Re: General Question — Notation

[Mike Matthews]

Hello George,

That handy dictionary is StudioTips.  This is now free to all users, so a lot of people use this daily, I certainly do.  Lineal now distribute this great product, just ask me if you like me to send you a copy

Thanks


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On 13 Mar 2015, at 04:38, Alan Grinberg <omnis at alangrinberg.com> wrote:

> Hi George,
> 
> If you use a lot of lists (and who doesn't), notation allows for a more self-contained method (good OO).
> 
> You don't have to worry about "Current List", and you can reduce the number of lines of code.
> 
> It can be nasty to type as there is less error checking, so keep a handy "dictionary" for copy and paste.
> 
> I'm still busy replacing old commands in my program that I converted 6+ years ago, as I come across them to make other improvements.
> 
> - Alan
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> 
> On Mar 12, 2015, at 1:46 PM, George Ziemann wrote:
> 
>> I've been using Omnis since Omnis 3. Used Studio 2 and now have Studio 6.1,
>> so I'm up-to-date for the moment.
>> 
>> I've been watching this list and notice that every answer to every question
>> involves using notation. I have no general issue with this and have been
>> slowly adapting to using notation to get more granular control over things
>> (and to replace old processes that break after an upgrade because the old
>> method has been deprecated/discontinued), but most of the old Omnis
>> functions still work fine for me.
>> 
>> My question is: What is the overwhelming reason to convert to using
>> notation instead of the traditional Omnis functions? Is it performance?
>> More control? Or is it because the old functions are gradually being phased
>> out?
>> 
>> -- 
>> George Ziemann
>> DBHQ
>> Database Developer
>> (480) 278-9746
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