RE: CODE Designer LF support

["Barry W. Hoffman" <bwhoffman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: RE: CODE Designer LF support

Edmund,

I agree with the priorities that were set regarding DSPF, PRTF, PF, & LF support.  I love using Code Designer for DSPFs & PRTFs.  I love using Code Editor for everything else.  I preferred using LPEX over DSU for PFs & LFs back in the OS/2 days and I would probably still use Code Editor over Code Designer even if LF support was added (but I would be willing to give it a try :) )

I think v4r5m1 SP1 is the best version yet.  Keep up the good work.

 

Barry

-----Original Message-----
From: Rizwan Ahmed [mailto:rizwan@nscsa.com.sa]
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 4:19 AM
To: 'CODE400-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: CODE Designer LF support

' We did try to make the user interface richer and more intuitive in the DSPF/PRTF portions'

yes I go agree the UI is terrific!!

Rizwan

-----Original Message-----
From:   Edmund.Reinhardt@ca.ibm.com [SMTP:Edmund.Reinhardt@ca.ibm.com]
Sent:   Monday, February 26, 2001 7:51 PM
To:     CODE400-L@midrange.com
Subject:        RE: CODE Designer LF support




Dawn,

You are quite correct about OS/2 having support for both PF and LF DDS.  It
is not really a matter of Windows being more complex than OS/2.  We did not
have the same amount of resources and time to do the Windows implementation
as we had for OS/2.  That is why we were forced to prioritize function.
Since our experience showed that LF was rather complex and did not seem to
be used as widely if did not make the cut.  We did try to make the user
interface richer and more intuitive in the DSPF/PRTF portions.  My hope was
that when we got to do LF, we could have a more drag-drop interface for
doing joins and a more worksheet like interface for doing CONCAT, SST etc.
Something like MS Access.  Of course access to live data would be really
nice as well.  But until requirement and resources are brought to bear,
this remains an idea.

It seems like a lot of iSeries programmers are going to SQL for specifying
the database views.

I hope this helps,

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Edmund Reinhardt, AS/400 AD Tools,  reinhard@ca.ibm.com
Dept 607,   IBM Canada Lab           TL 778-4392  Phone 448-4392