Max Wanadoo
max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Thu Jan 28 12:10:12 CST 2010
Are you and John the same person?? Max -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka Sent: 28 January 2010 17:54 To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string LOL, 6 hours? You do take the long way, so far I've only spent about 20 minutes reading/replying. Do you two finger or something? ;) Drew -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:36 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string 2 mins? That is what John said. He didn't factor in the six hours we spent discussion it. Huh! Programmers, sigh!! Max <g> -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka Sent: 28 January 2010 17:20 To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string A hammer? Really? You really should get more familiar with classes. The example I posted also only took 2 minutes. It wasn't completely generic. I could have added the ability to make the delimiters and wrappers variable. But what I did put in provided a listable display of data and key names, and made retrieving any single value, by keyname beyond simple! Really Max, go look at my example. Other then saving one part as a class, and then adding the data to a collection (other than keeping it in an array), my example is pretty much identical to yours. So the extra time involved....hmmmmmm, opening and saving a class.....another line or two of code.... for the flexibility AND READABILTIY, that was a few seconds well spent. Drew -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:54 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string My lazy code took 2 mins. I didnt mind doing it because it was for somebody else - therefore 2 mins well spent. If I was doing it for myself I would have paramatised it. Familiarity with classes, like other thinks, does bring its own reward in terms of speed and efficiency - agree with you there. I dont agree that you need a hammer aka class to solve every programming task. max On 28/01/2010, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote: > > Yes John/Drew but why use that horrendous code when you can do the same > with this.. > > The answer of course is that horrendous code is only horrendous code if you > can't knock it out in 2 > minutes. It takes me about 5 minutes longer to do a generic solution that > can handle this same > requirement than it takes you to do the one liner that only handles this one > specific solution. > > Why? Because I am comfortable with classes. The information contained in this transmission is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain II-VI Proprietary and/or II-VI Business Sensitive material. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. You are notified that any review, retransmission, copying, disclosure, dissemination, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information contained in this transmission is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain II-VI Proprietary and/or II-VI Business Sensitive material. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. You are notified that any review, retransmission, copying, disclosure, dissemination, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com