[AccessD] Find First in an Array? - The Solution Revisited - Now Tag is the Answer

Max Wanadoo max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Wed Feb 25 02:05:42 CST 2009


>> William, I used tags, more than anyone in AccessD, I would bet a paycheck
on that 

Wheredya get a paycheck from?  I want one!

Max
Laugh more than cry.  Smile more than frown.  Be generous in  spirit.  And
always stand your round in the pub!



-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: 25 February 2009 00:16
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Find First in an Array? - The Solution Revisited -
Now Tag is the Answer

Not at all William, my argument is that if you are capable of using
collections then tags quickly 
become a bad idea.  Not a "not good" idea, a BAD idea, for all the reasons I
have mentioned.  YOU 
would not even consider using a single field in a table to store multiple
unrelated things, and yet 
you don't bat an eye at doing it with a tag.

You have to pack it, You gotta load it, you gotta unpack it, you gotta use
it.  You gotta see what 
is in there, you have to search for stuff.  ICK!!!

I have to do the same thing, but I don't use a tag to do so, it simply makes
no sense.

William, I used tags, more than anyone in AccessD, I would bet a paycheck on
that.  I wrote some 
ungodly code to do that packing, unpacking using etc.  I wrote entire
systems to make it easy to see 
the stuff I was packing in there.

It worked.  It was ugly.  I would NEVER do it again.  But I have the ability
to use other more 
powerful tools.

If you don't have that ability, I would HIGHLY suggest that you spend the
time to learn more 
powerful tools rather than take the "easy way" because while it may be easy
now, it will get ugly 
REALLY quick!!!

Just an opinion from someone who has been there.  And yes, it is just my
opinion.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


William Hindman wrote:
> ...sigh ...c'mon jc ...you're whole argument has become pros use classes, 
> nubees use tags ...which is not only insulting but simply not true ...I
can 
> take you on a guided tour of access pro sites offering tag solutions/code.
> 
> ...now as it happens, I've never used tags before ...just seemed like
there 
> was always an easier way ...but then I've never written classes in access 
> either ...but my apps still work and the clients keep calling ...which, 
> insults aside, is the bottom line for all of us.
> 
> William

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