Re: Apropos making fields configurable

[Andrew Johnson <anj@aps.anl.gov>]

While I was away on vacation, Bob Dalesio wrote:
> 
> Also, the LINR field is an enum. Having it be an enum for
> anything it finds and an arbitrary string if it is not
> located, is not supported. When we connect to CA, the field
> primatives cannot be mixed.

LINR might be converted to a string field, which would allow the desired
behaviour (and permit the addition of new breakpoint tables at run-time). 
Another problem with the enum is that it really should be dynamic
according to the breakpoint tables actually loaded into the IOC, but it
isn't.  However switching to a string will probably break some existing
databases and displays, so I expect it to be rejected.

- Andrew
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