PickBASIC / FlashBASIC

Cataloging a FlashBASIC Module

Cataloging makes code easier to locate. It is not necessary to catalog a BASIC module to run or call it. Cataloging does not affect performance since the object code is always loaded in a dynamically extensible shared memory segment.

There are two catalogs: the account and the domain catalogs.

Account Catalog

The Account Catalog is created with the TCL catalog command. A record is added to the Master Dictionary of the account the user is logged to. The Account Catalog is available only to VME, ODBC, PickDP and FlashCONNECT applications.

To catalog a Flash module after compiling it, type:

catalog bp module

Domain Catalog

For UNIX: Not Supported

The Domain Catalog describes domain-wise elements. The RuleModules domain catalog allows a distributed application to locate BASIC subroutines called by VB Rule Module objects or from the File Manager.

The Domain Catalog can be updated from TCL or the D3 File Manager.

To update from TCL:

Run the TCL catalog command with the (g option.
```
catalog bp module (g
```
To update from the D3 File Manager:

Right-click the modules, then select Flash Catalog.
Note: Routines that are called from Visual Basic modules or triggers should be in the Domain Catalog. This avoids having to specify an explicit path when calling modules.
Warning: The key to the Domain Catalog is the name of the module. Only 1 module of the same name can be in the Domain Catalog.