Re: X# and scripting

-- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm On Fri, 5 Apr 2019, at 2:30 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > This code looks strongly typed. Is this just a conduit/adapter to push > xBase like code to function in C#? > > If you have to learn the conduit, why not learn C#? > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 7:11 AM Johan Nel johan.nel@xsinet.co.za wrote: > > > Good day all, > > > > As I promised, will keep you updated. > > > > On foxite I also made the same announcement I posted here, regarding the > > X# Roadmap for 2019. > > > > Tom Knauf, then responded with the following. I also include my reply. > > Hope it is of interest to some of hopefully all: > > > > > What I am mising is something like execscript(cCode). > > > I can have any code including if then, variables, calls to own > > functions,... in a char variable and it will be executed. > > > We built a complex script system to allow user their own workflow and > > never found a good replascement in c#, windev,... > > > An own parser would be extremly much work to do. > > > Any plans/ideas on that ? > > > > Hi Tom, > > > > No plans/ideas are needed. X# already contains xsScript. The following > > will already run: > > > > *File:HelloWord.prgx // Note the x in the file name if you want it to > > run directly. > > > > CLASS MyHelloWorldClass > > PROTECTED txtAS STRING > > > > CONSTRUCTOR()&& The Init of VFP classes > > txt :="Hello World from Class" > > RETURN > > > > PROPERTY SpeakAS STRING GET txt&& Access/Assign = PROPERTY GET/SET in > > X# > > END CLASS > > FUNCTION HelloWorld()AS STRING > > RETURN "Hello World from Function" > > PROCEDURE HelloWorldProc() > > System.Windows.Forms.Console.Writeline("Hello world from Procedure") > > RETURN > > > > FUNCTION Start()AS VOID > > ?HelloWorld() > > HelloWorldProc() > > ?MyHelloWorldClass{}:Speak > > RETURN > > > > *End of File:HelloWorld.prgx > > > > In your program you just have to > > > > obj := xsScript(cCode :=FileToStr("c:...\HelloWorld.prgx")) > > && Note obj will now hold an in memory compiled version of HelloWorld.prgx, > > && that you can happily pass anywhere in your application, > > && no "parsing" of the script needed anymore!!!! > > obj:Start() > > > > You now speaking to the Clipper guy who already work the last 25 years > > exclusively on what you describe above, called in the > > Clipper/VO/Vulcan/X# world Data-driven applications. I have a slightly > > different approach, I store my scripts in a Relational Database and not > > in zillions of txt files. > > > > I am busy writing a series on the concept of which the first 12 of > > [Insert end of series here] articles are already available in the > > downloads area of the X# webpage. > > https://www.xsharp.info/itm-downloads?folder=general%252FLessons > > > > Would you be interested in a joint venture, where we take the best of > > both those worlds > > > > Solution := ((XBase := VFP * Clipper fork) * (Knowledge := Tom * Johan) * > > (Environment := X# * .NET)) > > ? Solution:ToString()&& A 100% .NET solution that runs at 99% of the speed > > of a compiled > > Application.NET, but was created in 1% of the time it will require a > > developer to roll out in PRG files? > > > > Looking forward to hear from you or anybody else using data-driven > > techniques, > > > > Johan Nel > > George, South Africa > > Friends of XSharp > > http://xsharp.info http://xsharp.info/ > > [excessive quoting removed by server]