I agree with Denys whole-heartedly BUT what would be REALLY useful, would be
to have SQLGEN to create an IMAGESQL execute file for the attachments for
those who did not think to save the ATCLOG when they attached them in the
first place!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Denys Beauchemin <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 17 June 1998 14:24
Subject: Re: SQLGEN Allbase_only enhancement


>X-no-Archive:yes
>That is welcome news indeed.  I would even propose that the flag be turned
>on by default.  It never made sense to me that SQLGEN would create all the
>SQL calls to create the IMAGE tables which would then not be able to be
>created by IMAGESQL's ATTACH command.  Attaching an IMAGE database
>effectively rendered SQLGEN useless.
>
>Good stuff!
>
>Kind regards,
>
>Denys. . .
>
>Denys Beauchemin
>HICOMP America, Inc.
>(800) 323-8863  (281) 288-7438         Fax: (281) 355-6879
>denys at hicomp.com                             www.hicomp.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:   ashish phillips [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:   Wednesday, 17 June, 1998 8:19 AM
>To:     [log in to unmask]
>Subject:        SQLGEN Allbase_only enhancement
>
>Hi,
>
>We (in the lab) are currently working on the feasibility of implementing
>an SQLGEN enhancement and are looking for any comments/suggestions that
>the user community at large might have.
>
>The enhancement has to do with IMAGE tables when using GENERATE ALL,
>GENERATE TABLE & GENERATE INDEX. By default GENERATE ALL generates SQL
>commands for all tables in the DBE (including IMAGE tables). By setting a
>flag ALLBASE_ONLY (proposed new command) the user will now be able to
>generate only Allbase tables. I will include a draft copy of the ES as it
>stands now at the end of this mail.
>
>Regards,
>
>ashish
>CSY-DB
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>
><Excellent proposal snipped>
>