William Hindman
wdhindman at bellsouth.net
Fri Mar 14 15:45:34 CST 2003
...sheeesh! ...I'd forgotten that he has a new rugrat to occupy his time and energy these days ...no wonder he's rarely in a ranting mood anymore ...alas, AccessD without a JC rant ...it just won't be the same :((((( William Hindman "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." John F. Kennedy, 1961 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com> To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:22 PM Subject: RE: [AccessD] Using Global Connctions > It's more like JC mellowed out by fatherhood ... Or maybe too exhausted > to rant today! <VBG> > > Charlotte Foust > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Hindman [mailto:wdhindman at bellsouth.net] > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 1:15 PM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Using Global Connctions > > > ...uh oh ...better check up on my end-times insurance ...JC not in a > ranting mood is a sure sign of their coming :( > > William Hindman > "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - > ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: > ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for > the freedom of man." John F. Kennedy, 1961 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John W. Colby" <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com> > To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:33 PM > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Using Global Connctions > > > > I already spoke up on the issue. Not in the Ranting mood at the > > moment. > > > > John W. Colby > > Colby Consulting > > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of William > > Hindman > > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:17 PM > > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Using Global Connctions > > > > > > ...ok guys ...is it going to be swords or pistols ...and where the > > hell is JC when a definitive rant is needed? > > > > William Hindman > > "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you > > > - > ask > > what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask > > > not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the > > freedom > of > > man." John F. Kennedy, 1961 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marcus, Scott (GEAE, RHI Consulting)" <scott.marcus at ae.ge.com> > > To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 2:49 PM > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Using Global Connctions > > > > > > > So you are saying that they are needed more than rarely? Any project > > > > I > > work on > > > is a judgment call on how the project needs to progress. I'm saying > using > > them > > > more than rarely is bad judgment and hense sloppy programming. > > > > > > Scott Marcus > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Drew Wutka [mailto:DWUTKA at marlow.com] > > > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 1:04 PM > > > To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com' > > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Using Global Connctions > > > > > > > > > Absolutely not true. Saying that Globals are rarely needed is a > judgement > > > call, based solely on your own experiences. > > > > > > Drew > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Marcus, Scott (GEAE, RHI Consulting) > > > [mailto:scott.marcus at ae.ge.com] > > > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 6:29 AM > > > To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com' > > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Using Global Connctions > > > > > > > > > "Global variables should be used where they need to be used, no > > > more, no less"... well 'duh' but it doesn't make it "crystal clear". > > > > If I > knowingly > > > use a > > > hammer when a screwdriver is needed (and I have a screwdriver), I > > > would > be > > a > > > pretty stupid person. On the same token, those who abuse global > variables > > > think > > > they are needed in their case, otherwise they would not be using > > > them. > Why > > > program something when it isn't needed? The fact is, global > > > variables > are > > > rarely > > > needed and should be rarely used. That's crystal clear. > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Gustav Brock [mailto:gustav at cactus.dk] > > > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 5:55 AM > > > To: Drew Wutka > > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Using Global Connctions > > > > > > > > > Hi Drew > > > > > > > Globals are just the broadest scope that you can have on a > > > > variable. > > You > > > > have procedural, modular, and global variables. Global variables > should > > > be > > > > used where they need to be used, no more, no less. > > > > > > This crystal clear statement should be assimilated by everyone. > > > Thanks Drew! > > > > > > /gustav > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Is email taking over your day? 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