PHD

[Deskin, Bob]

PhD and PDL are the same regarding when you must recompile screens, reports,
and runs. If you add or change a file to a PhD dictionary (via the
appropriate screen), or to a PDL dictionary (by adding the syntax and
recompiling the dictionary), you still have to recompile any screens,
reports, and runs that use that file.

In your example of adding an item to an existing file, you would have to
recompile any screen, report, or run that used that file. And again, this is
no different for PhD or PDL.

Bob Deskin              
Senior Product Advisor  bob.deskin@cognos.com
Cognos Inc.             (613) 738-1338 ext 4205 FAX: (613) 228-3149
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> From: 	Mike Chalenburg[SMTP:chalenburg@Harding.edu]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, November 18, 1998 4:14 PM
> To: 	powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> Subject: 	RE: PHD
> 
> I have used PDL before and it is as Allison says.  It is convenient to
> move
> between dictionaries and has its good points but PHD is certainly
> convenient
> for the ad hoc changes that constitute most of our dictionary maintenance.
> 
> I'm curious as to what the scenario will be in version 8.  We have one
> production dictionary and make a changes to it regularly.  If I understand
> it correctly, when you edit the PDL source, there is a compilation
> process.
> Then it gets fuzzy in my mind.  Does the binding to this dictionary occur
> when a Q%S is compiled or at execution time?  My main question has to do
> with a situation like adding a new field to an existing data file.  Will
> all
> of the Q%S's have to be recompiled, just the ones that use that particular
> file or just the ones that would use that new field?  Currently you can
> make
> changes like this and the things that don't actually use the field will be
> ok except for cases where the record is used in PASSING and RECEIVING
> clauses.
> 
> I know this is still a beta version, but does anyone know?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Mike
> 
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