Script Limits

[Robert Brenstein]

>Mark Talluto wrote:
>
>>  In my case, I usually am updating code to controls with the set the
>>  script of....   There is no other way to use the same control with new
>>  code.
>
>While I agree that the proposed change to script limits is likely more of a
>problem in itself than a solution, there is at lease one other alternative
>for your scenario.
>
>Rather than writing self-modifying code you could set a property in the
>object and handle the various behaviors in a backscript using a switch
>block:
>
>   on MySpecialBehavior
>    switch the uBehaviorClass of the target
>     case "Something"
>       doSomnething
>       break
>     case "SomethingElse"
>       doSomethingElse
>       break
>    end switch
>   end MySpecialBehavior
>
>The overhead of the switch block is a fraction of a millisecond and allows
>you to centralize your code into a common library.  This may simplify
>debugging, and likely simplify maintenance as well should you ever need to
>alter the behavior.
>
>--
>  Richard Gaskin
>  Fourth World Media Corporation
>  Developer of WebMerge: Publish any database on any Web site

That is a nice approach if switching scripts was to support multiple 
functionality. However, it will not work if the 'set script' is used 
to update a distributed stack to a new version or fix a bug without 
having to replace the whole stack.

Robert