RE: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Bill Arnold
> Which gets back to my original question: How do you define victory? There will be no 'victory'. That was the wrong frame of reference all along. If you really want an answer, then change the frame of reference and talk about pursuing justice, not victory, and then finally we can make some pr

RE: Multiple Databases Same Name

2007-05-19 Thread Bill Arnold
Jeff, I don't see any way of dealing with that situation except to go back and implement the metadata approach (using a table so "custdbc" means 'dbca' in one case and 'dbcb' in another). Costly, but sometimes we just have to bite the bullet. Bill _

RE: [NF] Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it

2007-05-19 Thread Bill Arnold
> Or those who want you to develop a vertical market > application for them, for free. "And then I'll market it, and give you a share of > the profits." > > If I had a nickel every time some schmuck offered me that 'deal', > well I'd have a lot of nickels. But suppose on the other hand t

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Bill Arnold wrote: >> Which gets back to my original question: How do you define victory? > > > There will be no 'victory'. That was the wrong frame of reference all > along. > > If you really want an answer, then change the frame of reference and > talk about pursuing justice, not victory, and

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > Pete Theisen wrote: >> On Friday 18 May 2007 9:39 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: >> >>> It's not that simple, Pete. Most male Muslims are not radicals >>> extremist. Like Christianity, there are many denominations within the >>> Muslim religion. For example,

RE: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Bill Arnold
> >> Which gets back to my original question: How do you define victory? > > > > > > There will be no 'victory'. That was the wrong frame of reference all > > along. > > > > If you really want an answer, then change the frame of reference and > > talk about pursuing justice, not victory, and

RE: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
The last one I worked with preferred to be here and he is just as American as you or I. Don't forget that all of us are descended from foreigners. He preferred to be here because of their caste system. If he had stayed over there, he would be forced to be one of their religious people (preachers,

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 7:17 am, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > The last one I worked with preferred to be here and he is just as American > as you or I. > Don't forget that all of us are descended from foreigners. > > He preferred to be here because of their caste system. > If he had stayed over ther

RE: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
Yep, like the ole country song. "you have to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything" Virgil Bierschwale http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com http://www.jobsforourfuture.com/index.php -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen S

Re: [OT] The back story on Al Gore's house

2007-05-19 Thread Ed Leafe
On May 19, 2007, at 12:45 AM, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > It isn't that easy to retrofit a 70 year old house to be energy > efficient > with the snap of two fingers. Apparently Al Gore has been working > on it, > though. Guess that's another inconvenient truth for the folks who are onl

Re: [OT] The back story on Al Gore's house

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 8:24 am, Ed Leafe wrote: > On May 19, 2007, at 12:45 AM, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > > It isn't that easy to retrofit a 70 year old house to be energy > > efficient > > with the snap of two fingers. Apparently Al Gore has been working > > on it, > > though. > > Guess th

[NF] Why Doesn't Microsoft Have A Cult Religion?

2007-05-19 Thread Brian Abbott
http://tinyurl.com/24kzlr I read this and kept waiting in vain for it to mention vfp. A good article nevertheless ... -- Cheers Brian Abbott ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com

RE: Multiple Databases Same Name

2007-05-19 Thread Sietse Wijnker
Hi Jeff, I'm just trying to reproduce your problem. When setting the database active with SET DATABASE or OPEN DATABASE the right databae is activated. When opening the table using the dbname!tablename syntax the last opened database is queried first for the table, no matter what database is curre

Re: [NF] Why Doesn't Microsoft Have A Cult Religion?

2007-05-19 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/19/07, Brian Abbott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/24kzlr > > I read this and kept waiting in vain for it to mention vfp. A good > article nevertheless ... > That was my thought, too. "They obviously haven't met the FoxGang." Strange rituals around a bottle of MacAllens, wea

Multiple Databases Same Name

2007-05-19 Thread Eurico Chagas Filho
Hi Jeff. Can u create cursors using the select command, from the different Databases ? Thanks, E. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.4/811 - Release Date: 5/18/2007 3:50 PM _

Re: [NF] Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it

2007-05-19 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/19/07, Bill Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But suppose on the other hand that you've already developed software for > a vertical market, it's eaten your bank account, and you have no money > left to pay for marketing - what do you do then? It's a legitimate question. I have worked with

RE: [NF] Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it

2007-05-19 Thread Bill Arnold
> > But suppose on the other hand that you've already developed software > > for a vertical market, it's eaten your bank account, and you have no > > money left to pay for marketing - what do you do then? > > It's a legitimate question. I have worked with clients who > have "run out of runway"

RE: Multiple Databases Same Name

2007-05-19 Thread Jeff Johnson
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Eurico Chagas Filho > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 6:33 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Multiple Databases Same Name > > Hi Jeff. > > Can u create cursors using the select command, from the diffe

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Your raving like a radical extremist yourself, Pete. Regards, LelandJ Pete Theisen wrote: > On Friday 18 May 2007 11:40 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > > >> This really creates a problem for most of the Iraq people that just want >> to be left alone. The radical extremist Muslims are k

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > >> Pete Theisen wrote: >> >>> On Friday 18 May 2007 9:39 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: >>> >>> It's not that simple, Pete. Most male Muslims are not radicals extremist. Like Christianity, there are many denomin

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 10:32 am, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > Your raving like a radical extremist yourself, Pete. Hi Leland~ to you as well! It worked in WW II. If it hadn't worked the libs and Ds would be favoring it now. > > They aren't innocent. Just by being 'slims they are placed i

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Pete Theisen wrote: > On Saturday 19 May 2007 10:32 am, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > >> Your raving like a radical extremist yourself, Pete. >> > > Hi Leland~ > > to you as well! > > It worked in WW II. If it hadn't worked the libs and Ds would be favoring it > now. > Well, if you

[OT] Debate Rises On World Bank Succession

2007-05-19 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
President Bush will have to be very careful in who he chooses to be Paul D. Wolfowitz's successor to lead the World Bank. For example if President Bush selected someone like John Bolton or Tony Blair, who are identified as right-wing conservative hawk closely associated with the Neo-Conservati

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 11:09 am, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > >> Your raving like a radical extremist yourself, Pete. > > to you as well! It worked in WW II. If it hadn't worked the libs and >>Ds would be favoring it now. > > Muslim men could be shot on sight if they did not surrender for p

Re: [OT] Debate Rises On World Bank Succession

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 12:16 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > President Bush will have to be very careful in who he chooses to be Paul > D. Wolfowitz's successor Hi Leland! Helio! Helio is the person for the job. No need to look further. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ _

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
The Internment Camps, Work Camps, Concentration Camps, Galags or whatever you chose to call them, were the most shameful acts commit against a harmless class of US citizen in American history. The camps were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and eventually lead to official apologies

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 1:09 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > The Internment Camps, Work Camps, Concentration Camps, Galags or > whatever you chose to call them, were the most shameful acts commit > against a harmless class of US citizen in American history. The camps > were ruled unconstitutio

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
I went back and re-read that portion of the Wiki, and I'm shocked that the Supreme Court ruled Constitutional the way the Japanese American's civil rights were violated. I certainly don't think this could happen today except in the undeniable presents of the gravest threat to the American peo

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 1:54 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > I went back and re-read that portion of the Wiki, and I'm shocked that > the Supreme Court ruled Constitutional the way the Japanese American's > civil rights were violated. I certainly don't think this could happen > today except i

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
The Supreme Court probably upheld President Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066, because it was written such that all people could be excluded from certain areas of the U.S., but then President Roosevelt used it exclusively against Americans of Japanese ancestry. The way President Roosevelt went

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Not if the US establishes the proper system to prevent such terrorist acts. I reintegrate that prevention of such act by use of the criminal justice system, law enforcement, boarder patrol, NSA, CIA, FBI, etc is the key to success, not preemptive war that only aggravate the terrorist threat.

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 2:03 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > The Supreme Court probably upheld President Roosevelt's Executive Order > 9066, because it was written such that all people could be excluded from > certain areas of the U.S., but then President Roosevelt used it > exclusively against

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 2:08 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > Not if the US establishes the proper system to prevent such terrorist > acts. I reintegrate that prevention of such act by use of the criminal > justice system, law enforcement, boarder patrol, NSA, CIA, FBI, etc is > the key to succ

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Also, it should be noted that the Japanese Americas, who were placed into internment, were not in a position where they could bring a law suit aginst the US government for the reprehensible treatment that so violated them as human being and violated their constitutional rights as American Citiz

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
With the price of land per area these days, even out in the the nowhere of Texas, and property taxes due to the county in which the land resides, and the cowboys around the area that seem to know what going on around their land, a nest of terrorist wouldn't stand a chance of going unnoticed.

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 2:23 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > Also, it should be noted that the Japanese Americas, who were placed > into internment, were not in a position where they could bring a law > suit aginst the US government for the reprehensible treatment that so > violated them as hum

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 2:30 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > With the price of land per area these days, even out in the the nowhere > of Texas, and property taxes due to the county in which the land > resides, and the cowboys around the area that seem to know what going on > around their land,

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 2:42 pm, Pete Theisen wrote: > On Saturday 19 May 2007 2:23 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > > Also, it should be noted that the Japanese Americas, who were placed > > into internment, were not in a position where they could bring a law > > suit aginst the US government f

Report in VFP9

2007-05-19 Thread Eurico Chagas Filho
Hi Dave This is an update, the challenge was to much and I decided to use the reportlistener. After a few tries it's working very well. E. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.4/811 - Release Date: 5/18/2007 3:50 PM

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Is the section below regarding "Legal Legacy" what you're talking about regarding several law suits:? If so, it should be noted key evidence was withheld or destroyed, and documents were intensionally aaltered that would have surely altered the decision of the Supreme Court regarding these case

Re: [NF] Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it

2007-05-19 Thread MB Software Solutions
Bill Arnold wrote: > Maybe I'm still being naïve, but this does beg the question of who among > us has a working arrangement with a VFP-savvy marketing company who > understands how our world works and is willing to deal with us on an > application specific - not framework, and not exclusive - basi

Re: [NF] Why Doesn't Microsoft Have A Cult Religion?

2007-05-19 Thread MB Software Solutions
Brian Abbott wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/24kzlr > > I read this and kept waiting in vain for it to mention vfp. A good > article nevertheless ... > > Good article...enjoyed the comments. This line from the article: ["My sense is that once they've started down Microsoft's path, they quickly

UMPC future prediction....what do you think?

2007-05-19 Thread MB Software Solutions
Interesting article: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9019900 Your thoughts on UMPC's future? -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom softw

[NF] UMPC future prediction....what do you think?

2007-05-19 Thread MB Software Solutions
(Should be NF...sorry!) Interesting article: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9019900 Your thoughts on UMPC's future? -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not hard

RE: [NF] Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it

2007-05-19 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
I've thought about it a time or two, but marketing any product properly requires a lot more money then I have. Virgil Bierschwale http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com http://www.jobsforourfuture.com/index.php -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf O

RE: [NF] Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it

2007-05-19 Thread mrgmhale
> clients who have "run > out of runway" while launching what should be a profit-making project. > They would have been grateful if I could take on the project at no > cost, under a promissory note, or with long payback terms. The best > deal is when you can promise a developer some percentage of

Re: [NF] Why Doesn't Microsoft Have A Cult Religion?

2007-05-19 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/19/07, MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > made me think of the > way they keep changing things every 18 months so that you have to keep > re-training and re-programming stuff that used to work in the > language-du-jour. It's a marketing company, with a corporate focus, a

RE: [NF] Why Doesn't Microsoft Have A Cult Religion?

2007-05-19 Thread john harvey
I've always wondered how they got away with developing a language, then charging you to learn how to use it. Now they are producing free video tapes at least! JH -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 7:38 P

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 19 May 2007 3:34 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > Is the section below regarding "Legal Legacy" what you're talking about > regarding several law suits Hi Leland! Yes. The situation with the 'slims is far, far worse than the deal was with the Japs. The Japs were wearing uniforms a

Re: [NF] Why Doesn't Microsoft Have A Cult Religion?

2007-05-19 Thread MB Software Solutions
Ted Roche wrote: > On 5/19/07, MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> made me think of the >> way they keep changing things every 18 months so that you have to keep >> re-training and re-programming stuff that used to work in the >> language-du-jour. It's a marketing compa

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > I went back and re-read that portion of the Wiki, and I'm shocked that > the Supreme Court ruled Constitutional the way the Japanese American's > civil rights were violated. Did the same happen with USA citizens from German origin? And with Italians?

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-19 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Pete Theisen wrote: > On Saturday 19 May 2007 3:34 pm, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: >> Is the section below regarding "Legal Legacy" what you're talking about >> regarding several law suits > > Hi Leland! > > Yes. The situation with the 'slims is far, far worse than the deal was with > the Japs

Re: [NF] Lightweight Task Manager

2007-05-19 Thread Sytze de Boer
What amazes me here is that no-one has mentioned a FOX application. I would really like that. I'm not at my main pc at the moment but was it Dave who made a Lotus lookalike shared calendar type application ? It looked fantastic and I was following this closely What's happened to it ? Sytze On 5/1