Well, the first thing is that you're compiling all the code you don't need every time you run the script. That may or may not be a big deal.

The real issue is something else. I'm willing to bet a paycheck that you have common operations between at least three of those four modes. By breaking them out into four scripts, you find it easier to see the common modes. Then, you create a fifth "script" (called a package) that will contain this common functionality. For example, you need to validate the values to query on for editing, deleting, and listing. Breaking out common functionality is good for bugfixing and maintenance.

Another thing is that you now have a prototypical "add" script. Let's say that you now have a second reason to use an "add" script, for some other DB or some other table or whatever. But, you don't need to re-use your delete script (yet). You can now generalize your add functionality without needing to affect the delete functionality. Maintenance is a lot easier.

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In reply to Re: One Big Script v. Several Small Scripts by dragonchild
in thread One Big Script v. Several Small Scripts by Cody Pendant

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