Be sure not to miss his database reverse engineering sample that looks
through the DFM to try and analyze a database from that, admittedly
imperfect, point of view. It appears to provide a framework for exactly
what we need.

This could also provide a framework for helping people deal with a number of
issues in their usage of IBO. I'm excited to see what will come of your
efforts.

Jason

> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IBObjects@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of Jason Wharton
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 9:39 AM
> To: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [IBO] changing KeyLinks, MasterLinks etc to use aliases
>
>
> Sounds like you are well on your way to creating a useful tool!
>
> Keep me posted and thanks for your efforts!
>
> Jason
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IBObjects@yahoogroups.com]On
> > Behalf Of Markus Ostenried
> > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 5:27 AM
> > To: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [IBO] changing KeyLinks, MasterLinks etc to use aliases
> >
> >
> > On 11/29/06, Jason Wharton <supportlist@...> wrote:
> > > This would be an excellent utility to have, for other
> > things as well as
> > > this. I would be surprised if there wasn't some kind of a
> > framework already
> > > in place to assist with this sort of thing. A rule-based
> > DFM modification
> > > tool. Is there anything in the GExperts library that comes
> > close to this?
> > > Is there anything out there in the open source realm to
> > address this?
> >
> > I just came across this great site:
> > http://www.felix-colibri.com/papers/colibri_utilities/dfm_pars
> > er/dfm_parser.html
> >
> > It has a parser for dfm files that allows one to read components and
> > properties from a dfm file. But I have yet to accommodate to the
> > naming conventions used in the source code and need to
> understand the
> > logic behind all this.
> >
> > Another thing that came to my mind is this: To determine the correct
> > alias to be used in e.g. MasterLinks I will have to read the
> > MasterSource property first and then analyze the SQL of the master
> > dataset. If the master resides in the same dfm file then this should
> > be feasible. But if MasterSource links to another dfm file then I
> > guess things start to get more complicated.
> >
> > Note that I'm still tossing around ideas to get a grip of
> the problem.
> > I also asked the author of the above mentioned dfm parser for some
> > usage examples.
> >
> > I'll keep you informed as I make some progress.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Markus
> >
>