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  • Guru Classic: What’s That Name, Again?

    March 6, 2019 Paul Tuohy

    Author’s Note: This article was originally published in February 2013. I recently had to hunt out this article when visiting a client. The content is even more relevant as the use of SQL stored procedures continues to grow.

    One of the great things about writing articles and tips is that people will drop you a note to ask a question or tell you how much they liked (or disliked) what you wrote. But even better is when someone drops you a line to let you know they have taken what you wrote and extended it.

    Such was the case with …

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  • Guru Classic: Custom Perspectives In RDi, Part 2

    March 6, 2019 Susan Gantner

    In my earlier tip I described how to create a custom perspective and I also described one scenario when custom perspectives come in handy. I promised to follow that up with another way to use custom perspectives.

    I’m often asked questions such as:

    • How do I keep my Outline from disappearing when I’m in full-screen edit?
    • How can I see my RPG Indentation view alongside the full-screen editor view of the source member?

    Custom perspectives can be used as one answer to both questions.

    Of course, when you’re in full-screen edit, you can “peek” at any of your views (such …

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  • Guru Classic: A Bevy of BIFs, %XLATE and %REPLACE

    March 6, 2019 Jon Paris

    Author’s Note: I’m revisiting this classic tip since the original was written back in 2009, long before the introduction of free-form data declarations. In addition, I’ve updated this tip to point to the new %SCANRPL BIF, which impacts this scenario. And, of course, I still regularly encounter RPGers who are confused by the differences between the %XLATE and %REPLACE built-in functions (BIFs). Part of that confusion of course is the result of wishful thinking on the part of those frustrated by the limitations of %XLATE!

    The first thing to remember when deciding which function to use is that %XLATE operates …

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