PHD

[Shah, Roshan (Windsor, HQ)]

Architect is an excellent Tool. I loved it when I used it. If you try to
dig into it, you will see it very useful.

Roshan

>----------
>From: 	Tony Knowles[SMTP:tony_knowles@ferntree.co.nz]
>Sent: 	Thursday, November 19, 1998 4:07 AM
>To: 	powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
>Subject: 	RE: PHD
>
>Robert,
>What is PHDMaint, Architect by another name?
>I used to used Architect to maintain my QDD dictionaries, had a lot of
>problems going to PDL and version 7, so have gone back to text editing the
>dictionary source. Hope to get back to using Architect some day.
>I agree that PDL isn't that much different to learn than QDD, a lot more
>verbose though.
>
>Tony Knowles
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-powerh-l@sphere.swau.edu
>> [mailto:owner-powerh-l@sphere.swau.edu]On Behalf Of Robert J.M. Edis
>> Sent: Thursday, 19 November 1998 08:03
>> To: 'powerh-l@lists.swau.edu'
>> Subject: re: PHD
>>
>>
>> Georgia
>>
>> The PHDMaint utility is like using Windows whereas PDL is like is DOS
>> commands.  People like me have become somewhat lazy by using the 'POW'
>> command instead of editing PDL source.  PHD stands for PowerHouse
>> Dictionary and instead of a PDC file compiled using PDL it is a set of 5
>> files forming the dictionary metadata.  PHDMaint allows one to maintain
>> the dictionary interactively rather than recompile for every change.
>>
>> The 'danger' with interactive dictionary maintenance is that the
>> metadata integrity can become corrupted without PowerHouse telling you
>> so in an obvious way such as a compile error.  I am working on a
>> dictionary at the moment that was originally created in 1987!  When I
>> tried to create a temporary working version from a PDL extract file I
>> couldn't.  There were too many integrity issues in the PDL source.
>>
>> These issues manifest themselves in PowerHouse compiled code by
>> unexplained and random behavior.
>>
>> In short, I LOVE using PHDMaint vs PDL but it requires a very
>> disciplined approach to maintenance.
>>
>> Blue
>> PowerHouse consultant
>> Rhode Island, USA
>>
>> Disclaimer:
>> The opinions and ideas expressed in this message are my own and have no
>> relationship to my current employer, Initial Technical Staffing, its
>> client CCI, or any of CCI's clients.
>>
>>
>> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
>> = = = = =
>> Subscribe: "subscribe powerh-l" in message body to
>> majordomo@lists.swau.edu
>> Unsubscribe: "unsubscribe powerh-l" in message to majordomo@lists.swau.edu
>> powerh-l@lists.swau.edu is gatewayed one-way to bit.listserv.powerh-l
>> This list is closed, thus to post to the list, you must be a subscriber.
>>
>
>= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
>Subscribe: "subscribe powerh-l" in message body to majordomo@lists.swau.edu
>Unsubscribe: "unsubscribe powerh-l" in message to majordomo@lists.swau.edu
>powerh-l@lists.swau.edu is gatewayed one-way to bit.listserv.powerh-l
>This list is closed, thus to post to the list, you must be a subscriber.
>
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Subscribe: "subscribe powerh-l" in message body to majordomo@lists.swau.edu
Unsubscribe: "unsubscribe powerh-l" in message to majordomo@lists.swau.edu
powerh-l@lists.swau.edu is gatewayed one-way to bit.listserv.powerh-l
This list is closed, thus to post to the list, you must be a subscriber.