Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
bchacc at san.rr.com
Tue Jan 17 00:01:19 CST 2006
There's no substitute for working with the client's own data. For development or enhancement of existing apps. But if you need to make changes to the structure of the data then you have a coordination problem. I find the best way is to write a small app that makes those transformations to the back end database. Then, as the client updates you with their latest data you can transform the old database to the new one. And at the end, when you send them the new app, you can send them the transformation app as well so they can run it on their data. It also has the side effect of consolidating all of your back end changes in one place. Hope that makes sense. It's late. Rocky Joe Hecht wrote: > As I develop the project I am working on, I am rudely > reminded that the data I have been working with is from last > September. > > > > I may need to take the old tables with the current data and > slice and dice them again to normalize. > > > > How many of you while developing take clients data back end > data so you are working with the most current data while > doing pre lease builds? > > > > Does this question make sense? > > > > Joe Hecht > > jmhecht at earthlink.net > > > >