PHD

[Chris Sharman]

>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.

This isn't true: changes that don't affect the length of records don't
require a recompile. If a field becomes obsolete, and I rename it to
obsolete-garbage, I don't have to recompile anything that wasn't using it.
When I reuse it, again I don't have to recompile anything which doesn't use it.
This saves a lot of work, and hopefully will still be the case with PDL,
even with a full re-compile from source.

Someone mentioned that you can't PDL a dictionary while it's in use: I think
that's why we never use it.

If PHD is getting dumped, how about putting the sources in the public domain,
with appropriate disclaimers. That way those of us really fond of it can put
the work in to keep it going as freeware.
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Chris Sharman			Chris.Sharman@CCAgroup.co.uk
CCA Stationery Ltd, Eastway, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9WS.
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