Re: Anybody home?

[tdc@ehssun.lbl.gov (Ted M. de Castro)]

>>I would like to respectfully disagree with the comments made in the
>>last two responses on this thread.

>>It is true that anyone attempting to read and or use any of the
>>FORTRAN code that I have created would find the project daunting if
>>not impossible.  I would also grant that anyone who can decifer
>>another's assembly code is fit for a place in heaven.  However, I
>>have picked up other people's database systems written using Paradox,
>>Dataease, and Dataperfect and been able to not only understand the
>>structure and intent but also make changes in the systems to upgrade
>>or simplify them.

>>etc......

Your point is very clear and well taken - and I wholly agree.

BUT you are NOT the export situation I was referring to - even though I 
didn't make that clear!

Since you are an HP and a programmer you CAN take other peoples database 
code and mold it to suit you - you could and would also write your own.

The users I am referring to are NOT programmers at all and could NOT write 
their own or very well understand someone elses - this is why they are 
looking for something already done.

It is in those situations where there is not a resident database programmer 
and HP that the imported homebrew caves in!

I think you would support that contention!?