Is there a possibility some commonly used databases could be added as options when creating a new thread in the database development forum? This would be similar to the visual studio options in the VB.NET forum.
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MSSQL2000, MSSQL2005, MSSQL2008, MySQL4, MySQL5.1, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Sybase, SQLite, FoxPro, FileMaker, Firebird, Access, etc (not counting the different versions of Oracle and other databases I'm not as familiar with).
See in VB.Net there are only so many options but in database.... phew.
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That is actually something we've discussed before (back when it was added to VB.Net), but unfortunately I don't think it would work too well as there are so many options.
I can easily list about 10 different database systems (although I guess 5 would cover the majority of threads), and at least 3 active versions/editions of each - which means we would need a minimum of about 15 options (whereas VB.Net has 3), and that would only cover the most commonly used systems.
What if we made it version independent? Something like this:
MS SQL
Oracle
Access
MySql
Other
That is the very essence of human beings and our very unique capability to perform complex reasoning and actually use our perception to further our understanding of things. We like to solve problems. -Kleinma
Does your code in post #46 look like my code in #45? No, it doesn't. Therefore, wrong is how it looks. - jmcilhinney
Besides it would be just one more option people would fail to set... or if they did, then they wouldn't realize that it replaced the text in the subject line .... which is why there are threads titled [2005] or [2008] from time to time.... only now it would be [SQL] ... [mySQL]
To be honest I think the best thing we can do is try to "train" people who don't give the information we need - the Before you post sticky gives an explanation of the things that are usually needed, so directing them to that (repeatedly if needed!) should help.
Besides it would be just one more option people would fail to set... or if they did, then they wouldn't realize that it replaced the text in the subject line .... which is why there are threads titled [2005] or [2008] from time to time.... only now it would be [SQL] ... [mySQL]
Why was it coded that way? Why not add it before whatever text is in there?
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Why was it coded that way? Why not add it before whatever text is in there?
Well i think it was made with the idea that people would go from top to bottom... Select Version, Add title, Post question/etc. And it probably wasnt taken into consideration.
Besides it would be just one more option people would fail to set... or if they did, then they wouldn't realize that it replaced the text in the subject line .... which is why there are threads titled [2005] or [2008] from time to time.... only now it would be [SQL] ... [mySQL]
-tg
Better than "URGENT HELP NEEDED!!!"
Kind of off topic, in the vb.net forum, is there a way to require an option and title text?
That is the very essence of human beings and our very unique capability to perform complex reasoning and actually use our perception to further our understanding of things. We like to solve problems. -Kleinma
Does your code in post #46 look like my code in #45? No, it doesn't. Therefore, wrong is how it looks. - jmcilhinney
I think it is due to a technical limitation of some sort (perhaps due to usage in a particular browser?), but can't find the Mod forum thread where it was discussed - I can only find the original creation thread (March 06, with 271 posts!), and it would take quite a while to manually look thru the threads since then to find the actual explanation.
I wouldn't make both required.... sometimes the problem is version independant. Plus I don't think the option value is part of the form data that is posted... it jsut simply runs a client-side javascript that sets the subject line.
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