Will do! It has to be right for HER, not for me! On 14 January 2013 14:19, Richard S. Russell <[email protected]>wrote:
> > On 2013 Jan 14, at 7:57, Emma Glaisher <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks for all your advice earlier. I have limped on with FM Pro 12, but > buying Advanced will happen as soon as I get paid for the next stage! > > I'm presenting my first 'commercial' database to the client today, with > some trepidation. Just had to share the terror/excitement with others > who've been there. > > I just added a little gimmick, took about 1 minute, which I know she will > like best. And the automatic creation and emailing of spreadsheets to 100 > individuals, which took me hours to get right (using my own email addresses > I hasten to add!) will barely get a nod. > > This is SO much harder than writing stuff for my own use. You have to > think like someone else. Build in lots of safety nets. Think about how it > looks. And I know there will be lots wrong with it still. > > Wish my luck. > > > > Good luck. > > And remember to remind your client, early and often, that there is no such > thing as a finished database. Every one is a work in progress. > > Also thank her for bringing to the project something that you yourself > lack: a fresh set of eyes. Make sure that she's got pen and paper ready to > hand as she starts to use it and plead with her to WRITE THINGS DOWN! > Can't figure out how to do something? Write it down, even if you > eventually figure it out later. > This doesn't look right? Write it down. > Need more choices here? Write it down. > Too far to move the cursor between 2 fields that you always use in tandem > with each other? Write it down. > > EVERY LITTLE THING COUNTS! Write it down before you become too accustomed > to it. > -- [image: fourninety.com] Emma Glaisher - Artworker and Database Development 490 Global Ltd - fourninety.com <http://490ltd.co.uk/wp/>Tel: +44 113 238 2447 | [image: LinkedIn]<http://www.linkedin.com/company/490-global-limited>| [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/490Global> Nepshaw Lane South, Leeds, LS27 7JQ If you need to send me any large files (Over 3MB) please click here<http://filetransfer.fourninety.com/dropbox/~ROy5lj> . 490 Global Ltd is part of Basil Communications Pvt Ltd. Also part of Basil Communications Pvt Ltd - Basil Global - basilglobal.com<http://www.basilglobal.com> 490 Global Ltd may not be held responsible for the content of this email as it may reflect the personal view of the sender and not that of the company. Should you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose, copy or distribute it. While 490 Global Ltd scans all outbound emails for viruses, it cannot be held responsible for any infected files that you may receive. 490 Global Ltd advises all recipients to virus scan any file attachments. Registered address: Fourninety Global Ltd, 126-134 Baker Street, London, W1U 6UE. Registered Company Number: 07905241 [image: Recommended Agency]<http://www.recommendedagencies.com/profile/2266/> [image: ISO9001] <http://www.iso9001certification.co.uk/index.php>
