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<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sent
early AM and so sign of this one.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>No
clear cut answer to this question. I normally put any code that I feel I
will reuse in a class module (by reuse I mean within the same app only, or
many apps). A couple of examples:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>1. I
used to have a problem remembering the provider/connect string for Access and
SQL OLEDB provides used when opening an ADO connection and/or
recordset(s). I wrapped the code I use to open connections and create recordsets in a class, cDatabase. Now when I want to use ADO I create an
object of type cDatabase, call the OpenConnection method, pass in the mdb or SQL
DB, and pass a parameter telling the class what type of db I'm using and I've
got my connection.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Ex.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2><snip></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dim
oDB As cDatabase</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dim rs
As ADODB.Recordset</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Set oDB = New cDatabase</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> oDB.OpenConnection "mydb.mdb" 'mdb is default so we
don't have to pass optional db type argument</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> Set rs = oDB.OpenRecordset
("mytablequeryorsql")</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></snip></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
don't have to remember or find the provider/connect string
anymore.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>2. I
wrote some code that reads setup/configuration settings from an XML file.
Once it was done I realized I'd like to add this functionality to more apps so I
ported it into a class module. Now with no knowledge of XML my team
of developers can add this functionality to their apps by importing the class
module.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This
is not to say a one-off class is not out of the realm of possibility. As
J. Colby mentioned in a earlier post, if you need certain functionality in more
than one place in a single app classes make it very easy to add that
functionality without copy/paste or reviewing a code module to see "how it works" or how to use it. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We all
have stand alone functions that belong in standard modules. One common
module (here at least) is basUtil containing utility functions like IsLoaded to
check whether a form or Access object is currently open (things not related to
the function of the system). There's nothing stopping you from putting
those in a class. Why bother? Class objects implement type ahead
code functionality. Imagine then how easy it would be to access your utility functions by calling an object of type cUtil as
follows:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2><snip></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dim
oUtil As cUtil</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>
Set oUtil = New cUtil</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>
oUtil.IsLoaded "myform"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></snip></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=716064013-05022003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'd
normally have to take a look at basUtil to see what functionality was in there
but the class object's type ahead would alleviate that (actually, this was a
last minute thought but I think I'll give it a try!).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=716064013-05022003>HTH</SPAN>,</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim DeMarco</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Director of Product Development</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>HealthSource/Hudson Health Plan</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Myke Myers
[mailto:mmmtbig@bellsouth.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 03, 2003 6:44
PM<BR><B>To:</B> accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [AccessD]
Standard vs. Class Module<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=859564123-03022003>Can anyone
describe how to determine when to use a standard module and when to use a class module in Access?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=859564123-03022003>TIA Myke</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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