Re: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread Stephen Russell
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 9:12 PM, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: > (VFP9SP2) > > Prospective client wants me to take excel output from an American > Express data export and parse out the rows by employee so that each > employee has his own spreadsheet and the charge categories are col

Re: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
On Mon, April 13, 2009 11:02 am, Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > > On Apr 13, 2009, at 8:37 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account > wrote: > > >> Nah, this is one of those "why buy a backhoe when you can just have 4 >> guys dig the wholes just once per month." > > Which is a lot better than having

Re: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread Ken Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 13, 2009, at 8:37 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: > Nah, this is one of those "why buy a backhoe when you can just have 4 > guys dig the wholes just once per month." Which is a lot better than having guys dig "halves." ___ P

Re: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Michael Madigan wrote: > I hate when that happens. > > Still, if it saves him hours and hours, which it looks like it will, 40 hours isn't unreasonable at all. Maybe you can convince him. Nah, this is one of those "why buy a backhoe when you can just have 4 guys dig the wholes just once per mont

RE: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread Gil Hale RR
el Madigan > Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 9:27 AM > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: RE: Spreadsheet project > > > I hate when that happens. > > Still, if it saves him hours and hours, which it looks like it will, 40 > hours isn't unreasonable at all. Maybe

Re: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Michael Madigan wrote: > You might be able to do it in a macro, but I don't it can be done in 4 hours. I agree. I think with all the tweaking, it'd take most developers 10 hrs at least. You've got to: 1) parse the rows by employee 2) set up the new worksheet to have columns for all of the cate

RE: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread Michael Madigan
I hate when that happens. Still, if it saves him hours and hours, which it looks like it will, 40 hours isn't unreasonable at all. Maybe you can convince him. --- On Mon, 4/13/09, Gil Hale RR wrote: > From: Gil Hale RR > Subject: RE: Spreadsheet project > To: profox@le

Re: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread Michael Madigan
You might be able to do it in a macro, but I don't it can be done in 4 hours. --- On Mon, 4/13/09, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: > From: MB Software Solutions General Account > > Subject: Re: Spreadsheet project > To: "ProFox Email List" > D

RE: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread Gil Hale RR
t that little misperception out of the way now instead of later. Gil > -Original Message- > From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- > boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions General Account > Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 8:55 AM > To

Re: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Michael Madigan wrote: > If I were doing the project, I would import it into a foxpro database, remove the headers (delete the first 7 records), then generate the individual worksheets with foxpro. If he wants to email them, you can have foxpro email them too. > > I agree with you, I would create

Re: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-12 Thread Michael Madigan
editing, but sometimes customers have it in their mind only to do it one way. --- On Sun, 4/12/09, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: > From: MB Software Solutions General Account > > Subject: Spreadsheet project > To: "ProFox Email List" > Date: Sunday,

Spreadsheet project

2009-04-12 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
(VFP9SP2) Prospective client wants me to take excel output from an American Express data export and parse out the rows by employee so that each employee has his own spreadsheet and the charge categories are columns in the output. Requirement is that each employee see only his charges, and then em