RE: [WDSCI-L] QTEMP in LIBL (Was Re: OVRDBF problem ormaybeitis early Alzheimer's

quote> Actually, I have always thought it bad practice to explicitly refer to a 
library in a program, but maybe thats just me.

..I agree that using the library list instead of referring to specific 
libraries was always the best programming practice. You can mix and match 
releases, mods, this and that, much easier. With a minimum effort you can set 
it up to put minor (but maybe important, urgent) new fixes in on the fly while 
people are still working on the older ones, if it's not a showstopper. A 
technique like this is good for menu programs with their displays (another 
story really)... 

The reason I think a good design for productivity is to have QTEMP at the top 
of the user library list, is for all the above reasons, you can put anything in 
there, and if your programs use the *LIBL per normal, that's the one they pick 
up. The overrides introduce more levels of complexity, especially with 
activation groups around, and the client-server model for applications (using 
queues too!), and so on. 

BUT I have seen QTEMP in so many places in the library list that I have gotten 
into a CYA habit of just using the override method. Haven't yet had the 
opportunity to design a shop setup.. :-) 

--Alan