Scatter Name .... Blank and default values problem

Hi,

Shouldn't Scatter .... Blank conatain the default values where those
assigned in a table?
I think that this should be expected.

Demetrios, Greece

Gene
Sun Sep 19 00:18:15 CDT 2004

"Demetrios Panayotakopoulos" <dpan__dp@_ath.forthnet.gr> wrote:

>Shouldn't Scatter .... Blank conatain the default values where those
>assigned in a table?
>I think that this should be expected.

No.

1) Think of the existing code that could be broken by this.

2) If the default value for a column is, say 5, calling it blank is,
IMHO, asking for trouble.

Adding a clause, say
scatter ... default
would be better.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences.
You have biases.
He/She has prejudices.

Anders
Sun Sep 19 11:40:21 CDT 2004

APPEND BLANK
SCATTER ..
* TableRevert(..)
-Anders

"Demetrios Panayotakopoulos" <dpan__dp@_ath.forthnet.gr> wrote in message
news:#y0smEgnEHA.3628@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Shouldn't Scatter .... Blank conatain the default values where those
> assigned in a table?
> I think that this should be expected.
>
> Demetrios, Greece
>
>

Demetrios
Sun Sep 19 23:33:34 CDT 2004

Gene,

Well, Default sounds OK.

Demetrios, Greece

"Gene Wirchenko" <genew@mail.ocis.net> wrote in message
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> "Demetrios Panayotakopoulos" <dpan__dp@_ath.forthnet.gr> wrote:
>
>>Shouldn't Scatter .... Blank conatain the default values where those
>>assigned in a table?
>>I think that this should be expected.
>
> No.
>
> 1) Think of the existing code that could be broken by this.
>
> 2) If the default value for a column is, say 5, calling it blank is,
> IMHO, asking for trouble.
>
> Adding a clause, say
> scatter ... default
> would be better.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gene Wirchenko
>
> Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
> I have preferences.
> You have biases.
> He/She has prejudices.

Demetrios
Sun Sep 19 23:58:09 CDT 2004

Ha ha, Tricky !!!

Demetrios, Greece

"Anders Altberg" <x_pragma@telia.com> wrote in message
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> APPEND BLANK
> SCATTER ..
> * TableRevert(..)
> -Anders
>
> "Demetrios Panayotakopoulos" <dpan__dp@_ath.forthnet.gr> wrote in message
> news:#y0smEgnEHA.3628@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Shouldn't Scatter .... Blank conatain the default values where those
>> assigned in a table?
>> I think that this should be expected.
>>
>> Demetrios, Greece
>>
>>
>