closed system... I have not read your articles, but will assume them
meritorious.
> you are interested, I can mail you the procedure so that you dont need to
> reinvent the wheel again. I have solved many problems on this newsgroup and
> posted solutions
That is the rationale behind information resources such as this forum.
> though most of the time, I e-mail solutions so that the
> reruiters on the net dont get on my nerves.
This is a definite problem. On the other hand, I've asked questions in
which a poster answers and the solution offered is unrealistic
politically or economically, or just plain untested. Some people like to
see their name up on Usenet, and maybe the recruiters need to tweak their
capture scripts.
> My contention is this. I dont like working with arrogant people which was
> heavily carried in your first posting.
I AM arrogant. Just one step above cynical. When someone tells me that
it can't be done, and I feel like it ought to be possible, and I have
time to research it, I'll try to deal with it.
But I have to work in a non-research environment. Read MONEY. Any time
I assign resources to a problem, I have to be ready to justify that
expenditure to my partner and our banks, especially when loan
negotiations are in progress. Regulation that protects all depositors
impacts my bank's decisions on "taking a chance" with more money as we
attempt to expand our business. Like most people who live near the
leading/bleeding edge, we have a lot of shelfware. haha. In our case,
last year's 10/94 inventory showed $ 115K. That equates to the one
year burdened cost of a *GOOD* DBA with real-life experiences...
> I dont definitely like being doled $$$.
> I'd rather earn them. I will deserve my salary wherver I work. I work hard
> and learn a lot. In case I feel that I am indispensable, I will surely ask for
> more bucks provided of course I deserve and deliver everytime I am called
> upon.
You will go very far in this world if you keep those tenets in mind.
> As for your PB/Forms post, I object to the use of foul language. ( I think you
> used the f... words a couple of times) which I didint like.
Twice.
> This is a forum
> for professionals and would you use such words at a conference say?
Yes. Again, censure is not an issue with me. Your new company needs to
work on the real-life problems of its (and our) clients everywhere. I
have personally spent close to 75 telephone hours resolving "stupid" but
not unimportant technical issues. I spend a long time waiting for
callbacks. I get uninspired technical support. Being civil has not
always solved my problems. Being "professional" doesn't always engender
expediency.
The next time you go to a conference (at a competing product, say), use
the lavatory during a break and say something like "XXXXXXXX is better
than YYYYY any day of week". Instant religious war. These are
professionals in .com environments...
> As for the technical issue, Forms 4.5 with CDE is definitely a better tool
> with an Oracle backend because of the tight coupling of the two. I have seen
> hardcode PB people go gaga over it. Forms 4.5 with very little effort can be
> made to run on X/MS/MAC. Isnt that cute?
Yes, (and I don't disagree with your Forms 4.5 assessment) but production
applications rarely have to cross client implementation lines. Cute is
fine for selling. But I have final responsibility in my shop for
delivery. And I guess you know where I stand.
> I dont like getting personal...For me this newsgroup is sacred and I read
> every article be it foul or not. I dont have kill files because I ignore
> certain people and the next time around they need help I wont contribute,
> even if I know the answer.
You can ignore them completely with a killfile. They just won't know it.
