Needed some improvement...

January 25, 2002 by Jim Trapp
I tried using NeXTensio/ImpAKT 1.0.2, but was disappointed. Some of the Require/Include files' relative addresses had to be corrected by hand coding, but doing so disables your ability to use the Server Behavior to update query information without having to make the same corrections again. Same goes for table/field layout - if you modify the layout at all and then update the query information - your layout improvements are overwritten and you're back to the original NeXTensio design. Hopefully, v. 1.2 makes it worth its $100. price tag.

RE: Needed some improvement...

January 26, 2002 by Interakt Online

Hello,
> I tried using NeXTensio/ImpAKT 1.0.2, but was disappointed. Some of the
> Require/Include files' relative addresses had to be corrected by hand coding, but
> doing so disables your ability to use the Server Behavior to update query
> information without having to make the same corrections again.
I wonder why you people are not reporting this problems in the BugTracker. Being dissapointed and not communicating with us will only make other people having a bad impression on us. And we don't want that.
The problems you describe are related with a define in ADODB_DIR, that does not work on PHP version smaller than 4.0.3pl1.
If you use a greater version and still have problems, you should check if you have uploaded the latest ADODB on the server.

> Same goes for
> table/field layout - if you modify the layout at all and then update the query
> information - your layout improvements are overwritten and you're back to the
> original NeXTensio design.
Unfortunately, this is not an option right now. We are considering a "save old table" feature in the 2.0 version of our products, but for now skipping table re-writting is not possible. Considering the complexity of such a task, I think this is also understable.

Moreover, this "problem" is also documented extremely clear in the NeXTensio docs, and we suggest the use of vertical development practices to create the NeXTensio forms anmd lists, leaving the manual modification for later stages of the project.

> Hopefully, v. 1.2 makes it worth its $100. price tag.
We don't consider that the $100 price tag is a very important one. Only considering how much a developer hour costs and considering also the time saved with our form generators, we think it's already a very better deal.

Of course, bugs might slip and we are not capable of testing *all* the possible combination of software and all possible usages. But we thrive to make our software real useful for people developing web applications. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you need assistance, we'll do our best to help you.

RE: Needed some improvement...

January 28, 2002 by Waldo Smeets
Jim, I agree with the guys from InterAKT: Please first inform them on your issues so they can help you to solve them. Cause the fact that you as user do have a problem is not necessary related to the extension. And even if it was you should let them know so they can solve and improve it.