Access: ...... - Can you tell me what this is and how to use it? 1

[rleiman]

Hi Everyone,

I saw references to the ACCESS keyword in a line of code like this: ACCESS:tableName.Next()

I looked for ACCESS in the help, but the explaination was to confusing for me. Could you tell me what ACCESS is and how I can use it?

Thanks,
Emad

 

[MarkGoldberg]

Hi Emad,

In the code ACCESS:tableName.Next()
ACCESS:tableName is an instance of a class, a ':' is a legal character in a LABEL.

There is often confusion about ':' as they are also used by prefixes ,PRE(). IMO prefixes should be avoided where possible. They are an ananchronistic legacy and IMO CAUSE problems. Due to their flattening of structures, they lead to duplicate label problems. Even an EMPTY prefix ,PRE() vs. ,PRE(yada) will trigger this flattening. NOTE: There has been considerable debate about these opinions.

. is referred to as dot notation

Next() is a method in the class

HTH,
Mark Goldberg

 

[rleiman]

Hi Mark,

Is there a tutorial on these classes and how to use them?

Thanks.

Emad

 

[MarkGoldberg]

Hi Emad,

the ACCESS:tableName classes are FileManager's
and RELATE:tableName classes are RelationManager's

As to tutiorials, probably. I've never looked.

HTH,
Mark

 

[rleiman]

Hi Mark,

I will look in the help to see if it sheds any light.

Thanks.

Emad