How robust in the [iol] or ""image on load"" technique?
Since i am using this technique to administer some important data, I was just curious how certain this technique will load the javascript. Will future Quickbase updates cause this to break?
Forum Discussion
Of course the IOL technique itself is not to blame. That's not the point. The question is whether it's prudent to use scripts and IOL to design an app, or to stick to native Quick Base. Really it's a matter of relative risk. What's the risk that a new release of Quick Base will result in your app being broken if ...
- You rely entirely on native Quick Base? Low. Not zero, but low relative to other design options.
- You have some Javascript within custom buttons? A bit higher. Quick Base sanctions using JavaScript in custom buttons. However, if the button makes assumptions about, for example, the document model, and those assumptions no longer apply because of a Quick Base release, then your buttons stop working. But the impact is limited to what your buttons do.
- You rely on scripts injected with IOL? Higher still, if only because your script has a wider scope of potential impact than a button would have. Quick Base Actions are, in many ways, a good alternative to what previously one might have been tempted to do via IOL scripts.