=466362113-31082007>An example of it's use would be for check digit
calculation/validation and encryption/decryption routines.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=466362113-31082007>Both here and at previous sites I implemented the
code in USE files. This was fine with the check digit routines but not the
encryption routines as the encryption method and key(s) were easily seen
(w</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=466362113-31082007>e had to roll our own encryption routines as the
auditors were after something stronger).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=466362113-31082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=466362113-31082007>This feature would also enable the developer to
include the mathematical functions (sin, cos, tan, etc.) that have not been
implemented in PowerHouse.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=2>regards,<BR> <BR>Robert
W.Mills<BR>Business Systems Development Analyst<BR>Group Information Systems
& Technology<BR>Pinnacle Arvato<BR>DDI: +44 (0)20 8309 3604<SPAN
class=466362113-31082007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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