[AccessD] A Question of Timing

Gustav:

When you say 'index with these two fields' I'm not sure what you mean,
unless I create a new field of the two Find fields concatenated and index
that?  I know I can index multiple fields but in the Seek I can only specify
one field, yes?

Rocky


Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
www.e-z-mrp.com


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 6:17 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [AccessD] A Question of Timing

Hi Rocky

Well, not exactly. 
What you will need is an index with these two fields.

/gustav

>>> bchacc at san.rr.com 05-01-2007 15:05 >>>
Gustav:

Well the table is relatively small - <2300 small records  - but I am doing
the current Find First on 2 fields - Form Name and Control Name.  So, unless
I create a concatenation of the two and use that as the Seek field, Seek
won't work for this.  Correct?

TIA

Rocky


Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
www.e-z-mrp.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 2:55 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com 
Subject: Re: [AccessD] A Question of Timing

Hi Rocky

Seek doesn't work without specifying the index to use. Thus, at least one
index must exist for that table.
In fact, that's the secret of Seek. It doesn't care about the records; it
just looks up one record using the specified index if the seek criteria is
met.

/gustav

>>> bchacc at san.rr.com 04-01-2007 20:00 >>>
I'll look at that.  Index on the field I'm using to Find First would be all
that's necessary?

Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
www.e-z-mrp.com 


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:08 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com 
Subject: Re: [AccessD] A Question of Timing

Hi Rocky

You could use DAO and the Seek method on this local table if it is indexed
properly.
Seek is extremely fast but the syntax is a bit weird.

/gustav

>>> bchacc at san.rr.com 04-01-2007 16:50 >>>
Dear List:

 

In my manufacturing app I translate forms to various languages on the fly -
when the form opens.  The core of the translation routine looks at each
control in a form and if it's a label or command button looks up the
language record in a table (front end) and replaces the caption with the
appropriate language.  The core of the routine is:

 

        rstControls.FindFirst "fldLanguageForm = '" & argForm & "' and
fldLanguageControl = '" _

            & ctl.Name & "'"

        If rstControls.NoMatch = False Then

 

I have noticed, especially in the Chinese translation some noticeable delay
and you can see the form repaint itself the first time it opens (the second
time it seems to go much faster).

 

So I'm wondering if I put all the translations into an array when the app
starts up and search the array instead of using FindFirst on a DAO recordset
if it will be significantly faster and maybe eliminate the flicker that
occurs during translation.  The translation is called from the Open event of
the form, BTW.

 

Another approach I have considered which would be a considerable re-write,
would be to open all the forms hidden and, instead of opening them when
needed, simply make them visible.  There are about 85 forms and I don't know
if having that many forms opne at one time will cause other problems.

 

Any opinions appreciated.

 

 

MTIA

 

 

Rocky Smolin

Beach Access Software

858-259-4334

www.e-z-mrp.com 

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