Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread FFT2001
Funny as heck. I started writing up a few brief notes on this thread, and immediately Epicor popped up as an Adsense advertiser in my margin. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread FFT2001
Personally I think it's probably a smallish shop running some older version (I myself just encountered another MvBase believe it or don't). I wouldn't think Avante would be looking just for a "Pick" systems administrator, could be wrong. Probably the secrecy is due to the highly competitive na

Re: [U2] Game changer for U2 editors ([AD] added for Doug)

2011-04-06 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/6/2011 7:06:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, cwn...@comcast.net writes: > Are you volunteering to put it all together where > everyone can get to it? I can try to get it all together, but happily, > I've been pretty busy lately, so I'm not sure when. I won't be able to > prov

Re: [U2] Game changer for U2 editors ([AD] added for Doug)

2011-04-06 Thread Steve Romanow
Or bitbucket. He said 19k lines of code. that would be painful on pickwiki On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 11:53 PM, Bill Haskett wrote: > Charlie: > > Why not try "PickWiki"? > > Bill > > > - Original Message - > *From:* c

Re: [U2] Game changer for U2 editors ([AD] added for Doug)

2011-04-06 Thread Bill Haskett
Charlie: Why not try "PickWiki"? Bill - Original Message - *From:* cwn...@comcast.net *To:* U2 Users List *Date:* 4/6/2011 7:05 PM *Subject:* Re: [U2] Game changer for U2 editors ([AD] added for Doug) Hey Dubya (

Re: [U2] Game changer for U2 editors ([AD] added for Doug)

2011-04-06 Thread doug chanco
Charlie, if you want I can setup a ftp server on one of my domains that you could store all of your pretty awesome code at and make available to other users to download, if interested let's try and chat over the week-end dougc On 4/6/2011 10:05 PM, Charlie Noah wrote: Hey Dubya (lol), I

Re: [U2] Game changer for U2 editors ([AD] added for Doug)

2011-04-06 Thread Charlie Noah
Hey Dubya (lol), I don't think you want me to put this baby on the group - it's almost 19,000 lines of code and 700KB. There are several support files as well.If you can come up with a place where it will be easy to put it, I'd be glad to. I've always shared my stuff, always will. I won't get

[U2] LogOut Cabbage & Printer Segment Removed

2011-04-06 Thread Bill Brutzman
In preparing to lodge a tech support incident with Rocket... I realized that MaryAnn's PC was running a way old version of Dynamic Connect (DC). I updated DC (to v.6.2.0) on her PC and all of the strange messages went away. --Bill ___ U2-Users mailing

[U2] NcMUG?

2011-04-06 Thread doug chanco
is there one anywhere around the Raleigh/Greensboro NC area? Or is there any interest in starting one up with me? if anyone is interested (or knows of one) please email me @ doug dot chanco at att.net thanks dougc ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Marc Harbeson
ROTFL - it's just like that super bowl commercial - except it's real -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of fft2...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 5:02 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject

Re: [U2] Databasic conversion

2011-04-06 Thread Bill Haskett
Symeon: I converted our application from D3 to UniData. There was quite a bit of work. I believe I started in Dec 2005 and finished at the end of March 2006 (I had to work a lot of overtime), and beta tested through Aug 2006. We went live with one our clients in Sep 2006 and then 10 more m

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICKSystems Administratorposition

2011-04-06 Thread Bill Haskett
John: Don't let weisenheimers scare you away. Most of us appreciate thoughtful contributions; of which, yours was one. :-) Bill - Original Message - *From:* jcar...@impactbuscon.com *To:* 'U2 Users List' *Date

Re: [U2] Databasic conversion

2011-04-06 Thread Mecki Foerthmann
Symeon, It depends on how old the software is. As long as you run UD in Pick flavour and you have the source code Basic code shouldn't be much of a problem. If it compiles it will most likely work the same. And if the dictionaries use A and F correlatives they should be fine too. Procs usually als

Re: [U2] Databasic conversion

2011-04-06 Thread Symeon Breen
No SB From: Steve Romanow [mailto:slestak...@gmail.com] Sent: 06 April 2011 22:15 To: U2 Users List Cc: Symeon Breen Subject: Re: [U2] Databasic conversion There is no SB involved correct? On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Symeon Breen wrote: > Hi I am looking at a little side project to c

Re: [U2] Databasic conversion

2011-04-06 Thread Steve Romanow
Well, from D3 that would make sense. Sry. On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Steve Romanow wrote: > There is no SB involved correct? > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Symeon Breen wrote: >> Hi I am looking at a little side project to convert an entire system written >> in databasic on D3 to run

Re: [U2] Databasic conversion

2011-04-06 Thread Steve Romanow
There is no SB involved correct? On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Symeon Breen wrote: > Hi I am looking at a little side project to convert an entire system written > in databasic on D3 to run on unidata. > > > > The guy i work with says it is a couple of hours work - I am not so sure > myself. An

[U2] Databasic conversion

2011-04-06 Thread Symeon Breen
Hi I am looking at a little side project to convert an entire system written in databasic on D3 to run on unidata. The guy i work with says it is a couple of hours work - I am not so sure myself. Anyone done this and know what the 'gotchyas' are ? Cheers Symeon. ___

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICKSystems Administratorposition

2011-04-06 Thread Mecki Foerthmann
So am I. ;-) Spoiling Epicor's easy profit making scheme that is. Before I started my current job the company I work for was spending tens if not hundreds of thousands of Pounds on Epicor consulting and project management services every year. Now Epicor don't get a penny and even lost the revenue f

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread fft2001
Uh... um... *gazes blankly at the wall trying to find an excuse* -Original Message- From: fft2001 To: u2-users Sent: Wed, Apr 6, 2011 2:00 pm Subject: Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position Joe this is Will Johnson, you said that someone named Ivan would call me today

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread fft2001
Joe this is Will Johnson, you said that someone named Ivan would call me today. But no one has called me yet. 831 477 7125 -Original Message- From: Joseph Chelston To: U2 Users List Sent: Wed, Apr 6, 2011 9:58 am Subject: Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position This

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse WasRe: PICKSystems Administratorposition

2011-04-06 Thread John Carter
Thank you! John -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Brenda Price Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 1:29 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse WasRe: PICKSystems Administratorposition

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse

2011-04-06 Thread Jeff Schasny
Overly sensitive much? It was a joke. Mecki, This is exactly the reason this :) was invented for use in textual conversations where the subtleties of inflection are missing. I think a lot of folks here on U2users seem to have developed easily bunched panties syndrome lately. Chill people.

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICKSystems Administratorposition

2011-04-06 Thread Brenda Price
Your contribution is welcome and valued! Brenda L Price UniVerse Lead Programmer Rapid Response Team Market America, Inc. Greensboro, NC U2 User Group Board Member - u2ug.org > -Original Message- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users- > boun...@listserver.u2ug.or

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICKSystems Administratorposition

2011-04-06 Thread John Carter
I'm no shill for Epicor, they usually regard me as competition for their consulting and project management services. I just thought that I would contribute about a topic that I was pretty familiar with. I thought that was part of value of this forum. Pardon me for interrupting. -Original

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administratorposition

2011-04-06 Thread Steve Romanow
lol On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Mecki Foerthmann wrote: > You forgot the [AD] in the subject line g. > Sound like an Epicor sales pitch to me. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-user

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administratorposition

2011-04-06 Thread Mecki Foerthmann
You forgot the [AD] in the subject line g. Sound like an Epicor sales pitch to me. On 06/04/2011 19:34, John Carter wrote: > I don't usually contribute much to this forum - but I appreciate the chance > to stay connected via the great posts here. In this case however, I do have > some specific

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administratorposition

2011-04-06 Thread John Carter
I don't usually contribute much to this forum - but I appreciate the chance to stay connected via the great posts here. In this case however, I do have some specific experience relative to this thread that might be beneficial to some. I've worked as a user, Epicor project manager/consultant, and

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Steve Romanow
Why would they care? I know products that moved to MSSQL and ppl still lined up for the unix offering. On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Marc Harbeson wrote: > I can only imagine how this feels at Rocket... > > -Original Message- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-u

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Joseph Chelston
Hello everyone: I'm just trying to limit competition from other recruiters by not disclosing too much information on this forum. I apologize if this is a problem for anyone. I'm just trying to find good candidates and I know they are on this forum. Thank you! Regards, Joe Chelston Executive

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Marc Harbeson
I can only imagine how this feels at Rocket... -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Dawn Wolthuis Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 1:51 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PI

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administratorposition

2011-04-06 Thread Marc Harbeson
To purchase a Epicor U2 product you must first know it exists, then beg to buy it. (Unless you're an existing customer, then they will gladly sell you more copies) Development continues - but not nearly at the pace for when the U2 products were in active marketing driven development. Today all d

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Dawn Wolthuis
Yeah, I had the feeling some folks took the bait in that direction, particularly once they gave that oh-so-enticing option of SQL Server. I'm particularly amused by this line in the wikipedia page for Progress "Progress Software maintains in house consultants to develop and launch its products." Th

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administratorposition

2011-04-06 Thread Michael Martin
Same story with us. Avante, Unidata, Windows. Epicor had several ERP products and Epicor 9 was developed to be the single ERP application for marketing. Development continues on Avante, but I don't think there is much marketing of the Epicor Unidata Products. -Original Message- From: u2

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Joseph Chelston
This position is located on the East Coast of the US I will be happy to discuss the full details of this position if you contact me directly. I respect your privacy. Regards, Joe Chelston Executive Recruiter BSG Staffing Group LLC Phone: 856.218.1000 Fax: 856.228.8585 Cell: 856.422

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Tech Man
Manage-2000 aka ROI is still under the Epicor flag and using Unidata as the database. Epicor pushes hard to move us off to other products but we are die hards and to my knowledge development is still continuing on this product. We are a loyal bunch and love listening to the traumas of those tha

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Barry Rogen
Epicor has their "package of the future" which started as Vantage and is now just called Epicor 9. It is a Progress based system which can run on either a Progress database or Sql. Unfortunately, my company has taken the misstep to divert from UniVerse to this monstrosity. Barry Rogen S

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Marc Harbeson
Manage-2000 runs on UniData 7.2.9 and WebDE Not sure about Avante and Dataflo - (Not sure which u2 sister but certainly one of them) E9 runs on progress with an "option" to translate the data to MS SQL. Yea, it sounds a good as you think it does... -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Steve Kunzman
Epicor has several software packages that run on Unidata/Universe: DataFlo (formerly DataWorks) Avante Infoflo Manfact Manage2000 (ROI Systems acquisition) Vantage is the the product tht runs on Progress/SQL. Steve Kunzman Andover, MN Original Message - From: "Dawn Wolthuis" To: "U

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Marc Harbeson
Different products within the Epicor offering. The "flagship" hunk of junk - E9 runs on progress. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Dawn Wolthuis Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 12:18 PM To: U2 Users

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Bob Woodward
It seems he's real enough. Checks out with GoDaddy.com as being registered in New Jersey, anyway. It's just that unless they are looking for someone to go through the Stargate and work "off-world" there just ISN'T a job that is SO secret, SO sensitive that you can't even say what state/country th

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Bill Brutzman
Epicor's Avante used to run on both UniData and UniVerse. I presume that Avante is still the same. Avante-UniData was intended for Windows Servers. Avante-UniVerse on Unix Servers. I am not aware of any Epicor's product running on Progress. I believe that Epicor had (or still has) other ERP

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Bill Pizer
Interesting indeed. I thought that I would check out the website contained in Joe's original email "bsgstaffing.com", I was not surprised that I can not find a viable website at the address. Bill > > > -Original Message- > > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > > [mailto:u2-users

[U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Dawn Wolthuis
This is fascinating, although I primarily know these products from a distance. Am I correct that Epicor was UniData. Is it now Progress instead? Have customers moved from UniData to Progress? Was this previously Intuit Eclipse that runs on UniVerse? What DBMS will this new company favor? Does anyon

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Bob Woodward
Granted, it could be legit but this just reeks of "bait and switch" tactics where they build up a list of potentials for a non-existent opportunity then use the info as direct contacts trying to pretend to have a "personal history" with you. If they give any kind of specific details now, they can

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Garry Smith
Could be for our ex-var Activant Eclipse that just got re-sold to another equity investor. "Private equity firm Apax Partners plans to acquire business-application makers Epicor Software and Activant Solutions and combine them into a single mid-market company with annual revenue of $825 million."

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Bob Woodward
It's obviously a new installation at the nuclear missile base that Santa is building at the North pole! Or maybe this is a fishing expedition with a safety pin for a hook. You decide. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.o

[U2] UV Common

2011-04-06 Thread Dianne Ackerman
Can anyone point me to a manual somewhere that describes the differences between behaviors in the COMMON basic statement between the different flavors of Universe? Thanks! -Dianne ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserve

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Glen Batchelor
Or, you could be professional as a recruiter and at least specify what region of the country it's in so people on the other side of the country don't waste their time and yours. C'mon... Really? Glen Batchelor IT Director/CIO/CTO All-Spec Industries phon

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Susan Lynch
Or at the very least, on a world-wide list like this, what continent it is on? (unless, of course, it is a tele-commutable opportunity) Susan Lynch - Original Message - From: "Marc Harbeson" To: "'U2 Users List'" Sent: 04/06/2011 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Joseph Chelston
Please email directly and I'll be happy to discuss with you. This is a very confidential position. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Marc Harbeson Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 11:38 AM To: 'U2 User

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Marc Harbeson
Can you at least say "southern CA" or "northern NY" or something in the ballpark of where on earth it is located? -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Chelston Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 11:22 A

[U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread Joseph Chelston
We are seeking a PICK Systems Administrator for a long term contract position. Due to confidentiality, we will not post specific details on this forum. Please email me if you are interested exploring. I’ll be happy to give you the full details of this opportunity direct. Regards, Joe C