Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes

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2016


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 112943
interpreted = N
texte = 530 I personally believe this extra flexibility allows to deal with database = content the way we want, and allows to treat a single field either as a = date, a number or a text field, or even the tree types in a single page = of code. I think extra rigidity diminishes creativity, and what I like most in = WebDNA is that it behave like a "chameleon" language. It is so flexible = that you can do whatever you want with it, the way you want. I would be interested to read what others have to say about this = requested modification, - chris > On Aug 31, 2016, at 20:08, Brian Burton wrote: >=20 > Over the years I=E2=80=99ve been bending WebDNA to my will. I=E2=80=99ve= more or less successfully implemented the view and controller ideology = of an MVC framework in WebDNA, and am getting ever closer to doing the = work to get data models working in webDNA. It=E2=80=99s so frustrating = in 2016 to not be able to tag a field in a database as unique or numeric = and let the language deal with it for you when you interact with the = database. I recently wasted more time then I care to admit to making = [delete db=3Dsomedb&leIDdata=3D10000] work because i forgot to add = &IDtype=3Dnum to the code. --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us . Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Stuart Tremain 2016)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Patrick McCormick 2016)
  3. Was: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes - Now: WebDNA Data Model (dbrooke@euca.us 2016)
  4. [BULK] Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Alex McCombie 2016)
  5. Was: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes - Now: WebDNA Data Model (dbrooke@euca.us 2016)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2016)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Stuart Tremain 2016)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Brian Burton 2016)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Kenneth Grome 2016)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2016)
  11. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Brian Burton 2016)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (dbrooke@euca.us 2016)
  13. [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Brian Burton 2016)
530 I personally believe this extra flexibility allows to deal with database = content the way we want, and allows to treat a single field either as a = date, a number or a text field, or even the tree types in a single page = of code. I think extra rigidity diminishes creativity, and what I like most in = WebDNA is that it behave like a "chameleon" language. It is so flexible = that you can do whatever you want with it, the way you want. I would be interested to read what others have to say about this = requested modification, - chris > On Aug 31, 2016, at 20:08, Brian Burton wrote: >=20 > Over the years I=E2=80=99ve been bending WebDNA to my will. I=E2=80=99ve= more or less successfully implemented the view and controller ideology = of an MVC framework in WebDNA, and am getting ever closer to doing the = work to get data models working in webDNA. It=E2=80=99s so frustrating = in 2016 to not be able to tag a field in a database as unique or numeric = and let the language deal with it for you when you interact with the = database. I recently wasted more time then I care to admit to making = [delete db=3Dsomedb&leIDdata=3D10000] work because i forgot to add = &IDtype=3Dnum to the code. --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us . christophe.billiottet@webdna.us

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