Re: Status of the CALSCH working group (EXPAND)

Doug wrote on 11/07/2003 04:14:11 PM:
> > EXPAND and QUERYID -- I am having a hard time understanding how stored 

> > queries can be useful without search wildcards. Can anyone explain 
> > this to me? We dropped the ability to auto execute stored queries.
> 
> There is NO restriction that the results of fetching a stored query 
> return static results (the
>  same is true for all components) . So I could define (using unspecified 

> admin tools) a stored
> query called 'TODAY' that returns a dynamically returns a VQUERY when
> run returns the results of todays events from several calendars.
> 
> When we had auto-execute, then you could run them without fetching
> them. Now you have to fetch them and then run them (I still do not see 
> why that is better).
> All of my requests for such an explanation have been ignored by those 
> that do not want
> the CS to be able to have builtin, stored, or dynamically created 
> queries. PDAs and
> devices on low bandwidth or high latency connections need this feature.

To date I have not heard a response from Doug or anyone who can answer my 
question about EXPAND.  It was a simple question but there seems to be 
reluctance to answer it.  So Ill ask again...

With regards to EXPAND, is the CS supposed to return literally all 
instances of a repeating entry even if they fall outside the bounds of the 
parameters in the VQUERY or is the stated intention of EXPAND incorrectly 
/ poorly phrase?

Bruce
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