MYOB ===> DB

2000-11-17 Thread avex 

Hi everyone...

a client has asked me to do a web version of MYOB

to take the data, export it to a database (access or MS SQL) and then
recreate the functions in cold fusion?

THis seems easy to do?

Are there any packages out there to do this?

has anyone had any experience?
I have already told the client I can do it!!

chad


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Re: MYOB ===> DB

2000-11-17 Thread Rob Keniger 

on 17/11/00 4:48 PM, avex at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> a client has asked me to do a web version of MYOB
> 
> to take the data, export it to a database (access or MS SQL) and then
> recreate the functions in cold fusion?
> 
> THis seems easy to do?

I would say that it would *not* be easy to do. Recreating a full-blown,
extremely mature accounting package is not something to take on lightly. If
you press on I would ensure that you get an extremely detailed brief from
the client and quote the job at what it's worth.

On the other hand if you just wanted to have a few basic queries available
then it shouldn't be too difficult.

-- 
 
Rob Keniger

big bang solutions





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RE: MYOB ===> DB

2000-11-17 Thread Craig Newitt 

Why not use netledger - www.netledger.com

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From: avex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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Subject: MYOB ===> DB


Hi everyone...

a client has asked me to do a web version of MYOB

to take the data, export it to a database (access or MS SQL) and then
recreate the functions in cold fusion?

THis seems easy to do?

Are there any packages out there to do this?

has anyone had any experience?
I have already told the client I can do it!!

chad


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RE: MYOB ===> DB

2000-11-17 Thread Gary Davidson 

Whoa! This is a huge under taking. Accounting software is a huge pain in the
ass.

When I wrote and customized accounting software I had several developers and
a CPA on my staff.

If you don't have an accounting degree or a sh** load of accounting
programming experience, you are probably not qualified to do this type of
work regardless of your CF skills.

Take your hands away from the keyboard and walk away slowly - don't make any
sudden moves.

Go back and finish that shopping cart.
  

-Original Message-
From: avex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 12:49 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: MYOB ===> DB


Hi everyone...

a client has asked me to do a web version of MYOB

to take the data, export it to a database (access or MS SQL) and then
recreate the functions in cold fusion?

THis seems easy to do?

Are there any packages out there to do this?

has anyone had any experience?
I have already told the client I can do it!!

chad


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Re: MYOB ===> DB

2000-11-17 Thread Michael Kear 

I had a boss once who said that the way to great progress is "To bite off
more than you can chew then chew like hell!"  (Actually he didnt say
'hell' but you get the idea.

I reckon you are in that situation.

Make sure you keep ownership of the code so you can resell it.

Cheers,
Mike Kear
Windsor, NSW, Australia
AFP Web Development
http://www.afp.zip.com.au


On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, avex wrote:

> Hi everyone...
> 
> a client has asked me to do a web version of MYOB
> 
> to take the data, export it to a database (access or MS SQL) and then
> recreate the functions in cold fusion?
> 
> THis seems easy to do?
> 
> Are there any packages out there to do this?
> 
> has anyone had any experience?
> I have already told the client I can do it!!
> 
> chad
> 
> 
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Re: MYOB ===> DB

2000-11-18 Thread John Foulds 

> > a client has asked me to do a web version of MYOB

I would advise you to stay very far away from this unless you are very, very
familiar with what you are getting into.

>From my perspective, if a things not worth doing well, it's not worth doing.
And doing that well is a job in the neighbourhood of hundreds of thousands
of dollars.

Small accounting packages like Peachtree and SimplyAccounting often provide
ways to export and expose their data to ODBC, but it is a one-way process.
They never handle data coming back into the database, because all of their
logic is written into the application itself, and not into the database.

This means that if you are pushing data into the database, without knowing
exactly what their application logic is, one mistake and everything stops
working.  And not only that, your chances of figuring it out are basically
nil.

John




- Original Message -
From: "Rob Keniger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 5:06 AM
Subject: Re: MYOB ===> DB


> on 17/11/00 4:48 PM, avex at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > a client has asked me to do a web version of MYOB
> >
> > to take the data, export it to a database (access or MS SQL) and then
> > recreate the functions in cold fusion?
> >
> > THis seems easy to do?
>
> I would say that it would *not* be easy to do. Recreating a full-blown,
> extremely mature accounting package is not something to take on lightly.
If
> you press on I would ensure that you get an extremely detailed brief from
> the client and quote the job at what it's worth.
>
> On the other hand if you just wanted to have a few basic queries available
> then it shouldn't be too difficult.
>
> --
>
> Rob Keniger
>
> big bang solutions
>
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <http://www.bigbang.net.au>
>
>
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