Hello Dmitry,

Thursday, December 8, 2005, 4:08:41 AM, you wrote:

> "Leyne, Sean" <Sean@...> wrote:
>>
>> What, if any, benefits do you see in the new convention?

> More user friendly.

>> I don't know anything about the new structure and how it differs from
>> RDB$Types.

> No need in RDB$TYPES at all. Compare for example:

> RDB$PROCEDURE_TYPE = 'EXTERNAL'
> vs
> RDB$PROCEDURE_TYPE = 1
> RDB$TYPES = {'RDB$PROCEDURES', 1, 'EXTERNAL'}

So why not simply change the types SMALLINT fields to actual VARCHAR,
in the next ODS version change. Along side with increasing the size of
the object names.

And, if this means one less step/code to execute, then I'm all for it.
Anything to improve performance, even if it might be small, is good.
And, the end result should also simplify the code to maintain, which
is even better.

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Best regards,
Daniel Rail
Senior Software Developer
ACCRA Group Inc. (www.accra.ca)
ACCRA Med Software Inc. (www.filopto.com)