William Hindman
wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Tue Apr 29 12:30:19 CDT 2008
...lol ...its funny that something I wrote so long ago remains immediately identifiable here ...JC and pks are a legend unto themselves :) William -------------------------------------------------- From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 1:19 PM To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Migrate 2.0 and A97 to XP: Advice and Cost??? > multi-field primary? > > Is someone using a multi-field primary? Let me at 'em. > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > Mark A Matte wrote: >> >> Excelent article. I think my favorite part was: >> >> "will go flat broke and be looking for a salaried position sooner than >> John Colby can jump on a multi-field primary." >> >> Seriously though...The pricing was in line with what I was hearing >> 'through the grapevine" >> >> Thanks, >> >> mark >> >>> From: wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com >>> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com >>> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:11:54 -0400 >>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Migrate 2.0 and A97 to XP: Advice and Cost??? >>> >>> ...97 to xp is just minor grunt work if the original coder actually did >>> his >>> job. >>> >>> ...but if the "97" code is really A2 code running under the 3.5 library >>> then >>> you can have a nightmare on your hands ...it all depends on the original >>> coder, how much Access Basic used versus API calls, and how well >>> commented >>> it is/was. >>> >>> ...my practice is to give them a firm fixed price quote to assess the >>> existing code and produce a proprietary report on what is actually >>> needed >>> ...then go from there once you have something real to deal with ...if >>> you >>> have the FMS diagnostics suite, this is usually something you can do in >>> a >>> few hours, produce reams of report paper on, and impress the hell out of >>> them without actually killing yourself ...if you don't have the FMS >>> Suite, >>> good luck ...whatever you do don't give them a price without knowing >>> exactly >>> what you're taking on ...and make sure that the conversion project is >>> extremely well defined in terms of additional reports, functionality, >>> etc >>> ...and that you have a firm understanding that any and all >>> changes/additions >>> past your original proposal are at additional cost. >>> >>> ...as to hourly rate, there's an article I wrote on the subject for the >>> first dba newsletter which is still posted on the website ...nothing has >>> really changed ...if you run the numbers your rate question should >>> answer >>> itself ...don't sell yourself short ...its better to starve in a rocking >>> chair than to starve while producing code you sold short ...imnsho of >>> course. >>> >>> ...hth :) >>> >>> William >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Mark A Matte" >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:17 AM >>> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" >>> >>> Subject: [AccessD] Migrate 2.0 and A97 to XP: Advice and Cost??? >>> >>>> Hello All, >>>> >>>> A small company needs to have some Access DBs upgraded from Access 2.0 >>>> and >>>> A97 to XP. >>>> >>>> They want to provide airfare and hotel...and pay hourly. >>>> >>>> The project will involve upgrading, some system functionality >>>> modifications, and some new reports. Some of their current >>>> functionality >>>> is "broken" (all the detail they had). >>>> >>>> Any suggestions to the approach, things to look out for in the >>>> migration, >>>> or any advice? >>>> >>>> Also, what would be considered a fair hourly rate? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Mark A. Matte >>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>> In a rush? Get real-time answers with Windows Live Messenger. >>>> http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_realtime_042008 >>>> -- >>>> AccessD mailing list >>>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> AccessD mailing list >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Back to work after baby–how do you know when you’re ready? >> http://lifestyle.msn.com/familyandparenting/articleNW.aspx?cp-documentid=5797498&ocid=T067MSN40A0701A > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >