Title says it all. Leah Halpin <[email protected]> wrote:
>How very Zen of you Michael. I couldn't agree more (at least I think so, >grasshopper). >Leah > > > >________________________________ >From: Michael Mattias/LS <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 5:04 PM >Subject: Re: [EDI-L] JD Edwards and EDI - Data Base v.s. 'Flat Files' > > > >>I have had recent interest in the subject of JD Edwards EDI and use of Flat >>Files v.s. Data Base Tables. To me it is idiotic to use Flat Files for >>much of anything any longer. But it is amazing how this primitive approach >>in today's Data Base Systems environment continues to be used; even >>promoted and presented in Webinar Presentations. Amazing isn't it. >> >> Anyway, I've put together a sort of white paper on the matter. Love to >> hear some comments from my 'peers' <smile>! >> >> http://www.ediguy.net/documents/jde_edi.html > >I can't tell if your indictment of "flat files" above is specific to the JDE >environment or not... but if it isn't and was meant in a broader sense, I >must disagree. > >To some system designers, only flat files make sense; to some only RDBMS >tables make sense; but to good designers, BOTH flat files and RDBMS tables >have their places. > >The medium is not the message; the 'how' is insignificant when compared to >the 'what;' the destination is more important than the route. > >Michael C. Mattias >Tal Systems Inc. >Racine WI >[email protected] > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
