Oh, how I wish I could think outside the box with this client... This is the client that told me 5 years ago that RBase would be wiped clean from their organization, because it was to be replaced with a multi-million$ custom app. The fact that RBase has survived and is actively used as an adjunct to this other program is a fact they choose to ignore. They very reluctantly pay me to make changes to the programs, haven't renewed my contract in those 5 years because they don't want to admit that I am still being used ... No way could my contact there get permission for me to create a run-time app, distribute the app to dozens of countries. Trust me, ain't gonna happen. BTW: this is still in 6.5... Everything I do for them has to be low-profile and on the cheap otherwise they will dump RBase altogether. I hold out hope that someday I can talk this department into upgrading to 7.6.
Karen > I'm thinking the problem here is an inside-the-box attachment to Excel, > because that is what the client knows. > > Time to escape the spreadsheet box. > > Why not develop and distribute an R:Base run-time app where each > factory: > > 1) Receives the exported data directly into local tables; > 2) Formats and prints reports locally for hard-copy distribution and > markup, if that's how they do it, and/or: > 3) Makes their data changes/additions through the local interface; > 4) Exports the data back to the mothership. > > Eliminates all the fooling around with manual reformatting, eliminates > data duplication, preserves the integrity of the information and helps > pay the overhead in Murraysville. > > They'll thank you. > > Thoughts? > > Bruce Chitiea > SafeSectors, Inc
