Local string &TEXTLINE = "Value of " | &fld1name | " is " | &fld1value | ".";

Using MsgGetText, it can be re-written as follows:

Local string &TEXTLINE = MsgGetText(0, 0, "Value of %1 is %2.", &fld1name, &fld1value);

I find that the latter is easier to read and modify compared to the first, especially if there are a lot of values being concatenated.

What about performance? Wouldn’t the MsgGetText code needlessly query the database for message (0, 0)? Fortunately, I think not. Some tests with SQL trace turned on — and the cache freshly cleared — show that a query to the message catalog for message (0, 0) is never performed by the application server. A wonderful optimization.

What are the Problems with AppEngine

• These programs can be complicated – and for a programmer they’re different
• Same logic can be used Batch and Online – Really?
  • Different transactional model
  • Temp table behavior is very different
  • No restartability
• Easy to write a poor performing App Engine Program
  • Since the introduction of PeopleCode, poor performing programs are the norm

Admittedly, I don’t have a lot of experience writing batch programs on Application Engine. But I believe the primary reason it is so easy to write poor-performing AE programs is that AE batch programs are better suited to be programmed using set processing. Set processing requires a different mind set to what procedural programmers are used to. I am new to it as well, so I find that this discussion in ITToolbox, and this followup provides valuable insights on how to perform set processing. Steve’s technique of what he calls partial cartesian joins is quite useful as well, especially for those not running an Oracle database.

I find this useful when I need to search for keywords that are not specifically related to PeopleSoft. Following is an example result when searching for “excel”:

I still have trouble filtering out RSS from the results, if anyone can help me with that.

Now, if you’re browsing my site using Firefox 2, you may also notice the following auto-discovered PeopleSoft Search item on your search bar:

Following is how the auto-discovered search would like it IE7:

This plugin is packaged using the OpenSearch standard, as described in this Mozilla article.

The plugin can also be installed by clicking the following link:

Install PeopleSoft Search

… suppose you want to provide a more generic sort, with comparison function at the end of it. You want to use the array class Sort method, but your process has to be generic: you aren’t certain if you’re comparing two records or two strings. You could define a class that had as its main method a comparison, and return a -1, 0, or 1. Then write your personalized sort, extending the array class method Sort.

I find this statement very vague and lacking in details, that I am doubtful about its accuracy.

The statement seems to somewhat describe how one would define the ordering of objects in Java’s array and collection classes by creating an implementation of java.util.Comparator interface. However, according to PeopleBooks, the Sort method of the Array class does not have any optional parameters where such a comparator object may be provided.

I couldn’t find anything else in PeopleBooks where it describes the implementation of array sorting in the manner described in the statement above. Can anyone shed some light into this, and if possible, provide additional details? Does the PeopleCode Array class Sort method have an undocumented feature similar Java Arrays’ sort method?

If you declare an instance variable as private you can still access it as a private property in another instance of the same class. For example, given the following declaration:

class Example
  private
     instance number &Num;
end-class;

A method of Example could reference another Example instance’s &Num instance variable as follows:

   &X = &SomeOtherExample.Num;

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This is achieved by storing a reference to the original function, and redefining %SubmitScriptName to perform your custom logic — invoking the original function as needed.

The following sample scenarios may help to illustrate this technique.
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The %SubmitScriptName function is passed 2 parameters:

1. form – the 1st parameter is the form object with the data to be submitted. On a component, this will be the win0 form in the content frame.
2. action ID * – the 2nd parameter is a distinct text string which informs the component processor what action is requested or what type of action took place.

* – I just made up this label for the purpose of discussion.

The action ID that can be passed to %SubmitScriptName can be categorized into the following type of actions:
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var something = "something";
function SomeThing() {
   /* Something */
   /* something... */
}

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