David McAfee
davidmcafee at gmail.com
Thu Jun 25 15:43:58 CDT 2009
You know here too? :) On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Max Wanadoo <max.wanadoo at gmail.com> wrote: > ...and your head the nail?? Been there!! > > Max > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee > Sent: 25 June 2009 21:31 > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Learning .Net -- PHP Instead? > > My ex wife considered a butter knife a screwdriver and a high heel shoe a > hammer ;) > > D 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 > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > 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. > > > > > > > > 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. 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