Re: Informix 4gl -- Autistic Compiler?

> Case in point. > > Try: delete from bogus (Note: bogus does not exist in the database.) > > Regardless of your database, this should pass with flying colors durring the > compile. But is picked up durring runtime. > > Same with an order by statement and other key statements. The system does > pickup such problems with display's and other non-key statements. In any > regards, it should not simply toss the information into a compressed object > to be sorted out later durring the running. > > I would ask that those of you who agree or have seen the same problem to > please call informix and have them post your concern to thier database. > Perhaps they will do something about this. > > Thanks. > -- > Harry Skelton - 1848 Beaver Dam Lane - Marietta, Georgia - 30062 I would request that this feature be retained with all it's benefits. Removing this facility would ruin the operation of many of our programs. The 4GL system currently makes the assumption that the SQL statements in your program may be referring to elements in the database that are created and removed as required. As such it does not insist that those elements exist when you compile your program. We use this feature to access tables, databases, etc which are created either on the fly or by other programs for use by the current program. It also makes it possible to have a single program work with multiple databases, tables, etc, depending on which site has installed the software and what they have called their local databases and tables. We even have databases which change their name as they go through time. It would be a disaster to us if this capability was removed. Cheers - Jim My opinions are my own. They may vary with time but they remain MINE! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Jim Gordon Internet: jgordon@ssf-sys.DHL.COM Company: DHL Systems Inc Phone: (415) 375-5222 (Work) Address: 700 Airport Blvd. #300 (415) 775-7762 (Home) Burlingame, CA 94010-1937 Fax: (415) 375-5019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------