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RE: [Apc-aa-coders] Named views
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From: Mitra <mi...@mi...> - 2002-12-29 06:02:30
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So .... the questions remain - how far did you get, would this be a good tool to extend to handle more general tasks, for which it needs to at least export Views, and is there an import version? - Mitra At 3:15 PM -0800 28/12/02, Michael de Beer wrote: >On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 20:55:39 +1100 (EST), "Mitra" <mi...@mi...> said: >> Mike >> >> Say a little more about your utility >> >> - is there an import equivalent ? >> - does it export/import views? >Yes, there is an import equivalent. No, it does not import/export views. >> Basically, what I'm looking for is some way to develop on one box, and >> then install on another, a >> typical site includes a number of slices, views and constant definitions= , >> that really want to be >> moved as a set? Developing on a long, sometimes slow, link to a live >> server is not really that >> productive! >Agreed. I have had the same problem. I used this utility when I was >making a site that had a LOT of fields that needed configuring. >I developed it on my laptop and then exported it to the apc website. >Michael >> > >> > Honza >> > >> > On P=E1, 2002-12-27 at 19:12, Michael de Beer wrote: >> >> On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 15:31:17 +0100, "Jakub Adamek" >> >> <jak...@se...> said: >> >> > There is a simpler way: Generate vid by random. The function >>must proove the vid generated >> >> does not yet exist and if it does than generate another one. >> >> > It is not 100% perfect, because there is a chance another >>installation generated the same >> >> id, but it is very simple. And who can be sure the name is unique? >> >> >> >> I like Mitra's idea of Named views better than >> >> Jakub's idea of random ids. I like 'Names' better because they >>are human readable. >> >> >> >> I wrote a script misc/txt2fields/ which is a sort of slice >> >> structure export utility that is more human readable/human >>editable. I think human-editable >> >> is quite useful. >> >> >> >> However, there is the problem of "Will the Name 'News' be unique?" >> >> >> >> Would my idea below work -- when a view is created, you can try >>to give it a 'name'? >> >> >> >> If a view with that name already exists >> >> AND you have permission to overwrite the view, > > >> Then you are asked if you want to overwrite the named view >with your view. > > >> > > >> If a view with that name does NOT already exist, > > >> then you are allowed to give it that name. > > >> >> >> In import utilities there could be a flag that either allows or >>warns and denies >> >> overwrites of views. >> >> >> >> Michael >> >> >> >> > >> >> > Jakub >> >> > >> >> > > -----Original Message----- >> >> > > From: apc...@li... >> >> > > [mailto:apc...@li...] On >>Behalf Of Mitra Sent: Thursday, >> >> December 26, 2002 2:51 AM >> >> > > To: apc...@so... >> >> > > Subject: [Apc-aa-coders] Named views >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > Has anyone considered adding NAMES to views, so that a vid >>could be either a name or a >> >> number? >> >> > > >> >> > > The reason I want to do this is that I'd like to develop a >>site on my laptop macintosh >> >> (which has working apc-aa on it) , the problem is that if I >>export site structure it will >> >> have view numbers - which will not be usable on the other machine. >> >> > > >> >> > > If noone has done this - and you think its a good idea - >>then I might be willing to make >> >> the changes. (by adding an optional name field to views, and >>having everywhere that vid=3D >> >> is recognized understand it? ) >> >> > > >> >> > > - Mitra >> >> > > >> >> > > -- >> >> > > Mitra Technology Consulting - www.mitra.biz - >>mi...@mi... 02-6684-8096 or >> >> 0414-648-0722 >> >> > > >> >> > > Life is a Mystery to be Lived, not a Problem to be Solved >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> >> > > Welcome to geek heaven. >> >> > > http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > >> > > Apc-aa-coders mailing list >> >> > > Apc...@li... >> >> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apc-aa-coders >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> >> > Welcome to geek heaven. >> >> > http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Apc-aa-coders mailing list >> >> > Apc...@li... >> >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apc-aa-coders >> >> > >> >> >> >> Michael de Beer >> >> mi...@de... >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> >> This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> >> Welcome to geek heaven. >> >> http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Apc-aa-coders mailing list >> >> Apc...@li... >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apc-aa-coders >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> > Welcome to geek heaven. >> > http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Apc-aa-coders mailing list >> > Apc...@li... >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apc-aa-coders >> >> >> -- >> Mitra Internet Consulting >> Australia: +61-2-6684-8096; Mobile: +61-414-648-722; Fax: >> +61-7-3319-6130 US: +1-415-704-3167 >> ** mi...@mi... *** www.mitra.biz ** >> >> **** Life is a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved ***** >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> Welcome to geek heaven. >> http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> _______________________________________________ >> Apc-aa-coders mailing list >> Apc...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apc-aa-coders >> > >Michael de Beer >mi...@de... > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >Welcome to geek heaven. >http://thinkgeek.com/sf >_______________________________________________ >Apc-aa-coders mailing list >Apc...@li... >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apc-aa-coders -- Mitra Technology Consulting - www.mitra.biz - mi...@mi... 02-6684-8096 or 0414-648-0722 Life is a Mystery to be Lived, not a Problem to be Solved |
