[dba-VB] ControlChars in C#

And of course all aggravated by "sql server gurus" who execute code through
the command prompt.

I need (and am building) a "quick and dirty" script to execute about 20-30
various queries, exports to csv, imports from csvs etc to take an order for
data and turn it into a csv for shipment.  I need that because it takes a
half a day of executing crap by hand to fill an order that should take 5
minutes of my time to specify.  I have exactly two things I need to do to
specify an order, enter a "number of records to export" and modify an
existing view in a template database to pull the right set of data.
Sometimes I have to do a few more things, but even then it is about 1/2 hour
of real work.  The rest of my time is executing queries, one by one, waiting
for the results to be ready to run the next.

In the end I am writing a .Net application that stores everything in
metadata tables but that takes time to design and debug.  However the time
will be well worthwhile if I can fill an order in 5 minutes that takes me a
half day to do by hand. 

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil
Salakhetdinov
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1:57 PM
To: 'Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.'
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] ControlChars in C#

John,

I think I have the answer :) - MS makes development tools first of all for
themselves, and it is well known that only real men are working there at MS
:) IOW they do not need such development support tools....

They let third-party tools to mature, and the authors of these tools to make
some good money, then when MS sees that such third-party tools are highly
demanded by market and can bring them good profits if they will own, polish
and develop/extend them further, then they (MS) buy them with all their real
stuff & staff, fire the "ballast" stuff & staff, or "kill" them completely
by making similar tools from scratch...

This way they (MS) save some (big) bucks on R&D...

http://www.insearchofstupidity.com/ 

That's a real(?) monopolistic capitalism in action...

LOL

--
Shamil


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:27 PM
To: 'Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.'
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] ControlChars in C#

And of course the real question is, why do you have to buy such a basic tool
from a third party?  That kind of stuff has been available from VBA for how
many years?


John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil
Salakhetdinov
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1:05 PM
To: 'Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.'
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] ControlChars in C#

Hello John,

<<<
"Real men don't need no stinkin' editor."
>>>
Yes, that's true :)

"Weak" men can spend their hard earned bucks to purchase and use:
http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Prompt/video_main.htm 


--
Shamil
 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 6:11 PM
To: 'Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.'
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] ControlChars in C#

I have to tell you Gustav, I feel the same way about working in the query
editor in SQL Server.  Here we are in 2008, using one of the most powerful
database engines in the world and the user interface reminds me of 1984.  We
do have color coding of keywords, but that is about as far as we get.  As a
language and an environment, Turbo Pascal was heads and shoulders above the
working environment of SQL Server. 

8-(

"Real men don't need no stinkin' editor."

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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