[AccessD] Learning .Net -- PHP Instead?

Max Wanadoo max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Thu Jun 25 15:51:26 CDT 2009


A close friend, I think.

Been there, got the T-Shirt, worn it, washed it and threw it away...

Max



-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee
Sent: 25 June 2009 21:44
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Learning .Net -- PHP Instead?

You know here too? :)

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Max Wanadoo <max.wanadoo at gmail.com> wrote:

> ...and your head the nail??  Been there!!
>
> Max
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee
> Sent: 25 June 2009 21:31
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Learning .Net -- PHP Instead?
>
> My ex wife considered a butter knife a screwdriver and a high heel shoe a
> hammer ;)
>
> D Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > My father use to call a hammer a yankee screw-driver.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
> > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:05 PM
> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Learning .Net -- PHP Instead?
> >
> > >>In my opinion. For instance, I would never use a kitchen knife as a
> > screw-driver.
> >
> > When all you have is a hammer, all screws look like nails...
> >
> > Max
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> > Sent: 25 June 2009 19:51
> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Learning .Net -- PHP Instead?
> >
> > Hi Drew:
> >
> > Actually, GOTO is needed in MS Access to gracefully recover from an
error
> > or
> > mini-crash... like a RTI, Return Through Interrupt. That is why it is
> used
> > to manage errors. When all else fails GOTO recover...
> >
> > That is why the 'On Error GOTO...' is placed at the top of the routine.
> If
> > there was no GOTO to recover to, all the variables could be lost and the
> > program would probably, fail displaying an unrecoverable error.
> >
> > It should be used in the case of emergency and not just as another
> > structure
> > control call.
> >
> > I have found that just because something can be used in a certain way
> does
> > not mean it should be used in that way. In my opinion. For instance, I
> > would
> > never use a kitchen knife as a screw-driver... ;-)
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
> > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:52 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Learning .Net -- PHP Instead?
> >
> > Ya know Max, it's ironic, that on a list dedicated to a product that
> > many in the IT world sees as 'bad practice', we have die hard 'purists'
> > that can't see the forest through the trees.  Goto can be misused.
> > Everything can be misused.  The fact that Goto is used in Errorhandling
> > is EXACTLY why it's NOT a bad tool.  It's just a tool that should be
> > used for what it's designed for.
> >
> > You probably shouldn't drive cross country on your donut spare tire.
> > But that doesn't make it bad practice to keep that donut tire in your
> > car, to use it when it's needed!
> >
> > Drew
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:53 PM
> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Learning .Net -- PHP Instead?
> >
> > Drew, could it have been done in a recursive fashion, better than the
> > "spaghetti Code"
> >
> >
> >
> > Max
> > Ps. I love this song....be my soldier boy....1962 top hits.  Reminds me
> > of
> > me...
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
> > Sent: 24 June 2009 22:47
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Learning .Net -- PHP Instead?
> >
> > Ummmm, no.  What I am describing is a jump point.  Not a loop.
> >
> > A loop does something over and over.  A jump point is when something
> > needs to be 'looped' but conditionally on many factors.
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