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Re: JavaScript is a case-sensitive language

... several methods in one single line : aNames = cUsrName.toUpperCase().split(' '); I'm not saying JS is better language than FW, it has several downside too, but I really enjoy programming with both, in my app's new release I got my beloved FW and JS working together as one ! PD : It is NOT ...
by Raymundo Islas M.
Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:34 pm
 
Forum: mod_harbour
Topic: JavaScript is a case-sensitive language
Replies: 3
Views: 578

Re: create a function with Tdatabase

... that I have seen that does not load them all Hmm, I always open the indexes whether they are used or not. This simplifies coding doesn't have a downside that I can think of. If you are using database objects, in order to not open the indexes sometimes, it would mean you would have to pass a ...
by James Bott
Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:50 pm
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: create a function with Tdatabase
Replies: 7
Views: 1172

Re: Saving photos

... If it were me using dbf\cdx .. store the file in a separate folder and save the name of the file in a field within the .dbf. .. the only downside to that is that if your \image folder somehow gets deleted .. there go your images. Rick Lipkin
by Rick Lipkin
Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:46 pm
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: Saving photos
Replies: 7
Views: 1534

Re: FWH & Text Messages

Thanks. I'm aware of that method but the downside is knowing the carrier.

I thought I would ask to see if anyone had something more current or direct. Implementing that methodology is not a problem since I have the email setup already in place.

Tim
by TimStone
Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:08 pm
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: FWH & Text Messages
Replies: 8
Views: 2265

Re: Network Issue

... search on multiple fields at the same time? You could use a seek and filter with incremental searching so it would work on multiple fields. The downside is that it is doing a seek and filter for each keystroke rather than once after the user presses a button. The key issue is speed, not possibility. ...
by James Bott
Tue Jan 14, 2014 3:29 pm
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: Network Issue
Replies: 36
Views: 10937

Re: EXCEL/CSV to DBF, a few questions

... installed in user's computer? George The Class FileXLS does not require MS-Excel to be installed in user's computer. If I am not wrong, the downside is that it will create Excel file in Excel 97 format only and not the latest excel file formats. It looks like that the class is not updated ...
by anserkk
Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:29 am
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: EXCEL/CSV to DBF, a few questions
Replies: 7
Views: 2608

Re: GRADIENT and SAY on FOLDER Problem

... class definition: DATA lTransparent INIT .F. Change to: DATA lTransparent INIT .T. If you test it, please report your results. Does anyone see a downside to making this happen? Other comments? Regards, James
by James Bott
Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:41 pm
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: GRADIENT and SAY on FOLDER Problem
Replies: 11
Views: 3931

Re: PROBLEMS !!! installing new Windows 8 - release

... reset. You can create an image backup of your Windows 8 PC with all your settings, data, and apps the way you want them to be restored . The only downside to Refresh PC is that it will preserve your data and Metro apps, but it will remove any desktop apps that you install. With an image, you can ...
by ukoenig
Mon Nov 05, 2012 12:38 pm
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: PROBLEMS ??? installing new Windows 8 - release
Replies: 61
Views: 15704

Re: OT: Fake Printer Driver

... is exited. You could also do the same thing but change to a different printer automatically so there would be no user interaction required. The downside is that changing the default Windows printer will also affect other programs that may be accessed while the specified app is still running. ...
by James Bott
Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:22 pm
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: OT: Fake Printer Driver
Replies: 9
Views: 1741

Re: Window question

... a value. Method nTop() local aRect := GetCoors( ::hWnd ) return aRect[1] Or even more simply: Method nTop() return GetCoors(::hWnd)[1] The downside to this design is that the GetCoors() function would have to be called four times to get all the coordinates. The upside is that you wouldn't ...
by James Bott
Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:43 pm
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: Window question
Replies: 8
Views: 1790

Re: Doubt about define mail

... to Outlook from another application immediately. Alternately, you could send mail directly to a SMTP server and they will go out immediately. The downside is the user may not have a SMTP server or know what it is and how to configure it. Also, they would not have a copy of these in their mail ...
by James Bott
Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:27 am
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: Doubt about define mail
Replies: 3
Views: 715

Import and Export to Excel

... which is TAB and CRLF delimited. We see in our forums many samples based on this approach. This is felt to be much faster than the former method. Downside of this approach is all the values are of character type and we need to convert them to their native datatypes in our program ourselves, which ...
by nageswaragunupudi
Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:20 pm
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: Import and Export to Excel
Replies: 32
Views: 18227

Re: Comments and requests about TWBrowse

... would be no data to display. The simple solution is to use recordsets. Since these are arrays stored locally, then the repaint will be fast. The downside is that records that have been changed at the source will not be visible on the client (in the recordset) until the recordset is refreshed. ...
by James Bott
Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:11 pm
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: Comments and requests about TWBrowse
Replies: 58
Views: 13764

Re: Multiline GET - CRLF

... ::oSave:Enable()), NIL) }...METHOD SaveIt() CLASS TDlg   IF ::lChanged...  Maybe this will solve the problem. The downside is that I have to update MGet each time I upgrade FW.
by Jonathan Hodder
Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:12 am
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: Multiline GET - CRLF
Replies: 12
Views: 2788

Re: tDatabase

... can happen but only with one field (cell). Each time you leave a cell the data is saved so you would only loose the edit for the current cell. The downside of this edit approach, is that the user cannot cancel a record edit (only a cell edit). It is a Windows standard design to use dialogs for ...
by James Bott
Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:08 am
 
Forum: FiveWin for Harbour/xHarbour
Topic: tDatabase
Replies: 16
Views: 4638
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