CapeSoft ABC Defaults

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The ABC classes contain a number of properties which govern how the classes behave. Some of these properties are not exposed at the template level making them hard to set for an application in a global fashion.

This simple template allows you to set some of these properties more easily.

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If you encounter any other ABC properties which would benefit from being set globally please do not hesitate to contact us.

• FileManager.DoNotAssertOnCloseMisuse property  (Clarion 10 or later only)
  There is an ASSERT in the FileManager class which prevents a developer from calling CLOSE on a table. This ASSERT returns false positives when the CLOSE is legally called after an OPEN. This property exists to suppress this ASSERT, but there is no way of setting it globally from the template. (*Included in FM3)
  
  
• FileManager.Create property (for all SQL tables).
  By default if the FileManager.Open is called, and a File Not Found error is returned, then the CREATE statement is called. CREATE deletes the existing table before creating a new one.
  For SQL tables this behavior is problematic because the Open can return a File Not Found error erroneously. The solution is to turn off this CREATE ability (it's a property setting in the class) for all SQL tables. (*Included in FM3)

*Included in FM3 -- If you have got the FM3 Global Extension in the app then this setting is already being set by the FM3 DLL and you do not need this template to set this property.

SoftVelocity have asked me to point out that embedding any code in your program can result in bugs in the program.

Specifically using the CLOSE statement after a FileManager.Open (like Access:Customers.Open) can result in the table being closed. The FileManager class lacks the code to detect this change and hence this could lead to unexpected behavior in your program. The ASSERT being suppressed detects this misuse. (Unfortunately it also incorrectly detects perfectly legal usage as being bad causing a false positive, which is why the property to suppress it has been added to the FileManager class in the first place.)

If you set this property then you are of course responsible for writing correct usage of CLOSE, limiting it to places where there is a matching OPEN.

Some features for this template were suggested by Diego Borojovich.

Clarion 8	Yes
Clarion 9 / 9.1	Yes
Clarion 10	Yes
Clarion 11 / 11.1	Yes
Clarion Templates (using ABC Classes)	Yes
ABC Templates	Yes
AnyScreen	Yes
Local Mode	Yes
DLL Mode	Yes
Multi DLL	Yes

Documentation for the product is available here. Go here for further support.

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