Hello Randall!
Saturday November 23 1996 19:41, Randall Bosma wrote to Cy Welch:
RB> call it \ with the topic set right. Since we wrote for our software a
RB> table driven \ routine to report exactly where a user was when they
RB> involke (sp) a \ feedback screen, I use a slight modification that
RB> uses that routine IF the \ current screen does NOT have title. It
RB> allows me to handle it without \ having to make sure I put a line of
RB> code each and every screen.
RB> FWIW, it's spelled invoke. :-)
RB> This routine you speak of, does it have any advantage over using
RB> SET TOPIC TO "xxxx"
RB> as you proceed to each section of the application?
In a way. It basically means I don't have to remember to put that into each
screen as I go. The routine figures out where I am, and calls the right
screen for that area.
RB> CW\ ... Human Error - It's all ***YOUR*** fault.
RB> Yea, I've been told that more than once. ;-)>
So have I. Like every time the customer does something wrong (if I let them,
its my fault that I did, and if I don't, then its my fault that they can't do
the wrong thing they want to do).
RB> * SLMR 2.1a * Ignore your health long enough, and it WILL go away.
Thats something us programmers have to pay some real attention to.
Cy
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