new feature request - user defined functions

[Robert Mills]

Bob,
 
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?
 
Why would you need two versions of Quiz?
 
regards,
 
Robert W.Mills
Business Systems Development Analyst
Group Information Systems & Technology
Pinnacle Arvato
DDI: +44 (0)20 8309 3604 

 

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From: Deskin, Bob [mailto:Bob.Deskin at Cognos.COM] 
Sent: 04 September 2007 14:48
To: Robert Mills
Cc: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: new feature request - user defined functions


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.
 
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.
 
Bob


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	From: Robert Mills [mailto:robert.mills at pinnaclearvato.co.uk] 
	Sent: August 31, 2007 9:58 am
	To: Deskin, Bob
	Cc: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
	Subject: RE: new feature request - user defined functions
	
	
	Allow Quick, Quiz and Qtp to call a user defined function that
is defined within a library.
	 
	An example of it's use would be for check digit
calculation/validation and encryption/decryption routines. 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 (we had to roll our own
encryption routines as the auditors were after something stronger).
	 
	This feature would also enable the developer to include the
mathematical functions (sin, cos, tan, etc.) that have not been
implemented in PowerHouse.
	 
	regards,
	 
	Robert W.Mills
	Business Systems Development Analyst
	Group Information Systems & Technology
	Pinnacle Arvato
	DDI: +44 (0)20 8309 3604 

	 

 
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