I don't mind adding in this for the IBO v3.x as it seems it would be
isolated from what we are trying to solidify. Feel free to proceed knowing I
will put it in both 3.x and 4.x.

I would like the older versions left in there so a rename for them would be
appropriate. I would like to see if it is actually possible to have
backwards support (although its no big deal if we cannot). If someone is
using a IB5.x or earlier version they already have their system in place for
their admin stuff.

Thanks,
Jason Wharton
CPS - Mesa AZ
http://www.ibobjects.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff Worboys" <geoff@...>
To: <IBObjects@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [IBO] The Services API... again.


> > > Needless to say, I discovered this the hard way! These
> > > are a different set of enumerations to the isc_action_svc_*
> > > series, which are not currently in the IB_Header unit at
> > > all (but they can soon be added).
> >
> > Consider adding them ASAP, they can't hurt, Geoff, please.
>
> I have been trying not to introduce new functionality into IBOv3. We
> want it to stabilise into a rock-solid version and we dont want Jason
> being taken away from v4 development unnecessarily.
>
> I guess there would not be too much damage done by revealing the API
> in v3. We dont have to do anything much with it until v4.
>
> Is this OK with you Jason? If so I will make the additional changes
> required and send them through to you.
>
>
> > > I dont know if the old isc_info_svc_* series had any use
> > > with pre-IB6 releases. If anyone is using these values let me
> > > know, because I have simply removed the old definitions (not
> > > used in IBO) and put in the new IB6 series.
> >
> > They has use. Some day I will post at my site the history of
> > the Services API. Certainly it was present on IB4, but
> > undocumented... how do you think Server Manager did its tricks?
>
> I guess the point is whether we would ever plan on trying to implement
> the use of such services for pre-v6 databases. I could certainly put
> the old series back in with a rename (to avoid overlap), but if we do
> not intend to implement TIB_Services for pre-v6 databases there seems
> little point.
>
>
> Geoff Worboys
> Telesis Computing
>
>
>
>