Hi,
I have a question relating using resources from other databases when developing, say 5 databases application.
1.) Is it possible to use Script Libraries from other databases?
2.) Has anyone experience with using resources (subform or graphics) from other databases? I know I can insert subform from other database but how information about this database is kept? Is it replica ID? Database name as in bookmarks? Server plus pathname?
What happens if I move my database from one directory to another or to a diffrent server? What if I want to create new databases from a template?
Keeping script libraries, graphics, subform in one database would help us to better organize work and maintenance but the question is if ways R6 gives us are good enough …
Thanks for any comments …
Subject: Developing multidatabase applications
HiUnfortunately you can not use script libraries from other databases. Would have liked that too. I thought that in the early stage of the developement they told us, that it would be possible. Probably in a later release.
I played around with different design elements from other databases. It works most of the time. I have problems to get it to work on server and local replicas. I tried quite a few things to control those elements, but I could not figure out, how it is stored and how you can control it. No @command will work. For example I wanted to use an outline to open views from either the local or the server replica, depending on the environment. No chance so far. I had to use different outlines or outline entries which I hide deppending on the environment. I am not sure, if it will work on different notebooks. It seems to me, that all this stuff with sharing design elements is not finished yet.
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