[Gambas-user] CControl.ConvertToString.673 Illegal Instruction (Abort)

2010-11-30 Thread richard terry
As per header, the latest svn compilation gives me this error on running gambas Bumma, now my secretaries front desk machine can't file my incoming correspondance. Thanks Richard -- Increase Visibility of Your 3D Ga

Re: [Gambas-user] Connection.Create and .Index

2010-11-30 Thread tobias
Benoît Minisini schrieb: >> Benoît Minisini schrieb: so how does the driver know where to write a result record to in a database? thanks, tobi >>> Well, do you know what SQL is? >> i know that it is a query language to manipulate data in databases, but >> that doesn't seem

Re: [Gambas-user] Connection.Create and .Index

2010-11-30 Thread Benoît Minisini
> Benoît Minisini schrieb: > >> so how does the driver know where to write a result record to in a > >> database? > >> > >> thanks, > >> tobi > > > > Well, do you know what SQL is? > > i know that it is a query language to manipulate data in databases, but > that doesn't seem to be enough if you

Re: [Gambas-user] Connection.Create and .Index

2010-11-30 Thread tobias
Benoît Minisini schrieb: >> so how does the driver know where to write a result record to in a >> database? >> >> thanks, >> tobi >> > > Well, do you know what SQL is? > i know that it is a query language to manipulate data in databases, but that doesn't seem to be enough if you can answer my q

Re: [Gambas-user] Removing / Modifying IsXXXX() functions in Gambas3

2010-11-30 Thread Ron
On 30-11-2010 15:07, Benoît Minisini wrote: >> 2010/11/30 Benoît Minisini: Don't want to bash, but why are CLng and CSng removed/replaced by CLong and CSingle and CStr is still there / not replaced by CString? >>> They were not replaced, I just removed some abbreviations. But I admit it >

Re: [Gambas-user] Removing / Modifying IsXXXX() functions in Gambas3

2010-11-30 Thread Benoît Minisini
> 2010/11/30 Benoît Minisini : > >> Don't want to bash, but why are CLng and CSng removed/replaced by > >> CLong and CSingle and CStr is still there / not replaced by CString? > > > > They were not replaced, I just removed some abbreviations. But I admit it > > maye be stupid, as it just takes mem

Re: [Gambas-user] Removing / Modifying IsXXXX() functions in Gambas3

2010-11-30 Thread Ron
2010/11/30 Benoît Minisini : >> Don't want to bash, but why are CLng and CSng removed/replaced by >> CLong and CSingle and CStr is still there / not replaced by CString? >> > > They were not replaced, I just removed some abbreviations. But I admit it maye > be stupid, as it just takes memory in the

Re: [Gambas-user] Removing / Modifying IsXXXX() functions in Gambas3

2010-11-30 Thread Benoît Minisini
> Don't want to bash, but why are CLng and CSng removed/replaced by > CLong and CSingle and CStr is still there / not replaced by CString? > They were not replaced, I just removed some abbreviations. But I admit it maye be stupid, as it just takes memory in the compiler. The interpreter does not

Re: [Gambas-user] Removing / Modifying IsXXXX() functions in Gambas3

2010-11-30 Thread Ron
Don't want to bash, but why are CLng and CSng removed/replaced by CLong and CSingle and CStr is still there / not replaced by CString? I see some "vb logics" creeping in... same as marking text in insert and normal mode in IDE i wrote about... Back in the Gambas2 version it was so logical and coo

Re: [Gambas-user] Removing / Modifying IsXXXX() functions in Gambas3

2010-11-30 Thread Benoît Minisini
> Perhaps GAMBAS needs something like Python's y=repr( x) to > guarantee y is a string representation of x > The name of the function is CStr() - or Str$() if you need localization. Regards, -- Benoît Minisini -- Inc

Re: [Gambas-user] Removing / Modifying IsXXXX() functions in Gambas3

2010-11-30 Thread Benoît Minisini
> >>> Mail.module:IF IsString(Main.GlobalVar["Minute"]) THEN > >>> Main.GlobalVar["Minute"] = Val(Main.GlobalVar["Minute"]) > >> > >> Just seems to be checks to see if the variant value from that collection > >> isn't empty, to prevent errors. > > > > So use 'Not IsNull()' instead. > > I get

Re: [Gambas-user] Removing / Modifying IsXXXX() functions in Gambas3

2010-11-30 Thread B. Jack
Perhaps GAMBAS needs something like Python's y=repr( x) to guarantee y is a string representation of x > Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:04:58 +0100 > From: r...@cyberjunky.nl > To: gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Gambas-user] Removing / Modifying Is() functions in Gambas3 > >

Re: [Gambas-user] Removing / Modifying IsXXXX() functions in Gambas3

2010-11-30 Thread Ron
>>> Mail.module:IF IsString(Main.GlobalVar["Minute"]) THEN >>> Main.GlobalVar["Minute"] = Val(Main.GlobalVar["Minute"]) >> Just seems to be checks to see if the variant value from that collection >> isn't empty, to prevent errors. > So use 'Not IsNull()' instead. > I get when I do If Not IsN