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Clean up your code with the Hanson Loop
David Harms posted on Jun 18, 2015

A while ago Mike Hanson showed me a really nifty loop construct that's a terrific way to turn long blocks of code into easy-to-manage chunks. I liked it so much I've converted numerous source procedures using this technique. In Mike's honor I've christened it the Hanson Loop. Try it just once. I dare you. 

Rebranding the DCL to the CML, and other changes
David Harms posted on Apr 16, 2014
Auto-Numbering in SQL - An Overview
David Harms posted on Dec 02, 2013

Auto-numbering in flat file databases is easy with Clarion, yet can lead to a variety of data problems. Auto-numbering in SQL can address those problems, but the process is more complex. Mike Hanson introduces the issues and sets the stage for upcoming database-specific articles on auto-numbering. 

ClarionLive show notes for Nov 29 2013
David Harms posted on Nov 29, 2013

The upcoming ClarionLive Convert-A-Thon, PROP:Follows, a sweet Clarion code smell and Bruce Johnson demonstrating the new RecentLookups product. 

Reconstructing Clarion's XML tooling, Part 1
David Harms posted on Nov 25, 2013

If you want to do XML with Clarion you have a few options. A lot of developers opt for one or more of the available third party offerings. But what about SoftVelocity's own XML class library? Dave Harms introduces an early beta of a class library to read and write XML files using the SoftVelocity CenterPoint DOM parser. 

SuperFile to DCT
David Harms posted on Nov 11, 2013

A few years ago Steve Parker investigated Topspeed "SuperFiles." He wrote about their internal design, how to make them in a dictionary, how to use NAME() with them and how to create a new SuperFile out of existing single table files. But he never expected he'd have to create a dictionary directly from a SuperFile. Can it be done? 

 

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