RE: Software Vendors

["Jill Gallagher" <jmg1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roger,

I've had similar experience with a package we have.  Luckily we have the
source, so there are problems I can debug.  Unfortunately, it uses a lot of
CallPath program calls I'm not familar with.  There's one other thing they
do that I have never seen done before and I'd like to find out if it's
common practice.  They compile all of their programs with "Ignore decimal
data error *yes".  So a lot of times if there's a problem, it doesn't show
up in that program but in the one that calls their program.  Is this common?

Jill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Roger Boucher
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 3:09 PM
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Software Vendors
>
>
> Actually Debbie, that's not so bad a deal you got there.  I know
> a software
> company that we pay maintenance and support fees to, and we figure we are
> essentially paying for me to show them how to fix their bugs.
> Seems you got
> a better deal than us!!
>
> Roger Boucher
> Standard Pacific Corp.
> rboucher@stanpac.com
> 714-668-4326
>
>

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