Jason

Let me ask again - what it the purpose of GetServerDefaults property in
IB_Query nowadays.
Can this new feature be controled by this property? By default it is set
to False, so new feature would not harm some legacy code...

Marcin

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Data: 08.08.2018 02:58:15
Temat: RE: [IBO] IBO rev 2785 and default values

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>Rob,
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>Yes, I will often do this very thing because preserving legacy behavior
>is important.
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>In this case with server defined defaults, I decided I was more
>addressing a deficiency and problem than altering the legacy behavior.
>The change in behavior was deliberate thinking I was fixing and
>improving IBO.
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>If this issue cannot be worked around or causes problems I failed to
>foresee that merit my attention to perhaps reconsider my decision,
>please let me know either here or in private.
>
>Thanks,
>Jason Wharton
>www.ibobjects.com
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>From:IBObjects@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IBObjects@yahoogroups.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 3:06 PM
>To:IBObjects@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [IBO] IBO rev 2785 and default values
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>Hi Jason
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>This isn't an issue for me but I believe the wider issue is that if you
>write and test code around the existing functionality and it changes a
>significant amount of code might now broken and require re-testing.
>When we run out changes like this in our software we try to make the
>old functionality the default and add a switch to enable the new
>functionality. That might be tricky in this case
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>Just my 2c
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>Cheers
>Rob
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>On 8/08/2018 6:37 AM, 'Jason Wharton' jason@... [IBObjects]
>wrote:
>>Marcin,
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>>My intent was for these changes to be an improvement. IBO's core
>>philosophy is to have all of the aspects possible from the server be a
>>part of things on the client. I want server declared default values
>>to be utilized on the client. Perhaps you could explain to me why you
>>want a NULL default rather than the server declared default. I
>>probably just don't understand why this would cause a problem instead
>>of being appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jason Wharton
>>www.ibobjects.com
>>
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>>From:IBObjects@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IBObjects@yahoogroups.com]
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 1:51 AM
>>To:IBObjects@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: [IBO] IBO rev 2785 and default values
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>>
>>Hello Jason
>>
>>It seems that you modified the way IBO works with columns' default
>>values. And it also seems that you made a step too far .
>>If a column is based of domain with default value this default value
>>is
>>taken when adding new record (previously IBO was keeping null value),
>>but what is more annoying that IBO sets the default value for
>>parameters.
>>I have a stored procedure that has and integer parameter based on
>>domain
>>with 0 as default value. Procedure is prepared to accept null value in
>>this parameter and 'behave' accordingly. What was my surprise when IBO
>>set 0 for this parameter 'without asking'
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>>So, could you reconsider your changes?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Marcin
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