RE: [MI400] Retrieving key field info from OPNQRYF command

["Bob Crothers" <Bob2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lief,

I agree with David that I was probably being a bit harsh in my
assessment of the email. I apologize.

And I also firmly believe knowing that something can be done is half
the battle.

But dis-assembling his product will probably violate the license
agreement and open the potential for litigation.

Perhaps if you ask him nicely in private, and you aren't producing a
competing product , he might just tell you. I know I would.  At least
for most things.  I wouldn't give anybody our copy protection
code...but I would give you a general overview of how we do it.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: mi400-admin@midrange.com [mailto:mi400-admin@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of Leif Svalgaard
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:29 AM
To: mi400@midrange.com
Subject: Re: [MI400] Retrieving key field info from OPNQRYF command

From: <David.X.Kahn@gsk.com>
> Bob wrote:
> > Granted, his wording is fairly inflammatory and not
> > very professional. But, if his product does this,
> > you now know it CAN be done.
>
> I think with the smiley it was simply jokey. Calling it
unprofessional is
> going too far IMO, especially as there is such a thing as a trade
secret.
> As you say, simply hinting that it can be done is useful in itself.
>

Agreed. Maybe I should buy the product and disassemble it to
find out how it does it...   :-)



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