Re: New attribute for DBD::File

On 24/06/2013 19:05, Jens Rehsack wrote:
> On 24.06.13 19:59, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:34:30 +0100, "Martin J. Evans"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On 24/06/13 16:01, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
>>>> In the git branch "f_dir-ref" (a wrong name now, as we changed some
>>>> things in the development process), you can find a new extension
>>>>
>>>> DBD::File now understands a new attribute f_dir_search:
>>>>
>>>>     f_dir_search
>>>>
>>>>       This optional attribute can be set to pass a list of folders
>>>> to also
>>>>       find existing tables. It will not be used to create new files.
>>>
>>> That does not make sense to me. Does it really mean:
>>>
>>> This optional attribute can be set to a list of folders which will be
>>> searched for existing tables and is not used when creating new tables.
>>
>> I read exactly the same. I have no objection to this other phrasing if
>> that makes thing clearer.

I believe it makes it clearer.

>>> BTW, I presume you normally use the word folder (bit of a Windows
>>> thing) rather than directory (f_dir_search also suggests directory not
>>> folder).
>>
>> Funny. I started of using f_dir_ext as in extending the dir tree for
>> using tables, but Jens insisted on f_dir_search for Windows users iirc.
>> Folders and directories are the same to me.
>
> Yes. I expect Martin known OpenFile and OpenFileEx and hope he
> understands why I don't want confusing with f_dir and f_dir_ext ...
>
> Cheers

I got that. I was referring to the "folder" in "pass a list of folders" 
and the fact it is called f_DIR_search not f_FOLDER_search.

Martin
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Martin J. Evans
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