Use of EA Table t_xrefuser by - well, the user!

[fwoolz]

This is one for the Sparxians-

Is the table t_xrefuser available for arbitrary use by user add-ins?

Cheers,
Fred W

[beginner]

If you want a table for your addins why not create one by yourself. I'd recommend to take a different prefix (u_ instead of t_).

b.

[fwoolz]

I could just sneeze one out...

I was hoping to stay within the doctrinal limits set by Humma Kavula. Or was it the ringmaster from Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome: "I know you won't break the rules - there aren't any"?

But seriously - using a built-in table that appears to be just lying around has the advantage that it gets created automatically by EA when you create a new project. One less thing to worry about.

Cheers,
Fred W

[beginner]

You know what you get when you sneeze one out.

Honestly speaking there seem to be a couple of unused tables in EA (IIRC). But from my point of view it wouldn't make sense to misuse a pre-defined one. The attributes you like to store will definitely not be the same as the ones in one of these zombie tables. So why not take the effort to create a table that fits your needs on EA startup.

It would be preferable if EA's API would offer database manipulation to user defined tables.

b.

[fwoolz]

Point taken...

I think your suggestion of allowing user-defined tables and having them accessible via the automation interface is an excellent idea; indeed, worthy of a feature request. I shall send one forthwith; fifthwith, even.

Cheers,
Fred

[Paolo F Cantoni]

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I shall send one forthwith; fifthwith, even.

Don't forget to let us know the name so we can support it.

Paolo

[fwoolz]

DOH!

Here it is:

Adding user-defined tables to the EA database

Cheers,
Fred

PS: I still need to have a look at the Neighborhood diagram... sorry for being dilatory!

[beginner]

+1