Actually Bob is making a good point... Arpad ====================================== From: ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Walter Katz Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 5:47 PM To: ibis-editorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ibis-editorial] Re: Issue on IBIS 5.1 AMI_Version type All, I agree with Bob. Walter From: ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]<mailto:[mailto:ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]> On Behalf Of Bob Ross Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 6:25 PM To: ibis-editorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ibis-editorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ibis-editorial] Re: Issue on IBIS 5.1 AMI_Version type All: I favor keeping AMI_Version as a Striing. In fact it is an enumerated string with only "5.1" as acceptable so far. Like standard IBIS with just enumerated [IBIS Ver] arguments, 5.10 or "5.10" would be rejected. If AMI_Version were Type Float, we would have to reject all variations such as 5.100, 5.1e0, 51e-1, etc. "Greater" can be replaced with a "higher (in future releases)" it should be self from the enumerated values that subsequent versions will be higher than earlier versions by some easily testable method or just by enumeration. Bob From: ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]<mailto:[mailto:ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]> On Behalf Of Muranyi, Arpad Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 12:19 PM To: ibis-editorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ibis-editorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ibis-editorial] Re: Issue on IBIS 5.1 AMI_Version type Sounds OK, as long as we don't do sub-decimals, and or alphabetic characters, like 5.1a... Good catch, Radek! Arpad ================================================ From: ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]<mailto:[mailto:ibis-editorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]> On Behalf Of Mirmak, Michael Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 2:09 PM To: ibis-editorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ibis-editorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ibis-editorial] Issue on IBIS 5.1 AMI_Version type Thanks to Radek Biernacki for spotting this: AMI_Version is defined as Type String, but we require that it accept values of "5.1" or greater. "Greater" is meaningless if this is a string, so this is unenforceable. I would recommend changing this to Float, assuming that we will not be defining sub-decimal version numbers (5.1.2, for example). Comments? Objections? This will be raised at tomorrow's Open Forum teleconference. - MM