[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

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From: "Mark A Matte" <markamatte at hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:17 AM
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
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
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