Re: Suggesting changes to 4gl

In-Reply-To: <1g8o6oINNq8c@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> dave.snyder@snide.com (Dave Snyder) TITLE: Re: Suggesting changes to 4gl In <1g8o6oINNq8c@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> Dave Snyder writes: >Quoting David Stockel... >} >} >The top of my list is the input array statement. It is just >} >good enough to get you in trouble. For example, it's a drag >} >only being able to display all the elements of a program array >} >to a screen array. >} >} How about a Highlite Row option in DISPLAY ARRAY/INPUT ARRAY? >} >} How about a simple way to control INSERT/DELETE in an INPUT ARRAY? >} >} How about a GOTO ROW command for the INPUT ARRAY? >} >} How about an INPUT/DISPLAY CURSOR comand? >} >} How about an USING parameter on the FOREACH command? >} All of this gets my vote. > How about giving this man a cigar... great ideas Dave! Informix, this is > what your customers are asking for. Should we hold our breath? Probably not. | I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way -- Jessica Rabbit | |------------------------------------------------------------| | Stuart Hemming | shemminga@cix.compulink.co.uk | | Tudor Labels Ltd | uunet!cix.compulink.co.uk!shemminga | | Roman Bank Bourne | Tel : (+44) 778 426444 | | Lincs PE10 9LQ. UK. | Fax : (+44) 778 421862 | Stuart |8-)