[AccessD] Learning .Net -- PHP Instead?

My ex wife considered a butter knife a screwdriver and a high heel shoe a
hammer ;)

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On 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
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> 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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