Kbase P7564: Using source files instead of compiled files.
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
2/27/2010 |
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Status: Verified
GOAL:
Is it ok to use source files (.p) instead of compiled files (.r) when running the application ?
GOAL:
What are the benefits of running an application with compiled files (.r) instead of source files (.p) ?
FACT(s) (Environment):
Progress 8.x
Progress 9.x
OpenEdge 10.x
All Supported Operating Systems
OpenEdge Category: Language (4GL/ABL)
FIX:
Running source code has two problems: It is inefficient because it has to be compiled every time it is used and the second is security, programs are accessible to every one to modify them.