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AlterEgo wrote:
> Daniel,
>
> You're right, I believe we are in general agreement. I'm not saying Excel is
> better for this application, just another option. It's ubiquitous. It is
> common for most users in an organization to have Excel already available on
> their workstations. A large part of the population already knows how to use
> it. And, it works equally well with Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, MySQL, etc.
>
> I'm not an Excel evangelist. As a matter of fact, I'm agnostic across the
> board on development environments, database platforms and applications as
> well. More than likely, Open Office StarCalc has the ability to integrate
> with back-end data as well. If I knew more about the latest versions, I
> might consider Excel and StarCalc interchangeable with regard to my
> position.
>
> I appreciate your example. Obviously, this company needed some help, and
> probably with more than just the reporting issue. A lesson well-learned for
> any executive is: make sure you have your facts right - financial and
> non-financial.
>
> BTW, I notice that you contribute substantially to the group and I am sure
> many are grateful for your guidance.
>
> -- Bill
Thank you. But in truth I suspect I learn more here than I teach.
The thing about Oracle that most impresses me is the depth of to which one can go and still find they are nowhere near the bottom.
Regards,
-- Daniel A. Morgan University of Washington damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond) Puget Sound Oracle Users Group www.psoug.orgReceived on Wed Mar 28 2007 - 10:04:55 CDT