Re: ViewDesigner Code

Thanks for replies Mark, however your 'quoting' of my email was up the
spout and so I had trouble working out where  your replies were separate
from my quotes.
Tim.

At 01:10 07/03/2002 -0800, you wrote:


>-----Original Message-----
>From: pgadmin-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
>[mailto:pgadmin-hackers-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Tim Finch,
>FosterFinch Ltd
>Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 2:08 PM
>To: pgadmin-hackers@postgresql.org
>Subject: [pgadmin-hackers] ViewDesigner Code
>
>Mark,
>
>Thanks, got the code and installed it. Am i right in thinking you have not
>doen any work yet to draw objects in the top pane for the
>tables/relationship lines?
>
>I did throw a copy of the control I was working on into the top pane just to
>see if I was on the right track.  It seemed like it would work, so I took it
>out for the time being until the control is finished.
>
>I saw a lot of stub procedures for many operations all which launch a new
>window - I guess you cut/paste a lot of code, huh?
>Yeah, I did, for devel purposes.  I don't plan on keeping it that way.  The
>plan is to have each View Designer window self-sufficient until the user is
>ready to create the view, at which time the view definition would be sent to
>the existing new view dialog box for naming and commenting, etc.
>
>
>Any hints on getting anything work that DOES work so far? I managed to load
>a .SQL file and see the coloured syntax SQL in pane 3 but nothing in panes
>1,2,4 - is that right?
>Correct, it doesn't actually do anything productive at this time, unless you
>count loading and saving a .sql file productive. :)
>
>
>Great to have something already started on this feature, as it will give us
>all a chance to get places. I can forsee needing a CVS facility for it
>sooner rather than later. Do you anticipate seeing it as a add-in module a
>la Excel exporter etc. In this case it would fit very nicely into the
>plugins folder on the existing CVS.
>No, I think it would be better as a menu option/icon, just like the `execute
>arbitrary sql` feature.  The reason it is the way it is now is the plugins
>in the version I have right now are broken, and won't load right.
>
>
>Dave, who do you deal with to get the pgadmin CVS facility arranged with to
>see about the idea of partial upload facility for Mark & I?? Exchanging
>Zips of code with instructions to merge in is barmy when CVS exists and is
>already used for this project? Alternatively, Mark, could we get a slot on
>Sourceforge/OSDN in the short term?
>I don't see why we couldn't get a spot at SF, if it is not possible or
>practical to use the existing CVS.
>Regards,
>Mark
>
>
>Tim Finch,
>FosterFinch Ltd
>http://www.fosterfinch.co.uk
>
>
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