Script Limits in 2.8.0 [was Spreadsheet]

Björnke von Gierke bvg at mac.com
Sun May 13 11:16:16 EDT 2007


Almost all commercial products in the same market are compiled. 
Interpreted languages, and thus languages that can change code during 
runtime, are most often open source.

That said, I'd love to be able to use more lines in do, or setting more 
lines of a script.

On 13 May 2007, at 17:08, Roger.E.Eller at sealedair.com wrote:

> On 05/13/2007 at 10:16 AM "Viktoras Didziulis" wrote:
>> It is likely to prevent somebody using Revolution studio to create a
>> competing RAD environment. Unfortunately this also prevents from
>> implementing any kind of scripting, or complex formula translations 
>> which
>> would not compete with the RAD in any way. Therefore in order to
> implement
>> end-user scripting for own products (like allowing user to create
> decision
>> trees with formulas in nodes) some of us have to resort to other
> languages
>> via shell or SQL92/95 as alternatives. I guess the most efficient way 
>> is
> to
>> use SQL because of its tight integration with Revolution through its
>> database modules.
>>
>> Best!
>> Viktoras
>
> Shouldn't this limitation be obsoleted? I had read once that RunTime 
> had no
> fear of a competing IDE, and in fact, they incourage it. It was 
> explained
> that a license to the engine is still required, so RunTime would still
> benefit from sales. This ancient 10 line limit is well, "limiting" us 
> as
> developers. Do any of Revs competing languages have such a limit 
> imposed on
> built standalone apps?
>
> Roger Eller <roger.e.eller at sealedair.com>
>
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