RE: Rhyme nor reason

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just a suggestion--Look into DBU or Ezview.  Both relatively cheap and work
well.  Having to use DFU as a file editor is like doing it blindfolded with
both hands tied behind your back.

I thought DFU stood for "Darned Fine Utility." <g>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan [mailto:dantanabanana@netscape.net]
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 1:21 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Rhyme nor reason
> 
> 
> Uh, Jim,
> 
> No, no, no!  You should NOT create another DFU program.
> 
> Everybody on this list just saw you spend, what, the past 
> week debugging this
> thing?  You must have a LOT of time on your hands!  ;-)
> 
> The day I saw your original post I thought, "Hmmm, an easy 
> RPG rewrite; forget
> DFU."
> 
> It's one thing to chase down something like this for the 
> thrill of it (?), but
> enough already!  Dump DFU (Dumb F***ing Utility) and get on 
> with your life!
> 
> <Tongue Firmly In Cheek>
> 
> From: Jim Langston <jlangston@conexfreight.com>
> Subject: Re: Rhyme nor reason
> 
> <snip>
> Wow, mystery solved.  Okay, so now I should create a DFU program
> with my account Jim and tell it NOT to ignore decimal data 
> errors.  That
> way when I do a UPDDTA I can see if there are errors.
> 
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