Re: RDp - can I refresh an Application Diagram?

[David FOXWELL <David.FOXWELL@xxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Message d'origine-----
> [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de Vern Hamberg
>
> I've been using the Application Diagram and have found it 
> helpful for jumping into code for a certain point in the code 
> stream. Trouble is, when I add lines of code, that the line 
> numbers are incorrect - similar to what happens with the 
> Outline. There's a Refresh option for the Outline - I've not 
> seen one for an application diagram. I've not tried reshaping 
> things in the diagram, just dragging things around to make it 
> better for my eyes.
>
> So has anyone seen this, and have you found a way to refresh 
> it? So far all I can do is create a new one, go through 
> re-arranging, then save it. 
> Not a good use of time, eh?

No, but your post is a great help to me, Vern, who did not even realise you could jump into source members! I'm sure I'll be using it a lot more from now on. In fact this could be a revolution for us. I just used it on a new program I just wrote. I had a lovely symetrical diagram. Just wait a few months and I bet it won't be as symetrical! But I realised, If we used better procedure naming, we'd be able to see clearly what the application does without reading through pages and pages of code and comments. By that, I mean, I can see AcqPrdClt that calls AcqPrdXxx. Imagine if it said AcquireClientProducts calls ProductIsTypeXxxxxxxxxx? I'd be able to read my program like a book from the application diagram.

Now, I just saved it to an i project, and I've got two files : MyAppDiagram.appmdl and MyAppDiagram.appmdl_diagram.

Why are there two? Can I send the diagram to someone?

Also, I see that I have 2 internal procedures that do dynamic calls to other programs and those programs are indicated. But when a procedure calls an external procedure, that external procedure is not indicated. Although I see its module in the list of modules bound to my program.