global constants

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smk23

If I have several constants specific to my application, does it make sense to
declare public constants in a module? Is there any downside to this?

For example, I often filter by a particular appointment type, let's say
ApptTypeID=2.
For code maintainability, wouldn't it be better to declare a public
constant, skOfficeAppt =2 and then my code would read ApptTypeID=skOfficeAppt

Is that good strategy?
Thanks!!
 
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Brendan Reynolds

Global constants are good, yes. I use them extensively in my applications,
and keep them all in one module (I call it basConstants) so I know where to
find them.
 
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John Nurick

Yes, it can be good strategy if you use that value often.
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"Often" here has the technical meaning of "more than once"! (It kind of
makes sense, if you think binary<g>).
 
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