Re: Updating files from the web

nope a 40 something year old ex-CIO who decided it ain't worth the money, so
now I am back to being a techie and just beginning the "fight" to move us to
a Windows .NET platform (600K+ just for the software........)

On 11/27/06, DeLong, Eric <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

You became a 30-something CIO?

<GDR>
Eric

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"but I am regularly running into people who are fighting to keep
their iSeries systems alive in the realm of 30-something CIO's who want to
dump the iSeries because of the green screen.  While this is not really a
good business move"

I just became one of those people


On 11/27/06, Raby, Steve <agnictsr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Great discussion chaps,
>
> The thing is my colleague knows ASP rather well so that is what we are
> using, we are taking all the points about security on board, but our
main
> problem is of course trying to put numeric data across to the iSeries.
It
> seems that this cannot be done so we will do the alpha load and convert
> thing. Thanks for your time.  :-)
>
> Eduard, I will be changing my place of work very soon (not my choice
tho'
> unfortunately :-( ) and Amsterdam is nowhere near as bad as London,
traffic
> wise, although the way that most Dutch persons seem to drive I think
they
> went to the Kamikaze school of motoring :-)
>
> So I am looking for a job, anyone know of any contracts in BC or Alberta
> perhaps?  :-)
>
> Steve
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]Namens Vernon Hamberg
> Verzonden: maandag 27 november 2006 7:41
> Aan: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Onderwerp: RE: Updating files from the web
>
>
> I have to love it when you all agree violently!!
>
> Later
>
> At 11:50 PM 11/26/2006, you wrote:
>
> > > From: richard@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > I don't think we can hang our hats on not using SQL.
> >
> >AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
> >
> >Richard, please read what I wrote.  SQL is fine (especially if you
avoid
> the
> >drawbacks, most of which you have addressed), but ODBC is bad.
> >
> >Repeat after me: ODBC is NOT SQL.
> >
> >ODBC is NOT SQL.
> >
> >ODBC is NOT SQL.
> >
> >(And ODBC is bad <grin>.)
> >
> >Joe
> >
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