Product Configutor/Connect Question V8

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Configurator accepting VBA would make me a very happy camper!
I've written some Progress Procedures to run from the Configurator (
viewing DB info, passing parameters for calculations, cannot Update
with our license) but we are not using any 'Connect', we're on
Vantage 6.11.



--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Wonsil" <mark_wonsil@...> wrote:
>
> Stephen asks:
> >> For those of you who push the Product Configurator to its
limits, are
> >> you calling Progress procedures and does that break
compatibility with
> >> the Sales/Customer connect products?
> >> It does depend what your progress code is doing are you updating
> >> information or just viewing it or just calculations passing
parameters?
>
> I'm just doing calculations and formatting large blocks of text.
It's easier
> to keep in a subroutine rather than checking out/in everytime. It's
also
> useful if the same calculation is performed on multiple On Leave
statements.
>
> > With CC it's a combination of JavaScript and Web speed to the
> > synchronized database. But it can all be made to work.
>
> Does the Progress text get converted to JavaScript or does CC run
compiled
> Progress? Because of the disconnected nature of the connect
products, I've
> always assumed that I wouldn't want to make calls to the database.
>
> Wondering aloud, how long do you think it will be until the Product
> Configurator starts accepting VBA?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark W.
>
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For those of you who push the Product Configurator to its limits, are you
calling Progress procedures and does that break compatibility with the
Sales/Customer connect products?

I am using RUN pc/util/myroutine.p calls in my ON LEAVE statements and I'm not
sure if that will still work when we implement the Connect products.

Thanks,

Mark W.
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It does depend what your progress code is doing are you updating
information or just viewing it or just calculations passing parameters?

With CC it's a combination of JavaScript and Web speed to the
synchronized database. But it can all be made to work.



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Mark Wonsil
Sent: 10 May 2007 16:24
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Product Configutor/Connect Question V8



For those of you who push the Product Configurator to its limits, are
you
calling Progress procedures and does that break compatibility with the
Sales/Customer connect products?

I am using RUN pc/util/myroutine.p calls in my ON LEAVE statements and
I'm not
sure if that will still work when we implement the Connect products.

Thanks,

Mark W.



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Stephen asks:
>> For those of you who push the Product Configurator to its limits, are
>> you calling Progress procedures and does that break compatibility with
>> the Sales/Customer connect products?
>> It does depend what your progress code is doing are you updating
>> information or just viewing it or just calculations passing parameters?

I'm just doing calculations and formatting large blocks of text. It's easier
to keep in a subroutine rather than checking out/in everytime. It's also
useful if the same calculation is performed on multiple On Leave statements.

> With CC it's a combination of JavaScript and Web speed to the
> synchronized database. But it can all be made to work.

Does the Progress text get converted to JavaScript or does CC run compiled
Progress? Because of the disconnected nature of the connect products, I've
always assumed that I wouldn't want to make calls to the database.

Wondering aloud, how long do you think it will be until the Product
Configurator starts accepting VBA?

Thanks,

Mark W.