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> I could approach it that way, but I have about 7 different columns to pass so
> I'd have to pass in 8 parameters each time (query name + 7 cols).
Well: two. The query, and the list of columns.
I'd approach this by just passing in a query, and stipulating in the hint
for the argument that it must have specific columns. Within the method,
check the correct columns are there, and if not: raise an exception.
Garbage in: garbage out. I think you are overcomplicating things with what
you're suggesting.
Conversely, you could have two arguments:
- a query (required)
- a list of column mappings (optional)
If there's no mappings, then the correct columns must be in place. If
there's the mapping list, use those ones instead. There's - of course -
still no guarantee that the columns in the mapping list will be in the
query, but there's only so much one can do to accommodate the calling code.
--
Adam
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