Subj : ptridx in msg_area.grp_list.sub_list
To : Digital Man
From : deon
Date : Wed Dec 04 2024 07:25 am
Re: ptridx in msg_area.grp_list.sub_list
By: Digital Man to deon on Tue Dec 03 2024 09:30 am
Hey DM,
> Technically, pointer file indexes can be changed (in SCFG) too. Changing a
> sub's internal code (once the sub has messages, is in use) is not normally
> recommended, but I don't have the "Danger!" warnings in SCFG like I do for
> the pointer file index.
Yeah, that's why I was liking using that value - its the one place that value can be changed, and it has a Danger! message, so its a big "think about what you are doing moment" before you change it.
> > Nothing else will result in that value being changed?
>
> Not automatically, no, but there is that SCFG options... :-)
Got it, thank you.
> SBBS only uses the sub ptridx for one use case currently, and that use case
> is on the chopping block (issue #832). I can leave the property/config
> option if there are other uses for sub's ptridx however. But I still think
> the sub's internal code is the best "unique identifier" for a sub-board.
OK, thanks.
What I dont like about the "internal code", is it can be changed in two places - in the group and the sub, and there is no "think about what you are doing" warning.
I know these values shouldnt change often, but somebody might want to change them for cosmetic reasons (among other reasons) and mess "other" things up as a result.
Appreciate your reply :)
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